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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
Features
8 Incredibly Easy Crock-Pot Ribs Recipes

Man oh man, do we love ribs. Fall-off-the-bone tender, a little hot, a little sweet—there’s nothing better than a well-done half rack. Except maybe a well-done full rack. They’re delicious, they’re cost-effective, and they’re easy to make—ribs are basically the perfect meal. Their only problem is that they take time…

By Maxwell Barna
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Features
8 Stylish Coffee Mugs Fit for Any Office

As much as we'd all like to be sipping our morning water out of mugs decorated with expletives and middle fingers, most office environments require you have a cool coffee mug that's devoid of anything that would require getting HR involved. But that doesn't mean you have to resort to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Vanderhall Venice

Yes, the Venice is adorable. But don't confuse its diminutive stature for a lack of power and general badassery. With a throwback design, the 3-wheeler packs a 1.4 4 cycle turbo engine, 6-speed auto transmission, and plenty of fine touches. What are those fine touches? Things like a wooden steering…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Be the Voice of a Wes Anderson Character

It's more likely than not that you're a fan of Wes Anderson's movies. Maybe you like his distinct directing style or the mannerisms of his characters and their fast-paced dialogue. Or maybe it's near constant presence of Owen Wilson. You've also probably thought you'd like to be in one of his movies…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
Jimco Spec Trophy Truck

If you’re not familiar with Jimco, they’re the largest off-road race builder in the world. They’ve been winning awards in the chassis department for close to 25 years, and that’s very apparent with this Raptor-inspired Class 6100 Spec Trophy Truck. The Ford Raptor-inspired body is paired with a factory-spec V8…

By Cooper Fleishman
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