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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 Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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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 Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

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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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 Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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Topo Designs Mountain Pack

Your standard backpack isn't durable enough for the outdoors, and your average camping pack is a bit too utilitarian for everyday use. With that in mind, Topo Designs created the Mountain Pack. Durable and lightweight enough to take hiking or climbing, yet attractive enough to use as an everyday backpack.…

By Mike Newman
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Volvo’s LifePaint is Invisible During the Day and Reflective at Night

Tens of thousands of people are involved in cycling accidents a year, and Volvo wants to do something about that. In collaboration with Grey London and Albedo100, Volvo created LifePaint, a unique reflective safety spray that's invisible during the day but turns bright white in the glare of headlights. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The 1700 Horsepower LM2 Streamliner

Aiming squarely at both European and Asian hypercars, NYC-based Lyons Motor Car will be introducing its LM2 Streamliner next month at the New York International Auto Show. As expected, this concept is covered in a mind-bending, carbon fiber collection of exterior lines. Making the most of technological advances, the Streamliner…

By Kevin McCauley
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Sriracha-Infused Snacks

From stout beer to salt, everyone's favorite rooster sauce has been infused with just about everything to varying degrees of success. The problem with all the less successful combinations is that you don't really taste the Sriracha, which isn't going to be an issue with this round of snacks because…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
A Meat Smoking Manifesto From the Best BBQ Joint in Austin

When it comes to waiting in line for food, there aren't many places we feel are worth it. Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas, however, is absolutely one of those places. It's some of the best meat we've ever consumed. What started as small barbecue joint on the side of the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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