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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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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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Sticotti Bookshelf and Coat Rack

Alenjandro Sticotti is an award-winning architect and designer from Argentina that's been responsibly producing high quality solid wood furniture through the Sticotti Workshop for quite some time. The latest projects are a modular bookshelf and a coat rack that are both created with the same storied materials and production processes…

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Shinola Rambler 600 Watch

Shinola has made some excellent timepieces over the years, but the upcoming Shinola Rambler 600 Watch might be our favorite yet. In addition to being the first limited-edition solid titanium tachymetric timepiece that Shinola has produced, this gorgeous watch is inspired by the one and only Craig Breedlove. Breedlove—the first…

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T2: Trainspotting – Teaser Trailer

While the name T2 has a place in our hearts for a completely different reason, we're willing to make space for the upcoming sequel to Trainspotting. Unlike other sequels that had no business being made, director Danny Boyle managed to reunite the original cast of Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Johnny…

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The Best Beer to Drink at Every Major League Baseball Ballpark

Nothing pairs better with nine innings of ball than a cold beer. Until recently, however, that meant drinking one of a couple of mass-produced options at just about any Major League ballpark. Luckily, times have changed. While it isn't exactly craft heaven at every ballpark, a lot of stadiums now have local offerings and really…

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The Smithsonian Is Hiring a Craft Beer Historian

Dust of those resumes, gents, because The Smithsonian has the dream gig for you and your gut. According to this job posting, The Smithsonian Food History Project is currently on the hunt for a Historian/Scholar to focus on brewing, with a strong emphasis on the craft beer movement. Game. Over. This is…

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