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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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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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The 8 Best Toothpastes You Won’t Find at the Grocery Store

Everyone knows you need to brush and floss daily. But what is the best toothpaste to brush with? That depends a lot on what you want in the flavor, fluoride, sensitivity and natural ingredients departments. Regardless of your previously established notions about what the best toothpaste is, there are quite…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Test Drive-Thru: Jaguar XF S

“Test Drive-Thru” is a series where we review new cars and new fast food items The base 2017 Jaguar XF (the 20d RWD) is a fine car. At $48k, it offers better than average interior appointments and decent performance. It's nice, but not overly exciting when you consider other cars…

By Mike Newman
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What to Watch This Weekend: Burning Sands

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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8 Food Shows Actually Worth Watching

Here at Cool Material, we’re huge fans of the culinary arts, and it definitely shows in the material we cover. We’ve done stories on some of our favorite cookbooks, roundups of the world’s best kitchen tools… Hell, we even put out a whole story about cast-iron skillets. We love food, we…

By Maxwell Barna
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Great Sour Cocktails That Aren’t Whiskey Sours

Let’s face it, you’ve had your fair share of whiskey sours in your life. It’s a pretty basic drink, made even worse by the addition of store-bought sour mix. It’s time to open your eyes to a whole new world of sour cocktails. If you enjoy whiskey, you can still…

By Christopher Osburn
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