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Kentucky’s Most Experimental Whiskey House Made the Perfect Bottle for Scotch Drinkers

Kentucky’s Most Experimental Whiskey House Made the Perfect Bottle for Scotch Drinkers

This year’s tastiest American whiskey comes with a Scottish accent.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?
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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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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season
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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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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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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season

Your basketball shoes might be ready for the court. But are your feet?

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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair

The perfect balance of polished and undone, without the crunch, grease, or obvious effort.

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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party

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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup

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

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

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Beer and Pretzel Marshmallows

If you’re lucky enough you’ll one day stumble across a rerun of the Iron Chef episode where the secret ingredient for the competition is beer.  Be prepared to eat your television.  You could put beer in brussel sprouts and we’d eat them, it’s just that delicious.  So when the folks at…

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Dennis Hopper: Photographs, 1961-1967

Throughout his career, Dennis Hopper threw up a big middle finger to society whenever possible. This rebel without a cause is best known for his prolific film work, but he was also an accomplished photographer in his day... or decade. During the 1960s, Hopper's camera was attached to him at…

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MORE/REAL Stylus Cap

We're not looking to offend any parents here but there has never been a great finger painting.  Sure, they hold sentimental value but claiming they’re works of art is like claiming Zydrunas Ilgauskas is the best player on the Heat.  Now to be fair, this isn’t solely the fault of…

By Mike Newman
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Hipster Bingo

Most of us probably played a version of I Spy as a kid on long family road trips.  You’d score points for finding a certain state’s license plate, a police car flying by or a particular color VW Beetle which also came with the enjoyable permission of hitting your little…

By Mike Newman
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Arcade Game Tables

Before your were mowing people down in Black Ops, debating the best character to use in GoldenEye and even before you were learning topography courtesy of Legend of Zelda guys were grabbing beers and playing arcade table games.  Sure the graphics now look like something you could program on a TI…

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