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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 10 Best New Things on Netflix This Month

September is another great month for Netflix subscribers. The world’s preeminent streaming service is easing up on the original feature films and heavy-hitter series this month (you've got Luke Cage, but we're skeptical after the trailer), but there are some real classics, some solid original programming, and a few promising…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Most Unique End-of-Summer Parties You Need to Attend

Few of us have summer vacation anymore, at least the way we used to in school, but there’s still that melancholy feeling towards the end of August, beginning of September and if you’re not careful, you’ll find yourself extending that dog day feeling all the way through to Labor Day.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 6 Best Desktop Humidors for Your Collection of Cigars

Finally got your hands on some Cubans and trying to figure out how to properly store them? You need a humidor. What is a humidor? Quite simply, it's an airtight container with a humidifying element designed to keep your cigars (or other tobacco) at a relative humidity of 68-72% (though some…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 10 Best Goses to Drink Before the End of Summer (Also, What the Hell is a ‘Gose’?)

What’s 1,000 years old is new again as the gose style is seizing its moment in the sun. A gose (pronounced goes-uh) is a low-ABV German beer style made with malted wheat and spiced with coriander. It dates back to the 10th century, when it took its name from the…

By Colin Joliat
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Classic Video Games You Can Now Play on Your Phone

Mobile gaming is going through a legitimate renaissance period right now. Over the last couple years, games like Candy Crush Saga, FarmVille, Words With Friends, Flappy Bird, and now Pokemon Go, have completely revolutionized the way we take our lunch breaks, wait for our Ubers, visit the DMV, power Mobile…

By Maxwell Barna
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