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The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month
Lifestyle
The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month
By Beau Hayhoe
The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door
Lifestyle
The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

Bourbon has spent the last decade getting bigger, older, and more expensive. What happens next?

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
Drinks
Alacran Tequila

They say not to judge a book by its cover, but it's so damn hard not to. Take Alacran Tequila. The bottle just looks beautiful. If we came across it while looking for something to imbibe, we'd give the 100% blue agave tequila a shot. The matte black bottle would…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Calaveras – Day of the Dead Playing Cards

Besides the skulls, there is definitely a style of art that relates to the Day of the Dead. It's hard to describe in words, but Chris Ovdiyenko nails it as he harkens back to the work of Jose Posada (a famous Mexican printmaker) for inspiration in his deck of cards.…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
The Konstruktor – The World’s First 35mm DIY Camera

If someone asked us to build a camera, we wouldn't know where to start. With The Konstruktor from Lomography it's actually quite simple. The Konstruktor is the world's first 35mm SLR do-it-yourself camera. All you do is click and screw together the kit in a few steps and you'll be…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Character Kit Prints

Back in the day, everyone had a print of a movie or TV character on their wall. We always found this a little odd. Listen, we dig the work of Steve McQueen and enjoy watching The Dude down White Russians, but having them stare at us 24/7 is a little…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Etch – Foursquare Check-In Prints

You use Foursquare to not only inform others of the places you've been, but also as a sort of visual life story. You can remember checking in at certain places and the travels you have made just by looking at your phone. Now you can turn all that tiny data…

By Mike Newman
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