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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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Characters and Their Drink of Choice Infographic

It's hard to watch The Big Lebowski without wanting to whip yourself up a White Russian. There are shows and films where booze is the accessory of choice for one of the characters we love. These guys always make us want to break out the bottle after watching. We charted…

By Tim Jacobsen
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8 Batshit Crazy Beer Events You Have to Attend

When you envision a beer event, what do you see? You likely imagine a tented area with various beer brands and lines of people holding sample glasses. This claustrophobic, crowded atmosphere is what most beer festivals consists of. Don’t get us wrong, you’ll probably get to try some pretty amazing beer.…

By Christopher Osburn
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7 Mobile Games for Grown Men

Mobile gaming is at a weird point in its life cycle. Between commercials featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger telling us to set up air strikes, and the incessant Candy Crush notifications, there isn’t a lot of wiggle room for people looking for grown-up mobile entertainment. But behind all the goofy/brainless stuff, there are…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Race of Gentlemen Is the Coolest Race You’ve Never Heard Of

For one day a year, for the last five years, a large swath of beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, is void of beach chairs, umbrellas, and shockingly hairy men in shockingly small bathing suits. In their place (thankfully) are pre-war hot rods, vintage motorcycles, and racers from all over the…

By Mike Newman
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What Your Girlfriend Wants You to Wear

A large part of the reason we try to look good is to impress the fairer sex. So it couldn’t hurt every once in a while to get a woman’s perspective on the clothing and accessories she’d prefer. We turned to our friends at Style Girlfriend to do just that. Here…

By Style Girlfriend
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