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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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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy
Our Picks

Featured Stories

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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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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
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
By Cool Material
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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

The Cool Shop
The Cool Shop
What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

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

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What We're Buying
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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Lifestyle
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.

Steals

The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

Must-Reads

Our team’s top picks

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

The Cool Shop

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What We're Buying

The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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Sports
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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What We're Buying

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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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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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What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Lifestyle
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Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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Pentax Q-black

Carrying around a DSLR has been the biggest sticking point to why some of us have never purchased one. Heck, a lot of guys we know won't even buy a point-and-shoot because they've got a less bulky version called an iPhone. But, when Pentax announced the release of the Q-black all those…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Shrine Sneaker Rack

We don't consider ourselves sneakerheads by any stretch of the imagination, but we have been known to indulge in a few extra unnecessary pairs of kicks simply because they looked good. If you think about it, it's pretty easy to rationalize the expenditure because we don't dabble in comic books…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Clothing
To A Tee: Vans x Dennis Hopper

While Dennis Hopper was best known for his work in film, if you hang with us regularly, you already know that he was also an accomplished photographer as well. Before the legendary actor's death, he initiated a collaboration with Vans that included a collection of footwear and apparel featuring some…

By BSacco
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Gear
The Cave

There are plenty of things that provide a sense of accomplishment and joy upon completion—building a deck, working under the hood of a car, crafting the perfect playlist—but then there are those things which we just want to get over with and screw the "fruits of our labor." High on this…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Alternate Histories Prints and Cards

Did you ever wonder what it would be like if there was a robot at the signing of the Declaration of Independence? Or, if the Steel City was once invaded by zombies? No? Okay, us neither, but checking out these Alternate Histories Prints and Cards sure makes for an enjoyable way to re-imagine…

By Mike Newman
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