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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
Transportation
SIV Katana Sword Motorcycle

With a focus on all the things that make Japanese design great (simplicity, sense of space and purpose), the SIV Katana Sword Concept Motorcyle is one gorgeous machine. This Motorbike from Great Japan was designed by Artem Smirnov of Belarus and Vladimir Panchenko of Ukraine and is a testament to their…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Our 10 Most Anticipated Books of 2017

The past year gave us some damn good reads. Now, as we enter 2017, it's time to look ahead at what the new year has in store for our reading pleasure. Alas, it seems there won't be any drop off. While many more titles will be announced, here are the confirmed…

By Mike Newman
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Help Pick New Monopoly Tokens

Tired of fighting with friends and family over who gets to slam their way to Monopoly victory with Scottie the dog, the Top Hat or the Battleship? Help pick new Monopoly tokens as part of the game creator's new online voting system. What are the options? Cell phone. Scooter. Sunglasses. Wheel. Key.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Volkswagen’s Autonomous I.D. BUZZ Bus

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Volkswagen unveiled a new I.D. BUZZ Concept Bus, their autonomous version of the classic big family van. If the modern microbus looks familiar, that's because it's based on the original Type 2 (aka Kombi/Transporter/Microbus/Camper/VW Bus) that's been popular since the '60s. This…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Ford Is Officially Bringing Back the Bronco and Ranger

We know, we know. We already told you the Ford Bronco is officially coming back. But now, at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Ford officially announced they're resurrecting both the Bronco and the Ranger pickup. And that's actually about all we do know. The only…

By Cooper Fleishman
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