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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 Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

The smartest summer wardrobes aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones where every piece works with every other piece.

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

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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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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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Giving a presentation at the office usually requires a few extra cups of coffee, a diligent scanning of your notes and a more cautious devouring of your jelly donut breakfast. It also requires one simple - but often forgotten - tool: A laser pointer. Why is the little device so…

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Gray Executive Pinstripe Hoodie

Dressing up is a pain in the ass. Yeah we want to look good and be "presentable," but stiff collars and stuffy jackets are about as appealing as a t-shirt made of Brillo pads. When times call for you to display a little bit of your inner Don Draper, turn…

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The Web’s Best: Superhero Prints

With The Avengers dominating the box office and the new Dark Knight Rises trailer on loop in our office, we figured it was time we went all-in on our inner fanboy. Making the decision to put a superhero poster on your wall is a weighty one. You're basically saying to…

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Custom XBox 360 Controller with Bullet Buttons

You can add bullets to anything and it will immediately be cooler. They're like camo, or caffeine, or tattoos, or explosions or boobies. There can never be enough of any of those things. But if it gets out of hand you'll end up being in a Michael Bay movie, and…

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SBU V3 – Self Balancing Unicycle

On the list of worst ways to get around, the unicycle is right next to the car from The Flintstones. Sure it leaves your hands free while you ride, but, unless you're a circus bear, who has the time to learn how to use one? The SBU V3 is a self…

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