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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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The Burger Bucket List: 25 Burgers You Need To Try

A decent burger isn’t hard to find. Stumble into any restaurant that serves typical American food, and it would be bizarre not to see a handful of burger options. Finding an amazing burger, however, isn’t that simple. Here are 25 worth sinking your teeth into at least once in your…

By Mike Newman
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Current Obsession: Boomboxes

A generation of music fans are still recovering from the shoulder pain of carrying one of these guys down the block. Even though our music-delivery devices have shrunk over time, there’s something cool about a huge, old-school boombox. Here are some of our favorites.

By Mike Newman
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Drinks
The Fight to Brew the World’s Strongest Beer

A war broke out a little over five years ago that many people have never heard about. The fight raged over which brewery could create the world’s strongest beer. Since most brewing yeasts couldn’t survive and help make beers at these levels, the brewers had to get creative with freezing…

By Mike Newman
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The Only Mexican Beers You Should Be Drinking on Cinco de Mayo

Like many readily available American beers, a lot of the Mexican beers you come across offer little in the way of flavor. We’re not saying partying with a few Coronas is going to make for a bad Cinco de Mayo, but there are some other options out there that deliver…

By Mike Newman
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The Titanium Strong Blackout Trials

Castrol EDGE brought us out to Berlin to be on set for the first Titanium Trial of 2014. Ken Block along with DTM drivers Augusto Farfus, Mike Rockenfeller and Lamborghini Squadra Corse test driver Adrian Zaugg, took on the “Titanium Strong Blackout” – the world’s first state-of-the-art racetrack drenched in…

By Jeff Drumheller
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