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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
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
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
By Cool Material
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partner
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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Travel
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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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

The Cool Shop

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

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

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Sports
Sports

The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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

The Cool Shop

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Travel

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
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
Lifestyle

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

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Listen to This: The Roots and Maps & Atlases

Philadelphia based alternative-rap group The Roots have finally released their ninth studio album How I Got Over. With appearances from artists such as Monsters of Folk, John Legend and Joanna Newsom, this record is one big melting pot of amazing sounds that just need to be heard. If experimental laid…

By Sarah
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Accessories
Felt iPad Sleeve

You spent a ton of money on it, don't be foolish and not protect it. Besides, keeping your iPad in a subtle felt case strips you of the flash that comes with waving around that shiny tablet--flash that will either get you mugged or pinned as a Mac fanboy who…

By Wylie Overstreet
Felt iPad Sleeve
Accessories
PRO-Keds Royal Plus High Tops

Men are all about upgrades. Your iPhone 3g was working perfectly fine, but that didn't stop you from shelling out god knows how much money for a few pieces of glasses and the inability to use your left hand. Do you have perfectly good sneakers? Sure you do - but…

By Cooper Fleishman
PRO-Keds Royal Plus High Tops
Clothing
King of Vintage No. 1: Heller’s Café

Being the king of anything is kind of a big deal. Forest Whitaker got an Oscar. Hugh Hefner got - well - you don't need an explanation of this one. Larry McKaughan got denim - lots and lots of denim. McKaughan is the King of Vintage and runs his empire…

By Cooper Fleishman
King of Vintage No 1 Hellers Cafe
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Douchebag Citation

We all know them, and unfortunately we all encounter them on an all-too-frequent basis. Douchebags.  No, not literal douchebags...if you're encountering the actual feminine hygiene product frequently, you are either a gynecologist or a creep. We're talking about the turds that pop their collars, park like assholes, and generally make you lose faith in humanity's…

By Wylie Overstreet
Douchebag Citation