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

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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Noria’s Air Conditioner Won’t Take up Your Whole Window

Installing, removing and reinstalling window air conditioner units on a yearly basis is a huge pain in the ass, but it's something a lot of us deal with because we don't want to live in a sauna for multiple months out of the year. Noria is here with a new…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
The Cult Following of L.L. Bean Duck Boots

For the last 100 years or so, L.L. Bean has built a reputation for manufacturing and selling some of the world’s best clothing and outdoors equipment. It’s all made in the U.S., and it all comes with a warranty that proves it’s all made to last. The company began from…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Guitar You Can Pick Up and Play, Instantly

Mastering Rock Band or Guitar Hero is possible in a series of very dedicated weekends, but learning how to play an actual guitar can take a lifetime. If you don't have a lifetime to spend practicing, but you have plenty of ideas just waiting to share with the world, you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cooking with Beer

Everyone knows that you can compliment a pizza or a hot dog with a nice cold one, or even use it as a component in a rich chili, but Mark Dredge's Cooking with Beer has 75 delicious recipes that allow you to put your favorite lagers, IPAs, wheat beers, stouts…

By Cooper Fleishman
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LayBag Is a Portable, Inflatable Lounge Chair

We love the outdoors as much as the next guy, but pretending that lounging on a rock or some bumpy terrain is as comfortable as relaxing on your couch sounds like false machismo. Since you aren't going to strap a loveseat to your back, consider the LayBag. The LayBag is…

By Mike Newman
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