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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway

It ain't just for bachelor parties. Music City has an elevated side with championship-caliber golf, luxury hotels, and more.

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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 Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New 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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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

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James Allen Makes It Possible to Buy a Diamond Ring Online

Perishable groceries. Vehicles. Items from a Nigerian prince. These are the things we won't buy online. Until recently, we would have thrown an engagement ring or a wedding band on that list. That is until we discovered JamesAllen.com. What sets James Allen apart is something called "Diamond Display Technology," which…

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Artist Turns Typewriters Into Guns

We’ve seen plenty of artists take ordinary objects, disassemble them and turn them into something completely different. Éric Nado is a Canadian artist who turns typewriters into guns. Each Royal, Underwood, Tippa, Rheinmetall, Remington, Brother or Lettera typewriter is painstakingly broken down into its constituent parts before being rebuilt, sometimes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Gets Another Trailer

We haven't been at a loss for looks at the upcoming Blade Runner sequel. We've gotten trailers, set photos, interviews, speculative articles, and behind the scenes featurettes, and honestly, keep 'em coming. So long as we don't get one of those spoiler-filled, plot-ruining trailers, we're happy to keep the hype going. In…

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StatGear’s Surviv-All Knife Prepares You For Anything

A survival knife is designed to assist in even the most dire situations. That's why the Surviv-All Survival Knife comes packed with a collection of clever features other blades lack. Yes, you're getting a 440 stainless steel full tang, drop point blade. And yes, it will be your workhorse blade…

By Mike Newman
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Indian Motorcycle Made Tattoo Ink With Burnout Ash

Want to really prove that riding is in your blood? Indian Motorcycle made tattoo ink with burnout ash from legendary racer Carey Hart’s Indian Super Hooligan. Indian teamed up with Hart’s longtime friend and co-founder of Nocturnal Ink, Franco Vescovi, to use the carbon from the burnout ash produced by Hart’s bike…

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