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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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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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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000

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Techné Field Watches

Techné watches draw inspiration from the military and from aviation, but you definitely don’t need to pilot an aircraft or spend time on a battlefield to wear one of their eye-catching timepieces. Their Merlin Field Watch and their Harrier Self-Winding Pilot’s Watch are both inspired by timepieces of yesteryear, and…

By Jeff Drumheller
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Reddit Made a Book of AMAs

The self-described "front page of the internet" is filled with everything from video game references and famous authors reading books at sporting events to legitimate news and funny animal videos, but many people would agree that the best part of Reddit are the Ask Me Anything (AMA) segments that they…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Double-Digit Brews: Our 15 Favorite Big Beers

Let's be honest, for all the hoppy aroma, bourbon barrel notes, and fruity esters of a given beer, its greatest asset is its ability to make you feel good. And some nights you want to get socially lubricated quicker than others. Luckily, on those occasions, you don't have to sacrifice taste for a higher…

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Technics Iconic 1200s Are Back and Better Than Ever

When Panasonic first broke the news that they were reviving the beloved Technics brand of turntables, we didn't quite know what to think. The prototype that was revealed at IFA in Berlin was gorgeous, but it didn't do too much to convince us it would ever be a suitable replacement…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Ehang184 Drone Can Carry You Around

From quadcopters and fixed wings, to still cameras and full videos, there are a lot of cool things you can experience when you're controlling a drone from a controller / phone / tablet on the ground. You get to experience all the places you couldn't go as a human because…

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