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Lifestyle

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

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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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An Aerospace Engineer Has Perfected the Ice Cream Scoop

Designed by Aerospace Engineer Michael Chou over countless nights and weekends, the Midnight Scoop is the ice cream scoop perfected. The first thing you’ll notice about the Midnight Scoop is the ergonomic handle that allows you to “push” the scoop through the ice cream without any sort of wrist strain. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Return of the Classic 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Saloon Racer

VinRacer is a company founded on the idea that vintage muscle is meant to be driven but shouldn’t cost a fortune. This 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Saloon Racer is new and faithfully built to production based FIA European Sedan Series of the early 60s. VR#004 (Vin Racing badges each of their…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Retro Patents Gadget Patent Prints

There's just something cool about blown up technical diagrams about old school pieces of tech, and Retro Patents lets you hang those gadget patents on your wall. From the iPhone and the Blackberry, to the Atari and the Gameboy, Retro Patents gives you access to artistic and technical prints you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nerf Nitro Blasters Shoot Foam Cars Instead of Darts

In a move that combines the best from everyone's favorite foam blaster and die cast car makers, Nerf Nitro blasters shoot foam cars instead of darts. There are five different blaster setups in the line with each being released later this year. There are obstacles. There are ramps. There are…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s All Electric G-Wagon

When the Governator / Terminator / baddest ass cigar-smoking dude around wants to go electric, he goes big. That's why Arnold Schwarzenegger teamed up with Kreisel Electric to create an all electric G-Wagon that eats Priuses for breakfast. Top speed just over 110 miles per hour. Zero to sixty in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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