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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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8 New Apps You Should Know

Instead of wading through the massive amount of new app releases searching for a few diamonds in the rough, just let us be your guide. This is a collection of our favorite new apps for both iOS and Android for your downloading pleasure. Remente On the surface, Remente might seem…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Best Books Under 100 Pages Every Guy Should Read

In an age when 2-minute YouTube videos seem lengthy and conversations are capped at 140 characters a piece, it's pretty clear our attention spans are waning. While we're all for sitting down with a classic Russian tome, we understand that sometimes short is sweet. For a great book you could crush…

By Mike Newman
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5 Camera Lenses Every Photographer Should Own

Photography is probably one of the most rewarding hobbies, crafts, and art forms in the entire world. If you’re thinking about taking the leap into photography, there’s more to think about than just the body. Your glass—your lenses—are just as important as your body, because when push comes to shove,…

By Maxwell Barna
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Flowchart: What Style of Beer Should You Drink?

It wasn't long ago when liquor stores carried five or six different beers. A couple of U.S. heavy hitters and maybe an import or two. Times have changed. Walk into your local booze shop now, and you'll be greeted with shelves of interesting brews. So how do you decide what to…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The 8 Best ‘Mythbusters’ Episodes of All Time

When Mythbusters first aired 13 years ago (on the Discovery Channel, of all networks), no one—including the show’s hosts, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman—knew just how successful or special it would be. And throughout the program’s TV tenure, it would accomplish a feat many a high school biology and chemistry…

By Maxwell Barna
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