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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
11 Life Lessons from Larry David

It's been six years since Larry David graced the television screen with his reactions to many social faux pas. This weekend, however, Curb Your Enthusiasm is back. That means Larry is ready to teach us all a thing or two about social graces. And if you've only been watching Larry, Leon, Jeff,…

By Mike Newman
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10 Psychological Thrillers that will Mess with Your Mind

We love the thriller genre on the whole, but psychological thrillers are consistently maddening. They’re subtle, intelligent, and terrifying without having to resort to crazy stunts or shock violence. They know that most fear and anxiety is experienced by the subconscious, so that’s what they’ll exploit. You might know in…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Best Chukka Boots That Aren’t From Clarks

The first thing that comes to mind when anyone says "chukka boots" or "desert boots" is probably Clarks. We're not going to fault you for going there because Clarks makes one of, if not the, best pairs of chukka boots on the market. But they're not the only game in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Ozark’ Is the Best Show You’re Not Watching

Netflix spent a whopping $6 billion on content this year, according to its CEO Reed Hastings, and it’s starting to show. They’ve given us new original shows like House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Narcos, 13 Reasons Why, Chef’s Table, Stranger Things, and a ton of others—and they…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Shows We’re Most Excited for This Fall

Fall is here, which means there’s a ton of new TV premiering, all of it vying for the public’s attention. And to the credit of whoever’s approving all these new shows, a lot of the series premiering this season have us excited. There are enough crime dramas, sitcoms, Netflix and…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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