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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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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party
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Consider this your homework before You Can See Everything arrives October 16.

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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

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5 Host Gifts That Will Get You Invited Back

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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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Topo Designs Tech Pants

Topo Designs might be best known for their bright, color-blocked bags and packs, but their apparel is also top notch. The Topo Designs Tech Pants were developed by Topo to be "the perfect outdoor hiking, backpacking or traveling pants." It's a bold claim, but it's also one they delivered on.…

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8 New Apps You Should Know

Instead of wading through the massive amount of new app releases searching for a few diamonds in the rough, just let us be your guide. This is a collection of our favorite new apps for both iOS and Android for your downloading pleasure. Black Blue Remember "The Dot Game" (aka…

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Mother Nature Is No Match for Unsettle’s Commuter Roll-Top

As a commuter, you never know what you'll run into when you leave the apartment. Luckily, Unsettle's Commuter Roll-Top is ready for any and all of it. Made with 1000D coated nylon and packcloth and outfitted with YKK AquaGuard® zippers, the sleek backpack is water resistant and ready for any…

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The Intermission: What’s Making Us Laugh This Week

It’s the middle of the week, which means things are probably starting to grind your patience and/or motivation to a fine, unusable powder. Take a break and recharge with us as we bring you all the stuff we’ve been laughing at this week.

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This Tape Makes Everything LEGO Compatible

Team Nimuno is currently crowdfunding an invention that will let you realize your wildest dreams because this tape makes everything LEGO compatible. Nimuno Loops is a flexible, bendable, shapeable, cuttable, reusable tape with a top side compatible with LEGO, Mega Bloks, Kreo and other major toy building block systems. You…

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