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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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.

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Hosting is a laborious and often thankless task. Be a better house guest with one of these gifts that go beyond the cliché bottle of wine.

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Incase Made a Line of Bags for Your Drone

Worried about your expensive flying tech when you're traveling? The new Incase collection protects your drone on the go. Designed specifically for the DJI Phantom and Mavic Pro drones, the Incase Drone collection features four different bags based on your drone and accessory storage requirements. The Drone Pro Pack is…

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The 9 Best Japanese Whiskies Available In the U.S. (and the Best One That Isn’t)

In the last few years, Japanese whisky has made huge strides on the global stage. While it was once a forgotten country for spirits, Japan is home to some of the best distilleries in the world, including Suntory’s Yamazaki Distillery, distiller of Jim Murray’s 2015 World Whisky of the Year.…

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7 Flasks Built for Campsite Sipping

Camping is perfect for anyone who wants to get away from the stresses of work and just be one with nature for a few days. Nothing is more manly than building your own campfire and cooking dinner over it, preferably something you caught yourself (though that’s not a requirement.  No…

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‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Red Band Trailer

Trailers will get the Red Band treatment if even one four-letter word slips from a character's mouth. Not here. This trailer for The Hitman's Bodyguard, an upcoming film starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, got slapped with a Red Band label because, well, just click Play. If we had to…

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The 15 Best Tactical Pens for Your EDC

Like its Kubotan cousin that was developed in the late 60s, the tactical pen is a self-defense weapon. Unlike the Kubotan though, the tactical pen does double duty as a self defense weapon and a traditional writing instrument, which is why one is perfect for your everyday carry. Cold Steel…

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