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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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Baconery

Are you struggling to consume your daily recommendation of bacon?  Do you cook a skillet full, drink the grease and still wonder how you can get your 18 servings? (We should note, we've never looked at The Food Pyramid.) Luckily, Baconery is here to help you get your fill of…

By Mike Newman
Baconery
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Planetary Gears Corkscrew

Next to your cell phone and wallet, the worst thing you can have floating around in a cab is chunks of cork. In the latter case we are, obviously, talking about wine and not a motor vehicle, but you get the idea. Even successfully extracting the barrier between you and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Reusable Beer/Soda Carton

Have you ever bought a 6-pack of some crazy microbrew only to have to carry it through the rain while the cardboard turned into something mushier than an 80's power ballad? How could we be transporting such precious cargo in something suited for canned swill? If you've ever had a beer that…

By Mike Newman
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Whiskey Blender

There are quite a few things most people disagree on: politics, sex and religion are just a few of them. One thing most people can generally find common ground on is booze. The booze conversation is more hands (or mouths) on, so it will probably lead to one of other…

By Cooper Fleishman
Whiskey-Blender
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Dexter Blood Splattered Coasters

Nobody casually watches Dexter. If you watch Dexter, you love Dexter. Most fans of the show are the adult male equivalents of pimply-faced teenyboppers slapping pictures of Taylor Lautner's abs up on their wall. Even if you aren't a Dexter memorabilia collecting freak, you might still enjoy tossing these coasters on your coffee table before your…

By Mike Newman
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