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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
By Cool Material
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

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

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Cool Material
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
Entertainment
10 New Books You Should Read This Fall

Whether you read on a tablet, Kindle, or still prefer the smell of a freshly cracked paperback, finding your next book is never easy. You could never read all the new novels, biographies, or nonfiction tomes released each week, so we’re here to help. These are a handful of the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Decoded: Budweiser

Few beers are as quintessentially “American” as Budweiser. The lager has been around since the late 1800s and its packaging and labeling have undergone—for the most part—only slight changes. In this edition of “Decoded,” we look at one of the most iconic beer cans of all time. Photo Source 1.…

By Mike Newman
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8 Breweries About to Blow Up

By the time a brewery is on the radar of every beer-loving American, it's too late to go and enjoy it. Cans will sell out instantly, growler fills will take an eternity, and snagging a seat at the bar is akin to snagging a seat at the hottest restaurant in…

By Mike Newman
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Articles
Web’s Best: Steak Sandwiches

You don't need to take sides in the Pat's vs. Geno's war or know what "wiz wit" means to appreciate a good steak sandwich. In fact, you don't even have to make anything remotely similar to what you'd get on the streets of Philly. A great steak sandwich is easy…

By Mike Newman
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Bucket List Foreign Beers: The 20 Best Beers Brewed Outside the U.S.

America might be home of the Double IPA and the Maple Syrup and Coffee Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout, but that doesn't mean you should limit your intake to brews produced in these 50 states. Far from it. Some of the world's best beer is produced outside the confines of our country. While you…

By Mike Newman
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