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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
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5 Days in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is one of those places on many bucket lists for all different reasons. Excellent surf, incredible weather, inexpensive living, delicious food, friendly locals, quality cigars, and good rum all made heading out there high on our personal list. Well, last week, we crossed it off. The folks from Flor…

By Maxwell Barna
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10 Stretches that Feel F*cking Great

When you think about stretching, your mind probably floods with images of people swilling juiced grass out of tiny plastic shot glasses, or contorting into positions called Spiraling Downward Donkey or whatever. “Hell,” you say. “What do I need to stretch for? Did George Washington stretch in his boat on…

By Maxwell Barna
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Entertainment
20 Albums You Have to Listen to Front to Back

In an age of Spotify playlists and 99-cent downloads, owning an entire album is kinda pointless. Why buy or listen to a full album when you can just grab the highlights, right? That's sound thinking ... most of the time. There are times, however, when an album is so perfect, so…

By Mike Newman
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8 Ways to Cook Cheap Steak

If we had it our way, we’d be eating porterhouse and ribeye for dinner every night of the week. Then again, if we had it our way, pay day would be every day and bourbon—all of the bourbon everywhere—would be free. Unfortunately, we hardly ever get to have it our…

By Maxwell Barna
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Accessories
10 Pairs of Chelsea Boots Perfect for Spring

“Boot Season” is never over when you own a pair of Chelsea boots. There are thousands of variations to choose from, so it's not hard to find your own. Still, how do you look like you’ve always worn them? The answer is in the quality, shape, and color. You can’t…

By Evan Malachosky
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