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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
Ford GT Prototype CP-1

If owning a piece of automotive history that could potentially lay down some serious lap times is your thing, look no further than the 2004 Ford GT Prototype CP-1. The first functional Ford GT prototype—“technically” the GT40 race cars that dominated Le Mans don’t count—from 2004 has been dusted off…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
George Lucas: A Life

George Lucas: A Life is a 550+ page hardcover compendium that covers everything from the movie originally called The Star Wars to Lucas’ transforming of the world of special effects. Penned by author Brian Jay Jones—who also wrote the bestselling biography about Jim Henson—this book tells an intriguing story about…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
The Top 10 Cigars of the Year, According to Cigar Aficionado

Cigar Aficionado writers and reviewers enjoyed their fair share of good cigars this past year. To finish 2016 off, they looked back over the 1,000 cigars they smoked in an attempt to discover the 25 best. This is the list they came up with. Visit Cigar Aficionado to see notes on each of the cigars…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
2016 Porsche 911 R Steve McQueen Tribute

A Porsche 911 in any style or option package is a car that deserves to be appreciated, but few are as exquisite as this 2016 Porsche 911 R Steve McQueen Tribute. With 500 bhp, a 3,996 cc DOHC six-cylinder engine, front and rear independent suspension and four wheel carbon ceramic…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Death Machines of London Moto Guzzi Airtail

Death Machines of London (DMOL) is no stranger to ridiculously gorgeous ride-able pieces of art, but this new Moto Guzzi Airtail might blow their Hunter S. Thompson creation out of the water in terms of overall coolness. Built from a 1981 Moto Guzzi Lemans MK2 that was forensically inspected, restored…

By Cooper Fleishman
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