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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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Test Drive-Thru: The BMW i8 Goes to Hardee’s

“Test Drive-Thru” is a series where we review new cars and new fast food items. If the BMW i8 were to go vertical and shoot into the troposphere, we wouldn’t be surprised. It looks like the design and engineering department didn’t so much make a sports car as they chopped…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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What Your Girlfriend Wants This Holiday

Ah, the holidays. The time when you're supposed to feel festive and cheery but inside you're a ball of stress, fretting over giving the right gift. We like to think we have you covered if you're shopping for a guy, but what if you need some ideas for a wife…

By Style Girlfriend
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8 Holiday Cards You’ll Actually Want to Send

The holidays are quickly approaching. You need to start shopping for presents if you haven't already. It's also time to pick out this year's holiday cards. Skip the drugstore and Hallmark because we rounded up the best holiday cards out there. From expletives and celebrities, to memes and middle fingers,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Highest Rated Beers You Can Find Anywhere

One of the highest rated beers in the world, Toppling Goliath's Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout, has just been announced for a rare release. Acquiring a bottle, however, isn't easy. First, you have to enter an online lottery. Second, you have to be one of 1,000 people to win said lottery. Third, you have…

By Mike Newman
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How Celebrities Like Their Nachos: An Interview With Gina Hamadey, Author of ‘Buenos Nachos’

Show us the man who doesn't love nachos, and we'll show you a damn liar. Nachos are delicious, fairly inexpensive, and, since rarely do people order "nachos for one" (how sad!), communal. But for as much as we love some cheese-drenched chips, we can't claim to love them as much as Gina…

By Mike Newman
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