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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

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Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

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Hosting is a laborious and often thankless task. Be a better house guest with one of these gifts that go beyond the cliché bottle of wine.

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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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City of God Blu-ray

There are certain movies that are staples in every guy's collection, City of God is not one of them. Whenever we mention the movie we are usually met with blank stares, clearly fake acknowledgment or—in one case—the question, "Is that the one with The Rock?" For some reason, despite being one of…

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Autobot Transformer Ukulele

If you're like us, you've been thinking, "When is someone going to step up and make a damn Transformers themed ukulele!?" We know, right? Well thankfully our long wait is over. Seriously though, this Autobot Transformer Ukulele is pretty freakin' sweet and while we never thought about owning such an instrument, we can't…

By Mike Newman
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Spin to See Who Pays Bottle Opener

We wouldn't trade our friends for anything in the world. With that said, when it comes time to pick up the check it seems like the same few guys always conveniently have to go to the bathroom or "just ran out of cash." You could solve that problem by finding…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Macro Cell Lens Band

At this point in time you could carry around a whole separate bag of camera accessories for your phone. SLR mounts, interchangeable lenses and filters are just a few of the things available, but it's getting out of hand. This Macro Cell Lens Band could fit in that category... if…

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Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Lift Lamp

We've been fans of vintage light fixtures for quite some time, but the price was always a huge barrier to entry for us. If we can rip down some drywall, mount brand new recessed cans and put bulbs in them for a couple hundred bucks, why should something that's as…

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