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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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Grill Pocket Press

When it comes to British food our approach is one of cautious acceptance.  We’ll sniff and poke like a dog feeling out a new polished wood floor home.  While this can lead to mixed results, we can safely say that when it comes to food the British have two things right:  Plates…

By Mike Newman
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Brooklyn Hard Candy

Hard candy has long been relegated to blue and white porcelain bowls that sit atop coffee tables in Grandmothers’ homes everywhere.  They’re the Matlock of candy.  The only one that ever seemed to transcend generations was Werther’s Originals and even those never held a candle to some Sour Patch Kids…

By Mike Newman
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Log Salt and Pepper Shakers

We could get used to living in the wilderness for a short period of time.  Yeah, we’d eventually miss our Wi-Fi, Apple products and copy of Black Swan on DVD (certain scenes at least) but we’d enjoy living off the land for a portion of our life.  We could even…

By Mike Newman
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Cast Iron Garlic Roaster

In a sea of after effects, the good definitely out weighs the bad when it comes to garlic. It makes potatoes fantastic. It has antioxidant properties. Throw it on chicken, steak or pretty much anything else with protein properties and it's instantly better. The only downside - the bad breath…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Happy Steak and BJ Day

Here’s a little secret:  No guy likes Valentine’s Day.  Some will say they think it’s sweet or they like to show their wife/girlfriend how much they mean, well you know what – bullshit.  With all the stress we put on ourselves to do something romantic, we’re pretty sure the biggest…

By Mike Newman
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