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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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Debunk the Skunk: Will Beer Go Bad in Your Trunk?

There's a belief, held by some, that fresh beer will morph from drinkable pleasure into foul-tasting rat poison if left in heat. These people believe a cold 6-pack needs to stay a cold 6-pack. It's the reason why Igloo coolers are carried to breweries and ice packs are tossed in bags for beercations. But…

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The BeatBringer Bluetooth Backpack

At a little less than 13 pounds, the BeatBringer Backpack isn't the lightest or most portable Bluetooth sound setup on the market, but it's definitely the loudest. Inside the backpack built with a lightweight hardshell and impact-resistant ABS polymer you'll find anodized aluminum hardware, a giant lithium battery and enough…

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‘The Night Of’ Is the Best Show You’re Not Watching

A couple of weeks ago, everything in your TV world was just fine. Jon Snow was putting his fist through Ramsay Bolton's stupid face, Cersei was doing next-level Cersei shit, and dragons were burning things down, as dragons are wont to do. Then Game of Thrones ended. Now you're adrift in a TV wasteland…

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The Original NES Returns, Only Smaller

Nintendo recently announced a sort of re-release of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, for those of us who either weren't quite done with their early work or were thinking it was time for a revisit. The NES Classic Edition is a true update too, as the mini-console's output comes in…

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The Art of Pickpocketing: 7 Videos

Stealing someone’s wallet or cell is illegal. We know. That said, it can also be a thing of beauty. Watching someone who is skilled in the art of pickpocketing is like watching an incredible magician. Don’t believe us? Check out these videos from some masters of stealth theft. Derren Brown…

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