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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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How to Pick Up a Woman Like Your Grandfather Did

Dating in the 21st century is weird. Flirting is done through swipes. The proverbial look across the bar is exchanged via tit-for-tat Instagram likes. The traditional first date Q&A is played out before eyes ever meet, all from a quick Google session and a Facebook name search. It’s actually pretty…

By Maxwell Barna
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7 Reddit AMAs Every CM Reader Should Read

Reddit is probably one of the best things to happen to the Internet since Wikipedia. Everything that makes the world go ‘round—news, entertainment, networking, recreational hobbies, porn—all come together on Reddit in the form of literally tens of thousands of subreddits, all fueled by over 542 million unique visitors, 234…

By Maxwell Barna
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10 Zippo Lighter Tricks

Americans have been carrying around Zippos since the 1930s. The lighters are, without question, one of the most iconic American products of all time. (Read more about that here.) But if you think taking one out of your pocket, flicking it on, and lighting something up is the extent of the fun you…

By Mike Newman
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10 New Books You Should Read

Whether you read on a tablet, Kindle, or still prefer the smell of a freshly cracked paperback, finding your next book is never easy. You could never read all the new releases each week, so we’re here to help. These are a handful of the new titles we think deserve a space…

By Mike Newman
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The 10 Best New Things on Netflix This Month

March is going to be a bittersweet month for Netflix subscribers everywhere. We’re losing Jumanji, Gone in 60 Seconds, Hart’s War, Men in Black II, the TEDTalks series, and Johnny Dangerously, and we’ll miss them all dearly. But where there’s loss, there’s growth. With death, there’s life. Like a phoenix…

By Maxwell Barna
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