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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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Volvo Ditched the Auto Show and Unveiled Its New Station Wagon at a Villa in Stockholm

Auto shows have served as the place for brands to come show off their new products for quite some time. From crazy concept cars, to new technology, or even just the upcoming year’s latest production models, if it didn’t debut at one of the big shows, it hardly mattered at…

By Maxwell Barna
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7 Documentaries That Will Piss You Off

Sometimes documentaries are meant to inspire us; sometimes they’re meant to excite us. Yet, other times, they’re meant to make us angry. They’re meant to devastate us and alter us in ways that we can’t undo, and maybe push us to take action. They smack us like a tidal wave and…

By Maxwell Barna
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The 10 Best Scotch Glasses For That Single Malt

Nothing goes down easier than a fine single malt after a long day. But your prized hooch deserves better than the glassware you use for milk and soda. Home bar or no home bar, you should own one set of good scotch glasses. If you already have some, consider these gift options…

By Mike Newman
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A Snowy Run to Hill Farmstead in the Chevy Colorado ZR2

The snow started falling right as we crossed the state line and only added to the slipperiness of the already iced-over roads. We popped it in 4WD and kicked the wipers into frantic. The plan was to take the Chevy Colorado ZR2 up to Vermont for an off-road expedition hosted…

By Mike Newman
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7 Podcasts About Food That Will Make You Drool While You Listen

You might not be able to see what people are cooking up on a food podcast, but we’d say that’s a positive. Every time we watch cooking shows, we end up drooling over whatever the meal is and don’t listen to the information. That’s not a great mix when the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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