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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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The Web’s Best Recipes With Bacon

Seeing as how just about every recipe you come across these days includes bacon in one way or another, composing this list was a bit of a challenge. An awesomely delicious challenge, but still a challenge. After lots of searching, cooking and sampling, we can proudly say that these are…

By Mike Newman
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The 10 Best Vehicles To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse

We'd advise you to start saving for one of these rides now, but let's be honest, by the time you could afford most on the list it would be too late (what with the zombie apocalypse here and all). If you find yourself searching for the ideal vehicle to keep…

By Mike Newman
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18 Father’s Day Cards You Won’t Find at Hallmark

Greeting cards aren’t a man’s game. We have a hard time being all sticky sweet and conveying our “feelings.” It gets doubly hard when you’re giving that card to your pops. Normally, instead of writing a note inside a card, we just crack a beer with our old man and…

By Mike Newman
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The Web’s Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

If we had to choose one simple comfort food to eat for the rest of our lives, it would be grilled cheese. Sure we would eventually have to pay for two airline seats and purchase a Neti Pot to keep our nostrils clear, but you know what, it'd be worth…

By Mike Newman
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The Web’s Best Hot Dog Recipes

With Memorial Day right around the corner, we figured it would be a fine time to put our love affair with the classic hot dog on display. Whether we're grabbing two at the ballpark or firing up the grill on the first nice day of the year, few things go…

By Mike Newman
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