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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door
Lifestyle
The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door
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
Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection
Lifestyle
Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection

Tailgates, bonfires, and kicking back with a cold one after a long day just got more stylish and functional for fall.

By Beau Hayhoe
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Lifestyle
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
Drinks
Truss – The Minimalist Bottle Opener

We've featured plenty of bottle openers that have all kinds of bells and whistles, and while we surely dig some multifunctional ingenuity, sometimes we just like the basics. The Truss bottle opener takes a simple bottle opener and breaks it down to the bare bones. Made in the USA from…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Snacking Dead: A Parody Cookbook

We've got to say, "Parody Cookbooks" is a very small genre. And while there aren't tons out there, we think we just found our favorite. The Snacking Dead: A Parody Cookbook features recipes and survival tips perfect for the impending zombie apocalypse. Whip up a Three Cheese Calzone and get…

By Mike Newman
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Features
Decoded: iPhone 5

In each edition of "Decoded" we take a recognizable product and break it down by explaining what everything on it means. In this installment, we look at all those funky symbols on the back of the iPhone 5. Actually, most of the symbols are not uncommon and can be found…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Epic Bars

Keeping your home stocked with quick grab-and-go foods is a wise move. Of course, a lot of the snack bars out there are fairly terrible for you and taste like straight sugar. Epic gives you a better option by crafting bars using ingredients like 100% grass fed buffalo, uncured bacon,…

By Mike Newman
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Drinks
KCCO Black Lager

There are few sites we spend as much time on as The Chive. Besides hindering our work efforts, the site also makes us want to grab a cold one every Friday afternoon when they post a few photos of beautifully shot pints. Now they've teamed up with Redhook Brewery to…

By Mike Newman
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