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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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7 Beer Fridges to Store Your Fresh 6-Packs In

Who doesn’t love a good beer fridge? If you’re a serious beer connoisseur, a solid beer refrigerator is an absolute necessity. It keeps your brew—in all its mountainous glory—cold and separate from the rest of the nonsense in your regular fridge.  It is a temple in which to house your…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Only 5 Cookbooks Every Man Should Own

Listen… We all go through it—that phase of life where you eat 20-piece McNuggets and DiGiorno pizzas for dinner on the daily. But when it comes time to grow up and stop clogging your arteries, you realize cooking is one of those things that’s actually exceptionally rewarding and fun to…

By Maxwell Barna
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Quiz: Can You Pick the Correct Craft Beer Label?

There are so many beers being brewed right now that breweries are literally running out of names. And with so many of those being bottled or canned, you'd think it would be impossible for the average drinker to recognize more than a handful of them. But what about the craft beer lover?…

By Mike Newman
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The Complete Guide to Watching the 2016 Olympics

If you’re planning on watching the summer games but don’t know how, we’ve compiled a guide here on how to stay current on what's going on. Our first section is on television, but if you’ve cut the cable, skip it, because we also have apps, online streaming, and some virtual…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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How 10 of the Hottest Craft Breweries Got Their Names

The craft beer world is full of interesting and downright strange brewery names.  Some people have a tough time naming their brewery and others come up with theirs almost right away. So that got us wondering, how did well known breweries like Funky Buddha, Jester King and Lord Hobo get their names? We…

By Christopher Osburn
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