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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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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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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 We're Buying
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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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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 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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25 Ways to Show You’re a Man

If you've been contemplating getting a mani/pedi or having a couple Malibu Bay Breezes while watching the latest rom-com, it might be time you tried something on this list. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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Tokyobay Slate Watches

Military style is all the rage these days. You can, quite literally, buy a complete outfit out of camo. We're not talking the type of boonie hat meets m16 style that our enlisted men rock (thanks guys and gals!); we're talking about high design versions of everything from wingtips to…

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Billr: Bill Splitting App for iPhone

We have this friend, Cristina. She rocks. On nights out, we know to just hand her the check and she'll take care of informing us how much we each owe. Usually we're in a bit of a drunken stupor and doing math is about as appealing  as, well, doing math.…

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Blink/Steady Bike Light

You've got a lot to think about when you're riding your bike—car doors, roadkill, tire-shredding potholes—so remembering to flip on your lights can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Normally a polite motorist will inform you of this fact by calmly saying, "Hey asshole, put on your lights!" With the…

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The Web’s Best Sandwich Recipes

Few foods allow for such creativity as the humble sandwich. By definition, it's just bread and . . . stuff. PB & J on white? That's a sandwich. A mountain of pastrami and a bit of slaw between rye? Also a sandwich. Wonder bread with lentil soup ladled on top? Horribly…

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