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There’s a Lot More to Walmart’s Hometown Than Walmart

There’s a Lot More to Walmart’s Hometown Than Walmart

From Frank Lloyd Wright architecture to world-class mountain biking, Bentonville, Arkansas, is full of surprises.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
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VESSEL Solved One of the Most Annoying Things About Your Golf Bag
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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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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season
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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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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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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season

Your basketball shoes might be ready for the court. But are your feet?

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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair

The perfect balance of polished and undone, without the crunch, grease, or obvious effort.

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

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

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Philadelphia Bacon Cream Cheese

Everyone knows that, from bean dip to bagels and lox to straight up cheese and crackers, there is no substitute for Philadelphia cream cheese. One brick of the stuff has more than a day's worth of total fat grams, almost a day's worth of cholesterol and almost one and a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Portable Bluetooth Speaker That Charges in 5 Minutes

We're not electrical engineers, so we're just going to let the people at Blueshift explain why supercapacitors are better than batteries for your portable Bluetooth speaker. "Batteries store energy chemically. Supercapacitors store energy physically, in an electric field. This allows supercapacitors to be charged very quickly, and to be extremely…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Watch Skiers wear LED Lightsuits in Afterglow

It's almost time to hit the slopes this season. Get inspired with the 3 minute Afterglow short, featuring skiers traversing Alaskan Mountain ranges in the middle of the night with 7,000 LEDs sewn to them. Enjoy the full movie here.

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Machined Ink Fountain Pen

If you’re just scribbling reminders on Post-It Notes, go ahead and use a 50-cent disposable pen. But if you’re writing something meaningful, something you or someone else will hold on to for a long time, a fountain pen connects you to a time when every sentence was carefully thought-out. The…

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F**ktionary Is The New Cards Against Humanity

Seeing as how Cards Against Humanity keeps publishing new editions, cards and you can also make your own, it's not really what we would consider "old." But honestly, we've played that game so many times, in so many states of consciousness, that we're pretty sure we have 90% of the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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