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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.

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Last Days to Save During the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale ends this Sunday, so now's your last chance to get all the pieces you're going to want to add to the rotation. Just-arrived fall styles! Limited-time sale prices! You'll find everything from Nike shoes and Wolverine boots, to Barbour jackets and Herschel bags, to MVMT watches…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Poler’s Reversible Camp Poncho Is Also a Blanket

Leave it to the brand that build a campfire sandwich maker and a ninja suit to elevate the poncho from crappy weather necessity to stylish outerwear. If you didn't already guess, we're talking about the people at Poler and their new Reversible Camp Poncho. The 100% synthetic poncho has Thermastuff…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Paul Stephens Le Mans Classic Clubsport 911

At the ripe old age of nine years old, Paul Stephens clocked his first 100 mph run in a Porsche 911. Since then he's competed in all the major races, racked up a bunch of wins and established one of the most respected independent Porsche race brands out there. In…

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How to Quit the Snooze Button

Sleep is one of the toughest things about being an adult. Well, not sleep, really, but the transition between sleep and not sleep. Waking up, in other words. It’s just so damn easy to lay there and reach for the snooze button every seven to fifteen minutes, depending on your…

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Mastering Pizza: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pizza, Focaccia, and Calzone

If calories, carbs and general health weren't something we had to worry about, we'd probably eat pizza every day. It's easily one of those "desert island" foods that you'd never get sick of because there are a million different ways to make it, and there's no such thing as a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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