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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 10 Douchiest Sports

Everyone knows that sports have douchebags (A-Rod, Canseco, Bonds, et al.), but what about douchebags that have sports? This list represents bad ideas, failed attempts at reviving childhood activities, and sheer retardedness. These "sports" can, and will, make you a douche. If you plan on partaking, don't forget to pop…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Rock Band: Badass ‘Stache Edition

In the long list of badass things you can do as a man, all (mullet excluded) pale in comparison to sporting a wicked 'stache, lady tickler, soup catcher, mo, or fanny duster.  The 'stache is such a mythical and powerful tool that it is the instrument of choice for the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Good Cops Gone Dbag

Maybe they always had it in them; or maybe they just listened to too much Cobra Starship. Whatever the reason, these badass "instruments of the law" have crossed from Protect and Serve to serious douchebag (Holly Madison excluded of course). Even Machiavelli wouldn't be able to stomach half the shit…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Insanely Decorated Cars and Vehicles

What drives someone to go all out decorating their car? Sometimes it's a special occasion, sometimes it's marketing and sometimes it's just for the attention. We're not talking paint jobs and new rims... some folks cover their vehicles with cameras, old tires and even fur. Check out 13 of the…

By Cool Material Guest
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Weaponizing Alcohol

Baseball is not America's pastime, you were lied to. America has many pastimes, the most important of which are: alcohol, tobacco, and firearms (Why else would we form another three letter agency to protect them?). That, and hot chicks (see above). Americans treasure few things above their spirits, gunpowder, and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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