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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 Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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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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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

Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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

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Wörther Pencils

If anyone was going to redesign the way we think about writing instruments, it was going to be the Germans. Pencils don't need to be a simple tube of wood filled with "lead" and capped with an ugly pink eraser that will just inevitably break off. Based on what Gerhard…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Art of Video Games

When we used to play Pitfall, Donkey Kong or any other video game, clearly we never thought we were looking at art on par with the work of Picasso or Da Vinci. No, we were looking at something far more beautiful. To celebrate our love, The Smithsonian American Art Museum will be…

By Mike Newman
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LAST CHANCE – GIVEAWAY: Three Ignoble Backpacks (CLOSED)

We've come a long way since the days of Jansport and Trapper Keeper, but that doesn't mean backpacks are any less cool. Ignoble takes the concept of putting a bunch of stuff in a compartment with two straps and attaching it to your back to a whole new level with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The ZBoard

When they first rolled out the Segway scooter, we thought the idea was nice but the design left something to be desired. What was desired? Any trace of style whatsoever. Then the product was picked up by mall cops everywhere, and we felt extremely justified. The ZBoard takes everything the Segway got right,…

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Project X – Red Band Trailer (NSFW)

When we saw the original trailer for Project X, we thought it looked like a fun party flick. Now, upon seeing the red band trailer, it appears what we saw was a candy coated version of what this movie really is. We're talking layers of candy, some nougat and a thick…

By Mike Newman
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