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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

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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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy
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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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5 Todd Snyder Sale Picks to Snag Before Summer’s Over

Consider this your excuse to squeeze a little more out of summer.

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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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What We're Buying
5 Todd Snyder Sale Picks to Snag Before Summer’s Over

Consider this your excuse to squeeze a little more out of summer.

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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop

For the beach, the lake, the trail, and wherever you like disappearing to on summer weekends.

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Lifestyle
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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The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

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Our team’s top picks

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

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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What We're Buying

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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

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Lifestyle
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Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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Drinks
Dryad Coffee Mugs are Made From Sustainably Harvested Wood

If you've made the switch from disposable Styrofoam cups for your morning coffee to something a little more environmentally-friendly, now it's time to take the next step. These mugs from Dryad Coffee are crafted using sustainably harvested wood free from any harmful chemical additives that could be found in plastic…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Ray-Ban Sunglasses Are Now Completely Customizable

Ray-Bans are more than just quality sunglasses; they're an institution. They've been making guys look cool for close to a century, but short of taking a penny and scrubbing the logo off the lens, there weren't too many options to truly individualize your pair. That's all changed because Ray-Ban introduced…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Lifestyle
Hands-On: Qualcomm Toq

We spent a couple months with the Qualcomm Toq to see if it’s the smartwatch you should finally spend your money on. After using it for that long, here’s what we found out: The Watch The Toq comes in a well-designed package that includes the watch itself, the charging base,…

By Jeff Drumheller
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Transportation
Double O Bike Lights Are Simple, Safe and Secure

If you want to be safe while you're riding, you need lights on your bike. There are some fundamental problems with most lights that never really got addressed with most design revisions. You have to take them off your bike, or they might get stolen. If you do that, then…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Lifestyle
Heritage: Greg Cordeiro

Given the field that I have chosen, I don't really get 'dressed up' too much. When I do, I relish the chance to get to wear my grandfathers old tie clip that was handed down to me after he passed away. I have no idea of its origin and significance…

By Jeff Drumheller
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