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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
Lifestyle
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
Drinks
The Beer Tree Is a Homebrewing Work of Art

Look at most homebrewing set-ups and you'll come across ugly jugs, gross piping, and a general mess of tools. They look like something a drunk, amateur engineer would build, The Beer Tree is not the average homebrewing rig. Designed by Freddie Paul, the Beer Tree allows you to brew at home…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Beard Combs Made Out Of Vinyl Records

You can get a lot of things made out of vinyl records other than, well, vinyl records. Coasters. Bowls. Card holders. Art. Now, thanks to Upstairs Shop, you can add beard comb to the list. Using old vinyl records, Upstairs created "Grably" No. 15, the 110x40mm comb designed specifically for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Reclaimed Tropical Walnut Tool Boxes

The Tropical Walnut, or Nogal, is often planted in Nicaragua to provide shade for coffee plants growing below. After around 60 years, these workhorse trees are cut down in lieu of younger ones. Instead of letting some of this prized wood go to waste, it’s been repurposed and turned into…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Rock Stars Before And After A Performance

Have you ever wondered what kind of physical toll being a rock star takes on your body after just one performance? Music photographer Brandon Andersen took pictures of musicians from six different bands before and after their performances for his series Before/After. If the sweat, screwed up hair and expressions…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Zen Is Your New Smart Thermostat

You can have a smart home thermostat that controls everything but the weather itself, but at the end of the day is all that really necessary? Your thermostat is designed to do one thing--control the temperature of your pad--but most of them don't do it very well when you're not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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