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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
Accessories
The Only 10 Pairs of Sneakers You Should Consider This Summer

The best summer sneakers are versatile, breathable, durable, and, most often, white. They’ll hold up against the sun, sand, and street—or wherever you decide to go—and look better with wear. These are going to be your uniform, your “I barely even had to think about putting these on” sneakers, your…

By Evan Malachosky
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8 Vinyl Record Holders More Stylish Than a Milk Crate

Vinyl record sales are still on the rise. It seems everyone from Kendrick Lamar, to Ed Sheeran and Father John Misty are putting their music to wax because they understand not just the value in doing so, but the undeniable market for it. But if you’re picking up all this…

By Maxwell Barna
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Bucket List Bars: 25 U.S. Bars You Have to Visit At Least Once

America is full to the brim with bars and pubs. Even the tiniest village seems to have a watering hole. How can you possibly decide which ones to visit and which ones to avoid? We’ve scoured the U.S. in search of the most creative, famous, oldest and all around interesting…

By Christopher Osburn
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The History of the Trench Lighter

The Western Front of the First World War was an unpleasant place, to say the very least. The chalky French soil would fall apart at the lightest rainfall, compromising trench integrity from the start. Belgian soil held water like a sponge, meaning you couldn’t dig without flooding everything with dark,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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8 Hawaiian Shirts Every Guy Can Pull Off

Hawaiian shirts might be the toughest buy in menswear. The traditional ones—the ones you immediately think of—are reserved for the backs of cruise-booking fathers and retired islanders. If you walk into a bar wearing one of these, everyone will know. When you’ve got on the “island gift shop” Hawaiian shirt,…

By Evan Malachosky
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