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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
Asheville Has Range Asheville Has Range
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Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Plate Roulette

Turning the act of consumption into a game doesn't have to lead to Kobayashi-like feats of eating prowess, or a trip to the hospital for a stomach pumping. If done properly, eating and drinking games can be fun without being hazardous to your health. The Plate Roulette can help. One…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Kebo One-Handed Bottle Opener

For far too long we've been opening our beer bottles with two hands like suckers. All that effort, when one hand could handle the beer while the other texts, high-fives or grabs a boob (Warning: Don't grab boobs without consent). Even though you may not know it, back in the day, a…

By Mike Newman
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Cupa-Rocks Tumblers

We’re kind of purists when it comes to the liquor we imbibe. Adding water to a quality whiskey is as close to sacrilege as you can get in our minds (for the record, water backs are fine). When someone told us that adding oxygen opened up the flavor like it…

By Cool Material Guest
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Kansas Clean Distilled Whiskey

We're not going to list you by name, but there are some of you reading this who don't like whiskey. You may have tried to enjoy the slow burn of some Dewar's after watching Don Draper knock back a few in a meeting, but the resulting grimace couldn't be forced into…

By Mike Newman
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Chocolate Skulls

There are certain addictions we just don't buy into. Guys who claim they are sex addicts are really just guys, a woman who claims to be a shopaholic usually just has access to too many credit cards and a chocaholic just has a sweet tooth and a lack of self…

By Mike Newman
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