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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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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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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

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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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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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Lockpick Tool Set Made From Bandsaw Blades

We've gone through our share of bandsaw blades. Despite the fear instilled in us from our 8th grade wood shop teacher, none have flown off and landed directly in our eyeball. Still, when they were no longer useful, the blades simply found their way into the trash. A far, far…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Butterfly Knife Cufflinks

You shouldn't play around with weapons. That's obvious. At no time, however, is this tougher to follow than when you have a butterfly knife in front of you (okay, being presented with a pair of nunchucks is up there as well). For the addictive joy of flipping one open -…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty may have lost out to Argo at the Oscars, but it captured a far more prestigious honor - it was included in our Best Movies from A-Z list. Now, we haven't had a chance to get a quote from Jessica Chastain about it, but we're sure she would say what…

By Mike Newman
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Minuteman Watches

Giving back to a seriously worthy charity while at the same time getting something sweet in return is a win-win. Minuteman Watches are crafted right in the good ole US of A, and a portion of the sales will go to benefit disabled vets (as in veterans, not the people…

By Mike Newman
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Lace Anchors 2.0

There are a lot of important problems in the world that need solving. Waking up every morning and having to tie your shoes before you leave for the day is probably not one of them... but it's still a giant pain in the ass. If you think about it, it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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