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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
Beer Cans Too Good Looking to Throw Out

There is a fact flying around the internet at the moment which states that craft beer makes up 4% of the current US beer market. Now that sounds pretty low to us, but if we were sitting at, say for instance, around 0.5% sales a couple of years ago then…

By Matthew Pike
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Transportation
Budnitz Model E Is the World’s Lightest Electric Bike

Since it's built with a 3AL 2.5V titanium alloy, twin-tube cantilever frame that weighs under 4lbs, it should come as no surprise that the Budnitz Model E is the world's lightest electric bike. And while the belt drive, ZeHus Bike+ all-in-one single speed rear hub (capable of electric assist up…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The Cool Material Bike Build: The Bike

Last week, we introduced you to our partnership with Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and our plan to buy an old motorcycle, freshen it up and get it running, and turn it into our office bike. Well, we did our research. We read a lot (A LOT) of forums regarding bikes that…

By Matt Faisetty
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Transportation
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Batpod Is up for Auction

Prop Store is hosting one of Europe's largest entertainment memorabilia auctions later this month, which gives you the ability to own one of 6 Batpods from The Dark Knight Rises. For at least $80k, you can own one of the iconic motorcycles that popped out of the even-more-iconic Tumbler when…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
A Beginner’s Guide to Franklin Barbecue

The concept of waiting in line for three, four, even five hours is a foreign concept to most millenials. We are the generation of instant gratification (at least according to our parents). However, in Austin, there is an experience that unites all: the line at Franklin Barbecue (excluding President Obama).…

By Drew Haas
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