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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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Mr. Robot: The Best Show You’re Not Watching

It was the summer of 2007 when Don Draper's smoke-charred voice first appeared on AMC. Suddenly, the cable channel, long-known for movies devoid of color and CGI, had a hit piece of original programming on its hands. Without its success, there would've been no Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead. It gave the network a facelift. What Mad Men did…

By Mike Newman
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Wear This: Warrior Workout

Beach weather is finally here, and that means that it's time to get serious about the workouts. There's way too much information out there about exercise routines, best practices and workout options for us to get into it here, but the best workout is generally one you'll actually do. Since…

By Cooper Fleishman
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8 Things I Learned After a Month with the Apple Watch

This is not a review of the Apple Watch. I'm not going to tell you about battery life, the newfangled interface, or which apps are worth downloading. What I'm going to tell you about are bigger things: How did it change my life? What's it really good for? Will it kill you?…

By Mike Newman
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Weekly Style Finds

Sifting through menswear trends and labels is too much for the average guy. Why would you want to spend your day researching when you know 99% of the things you’d find you’d never wear? A better option: Weekly Style Finds. Each week we’ll bring you some of our favorite new…

By Mike Newman
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10 New Books You Should Know

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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