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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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Consider this your homework before You Can See Everything arrives October 16.

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

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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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Iron & Resin x Word. Notebooks Rider and Surfer Journals

We've long admired the hand-crafted, down-to-earth, usable goods that come out of the Iron & Resin shop, and now we've finally gotten the chance to work with them on these Iron & Resin x Word. Notebooks Journals. The Rider Journal and The Surfer Journal are both 48-page pocket notebooks built…

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adidas Stan Smith Nuudes

Prior to seeing these new adidas Stan Smith Nuudes, we would have told you there was almost no way to improve the iconic tennis shoe. We were wrong. By removing the traditional adidas three stripe perforations and the colored accents on the heel and tongue in favor of an embossed leather patch…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 10 Best Breweries You’ve Never Heard Of

There are over 4,000 breweries in the United States—and that number is growing. With so many outlets producing beer and such a rabid beer fanbase here in the States, it doesn't take long for the best of the best to get noticed by the aficionados. But that information doesn't always trickle…

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8 Cigar Cutters Worthy of the Finest Cubans

Lawyers, construction workers, creatives, aristocrats—from the pauper to the crown, no one is exempt from the allure of a good cigar. One thing no cigar fan should do without—whether you’re a weekend hobby smoker or a flat-out aficionado—is a good cutter. But picking the right one for your everyday carry can…

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‘Narcos’ Season 2 Trailer

If you're looking for the next thing to watch on Netflix now that you're done binging Stranger Things, Narcos Season 2 premieres Friday, September 2. Netflix just dropped a trailer for Season 2 that just begins to touch on the all out war that's going to unfold between the DEA,…

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