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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
Features
The 9 Best Cask Strength Bourbons Under $100

If you’re new to the world of whiskey, you might be confused by the various terms listed on bottles of bourbon, rye, single malt Scotch, and other whisk(e)ys. And for bourbon, there’s one designation in particular that can draw some questions: cask strength. What Is Cask Strength Bourbon? At first…

By Christopher Osburn
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The 7 Best Bourbons You Can Find Anywhere For Under $50

You can find a high-quality bourbon in just about any price range. That said, most of the bottles that typically capture the attention from bourbon aficionados and the whiskey press tend to be one-off releases or special casks. Who wouldn’t want a showcase bourbon on their bar cart that tells…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Drinks
What to Drink This Weekend: Nonalcoholic Sour

Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. We’re slightly switching things up for this month’s column and we’ll be recommending a few mocktail recipes. Over the past…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
Hundreds of Original Kenner ”Star Wars” Toys Are Being Auctioned Off for Incredible Sums

Remember all those days of yesteryear wandering down the aisles of your local (now defunct) toy store attempting to goad your parental units into buying you the latest action figure from whatever the most recent science-fiction hit was? We do, and you probably do, too. It was probably Star Wars.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
I Moved To Ireland For a 3-Month Brewing Internship. Here’s What It Was Like

I spent the last three months of 2022 working at Kinnegar Brewing, an Irish craft brewery in Letterkenny, County Donegal. For homebrewers who want to learn what it’s actually like to work in a brewery, an internship like this provides invaluable lessons—including lessons that can be applied to being a…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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