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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Lifestyle
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
By Lanny Fuller
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Lifestyle
Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Lola Méndez
Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Lifestyle
Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

By Lanny Fuller
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

The drinks, the music, the vibes, and everything else you need to end summer on a high note.

By Cool Material
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Evernote Bent Plywood Desktop Platforms by Eric Pfeiffer

Evernote has been branching out from just being the best keep all memo and collaboration app for a little while. In addition to custom Moleskines, Post-Its and a Jot stylus, Evernote is now producing desktop platforms in collaboration with furniture designer Eric Pfeiffer. Using Pfeiffer's distinctive bent plywood designs (if…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pioneer NEX Receivers Now Have Apple CarPlay

In-Dash navigation systems are available in most new cars these days, but the things they can do when you connect your phone via Bluetooth are limited. There's also that whole "new car" thing, so if you have anything older than a few years, you're pretty much sol when it comes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Beautiful LEGO 2 Features Dark LEGO Sculptures

A year ago, Mike Doyle released the book Beautiful LEGO. It was a celebration of LEGO building brilliance and it blew our minds to think people could create these sculptures while we were still building cars that looked like boxes on wheels. Now Doyle is back with Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark. This…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Greatest HBO Episodes Of All Time

If we had to pick one network that's put out the most quality television, that network would be HBO. Other networks may have had some gems—Breaking Bad on AMC, Fargo on FX, Homeland on Showtime—but HBO still holds the crown for their combination of quality and quantity. And among these tremendous shows,…

By Mike Newman
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The Modernica Fiberglass Side-Shell Chair in Krink’s Silver

Krink has been the trusted brand of street artists for years, and now you can bring a little of the brands iconic style off the streets and into your home. Modernica teamed up with Krink to create a version of their classic Fiberglass Side-Shell Chair in Krink's silver. The color…

By Mike Newman
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