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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 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
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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 Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Discommon Aluminum Straight Razor

There are those who take a cheap razor to their face, swipe quickly, and finish up with bits of toilet paper attached to nicks across their mug. Then there are those who take their time and view shaving as a meditative practice. For the latter group (with cash to spare), there's…

By Mike Newman
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Nixon’s Mission Is the World’s First Action Sports Smartwatch

After buying a smartwatch, you immediately become wary of getting your wrist too close to walls and objects. That device is expensive, and you want to protect it. For those who need something less dainty, there's the Mission smartwatch. Designed to withstand the elements, the smartwatch from Nixon is perfect to…

By Mike Newman
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Weekly Style Finds

Sifting through menswear trends and labels is too much for the average guy. Why spend your day researching when you know 99% of the things you’d find you’d never wear? A better option: Weekly Style Finds. Each week we’ll bring you some of our favorite new items and interesting articles…

By Cooper Fleishman
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A Wedding Band Made Out of Wood, Deer Antler and Titanium

Jewelry by Johan rethinks what most of us would consider normal in a ring, particularly when it comes to wedding bands. Instead of the more traditional single metal composition you're probably familiar with, Johan combines the organic nature of antler and wood on the outside with a titanium sleeve interior.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Shwood Badlands Collection

Shwood might have started as a company that only made sunglasses out of wood, but over the years they've shown us collections that added everything from newspaper to Atlantic Records vinyl. Each new release always uses their unique frame styles and potentially a new, obscure material, but they've truly outdone…

By Cooper Fleishman
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