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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

This coastal Jalisco town has long attracted artists, celebrities, and discerning travelers. Here's how to do it right.

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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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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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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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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

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

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

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

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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverage

As men, and adventurers, we all appreciate a good quest. It could be the unrealized Indiana Jones or Han Solo inside of us all, but setting out to uncover something you don't already know has always seemed like a good use of time to us. In Uncorking the Past: The…

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LG G Flex

LG used the CES stage to show off the world's first curved, flexible smartphone. The G Flex will look to provide stunning visuals thanks to the 6" curved HD OLED display that will cut down on normal glare. And while the curved body really does help the display to shine,…

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Iron Smoke Whiskey

Even though we haven't tried Iron Smoke Whiskey (yet!), we have no problem recommending it for the following reasons: it has a cool name; the logo is a pipe smoking skull named Skully, and it's a whiskey you've never tried. Those are all good reasons to drink this whiskey, but…

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Wood Speaker

This sharp beech wood speaker sports a minimal aesthetic and a bright red cloth covered cable that makes it stand out on your shelf or desk. Don’t be deceived by its minute stature, with a built-in amplifier, the little wood speaker will offer high quality sound when you start playing…

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INSA GIFs From Around the Globe

Generally, GIFs are not found outside multi-thread e-mail responses and Facebook posts, but the format is capable of so much more in the right hands. UK artist INSA has been bounding around the globe making his own real-life GIFs. Turns out huts, walls and optical illusions are actually far more…

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