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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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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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We Found the Good Stuff

Our latest favorites for your closet, home, wrist, and everywhere else.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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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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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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

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Freshen Up Shower Curtain

The only remnants of the barbershop era are the occasional barbershop poles on hip side street in NYC and the blue tonic your comb sits in at the salon.  Yup, the salon - that’s where most of us guys go to get a haircut these days since the local barbershop…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Dana Levy Glass Leather Braided Skull Bracelets

You don’t have to ride with the Hells Angels to rock some skulls everyday.  Once reserved for bikers, pirates and flaming bicep tattoos, skulls nowadays show up in the wardrobes of dudes who would rather drink a beer than smash it over someone’s head.  If you think splashing a silver…

By Mike Newman
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Phones
Eton Mobius iPhone 4 Battery Pack

Sooner or later, all batteries die. This isn't a huge catastrophe when they're in a device like a remote or a razor because you can just flip channels manually and go with the rugged look for a day or three. Or, you can just pop in new batteries from the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Rapha Bicycle Collection

If you are unfamiliar with Rapha they produce top of the line biking gear, so when they decided to make the foray into actually manufacturing bikes they wisely turned to some of the leading frame builders around.  It’s like a celebrity deciding to create their own clothing line and getting…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Volkswagen Transporter Rockton 4Motion

Simply put, there hasn’t been a cooler van since B.A. Baracus was running missions with The A-Team.  Sometimes you gotta haul some serious stuff (lots and lots of insanely heavy stuff) to places that don’t show up on a GPS unit.  It’s for precisely these off-road situations that Volkswagen created The Rockton. …

By Mike Newman
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