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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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Lifestyle
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
Lifestyle
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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Lifestyle
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
Lifestyle
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
Entertainment
Animated Illustrations by Leland Foster

Leland Foster is an artist and designer out of Brooklyn who produces some seriously cool animated illustrations. Each unique piece features at least one animated element ranging from a smoking car exhaust and rain to flickering lights and a charging iPhone. They have a distinct style that seems like you could…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Project Kahn Land Rover Defender Pickup Truck

If Project Kahn’s Jeep Wrangler Black Hawk Edition and McLaren SLR Carbon didn’t have you sold on their ability to make almost any vehicle more impressive, this Land Rover Defender Double Cab Pickup Truck most certainly will. Currently in production at Kahn, the already interesting truck gets upgrades ranging from…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Nissan Unveils Vmotion 2.0

At the 2017 North American International Auto Show, Nissan unveiled the Vmotion 2.0 concept that’s futuristic, dynamic, and more cabin-focused than any other Nissan offering. Nissan Intelligent Driving is mated to ProPILOT, which allow the vehicle to drive in the autonomous mode on heavily trafficked streets, urban roads and highways.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
6 Shovels That Will Make Snow Your Bitch

There's nothing sexy about a snow shovel, but that doesn't mean they're not worth talking about with large dumps of powder constantly on the horizon. The best shovel for snow depends on quite a few different factors like where you live, how much snow you're clearing, the kind of construction…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Our Favorite Clothing Company Now Makes Commuter Bikes

As cities experience something of a slow reverse-exodus, all those people coming back need a quick, efficient way to get around. Luckily, or rather, deliberately, that's why bicycles exist, and Taylor Stitch is making one of their own. The Dash is the clothing company's first foray into something that you…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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