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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
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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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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The FJ Company 1967 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV

Read anything about the restorations performed by the people at The FJ Company and you'll frequently hear things like "best ever," "stunning," and "absolutely perfect." This 1967 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV restoration is no different. This particular vehicle was one of the original about a thousand that were imported into…

By Cooper Fleishman
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After the Race Automotive Art

Founded by Jean-Denis Claessens, a graphic designer and car lover, and Edmond Thonnard, aka the multidisciplinary artist Pogo, After the Race captures the experiences of the cars themselves and turns them into pieces of automotive art you can hang on the wall. Using vintage Porsche hoods and doors as canvases,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Olympic Stadiums After the Games

From the Ski Jump Tower in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, during the 1956 Winter Olympics and the Bobsled Track in Sarajevo during the 1984 Winter Olympics, to the swimming pool in Berlin during the 1936 Summer Olympics and the Olympic Canoe and Kayak Slalom Center in Athens during the 2004 Summer…

By Cooper Fleishman
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East Coast Defender Build Your Beast

East Coast Defender, the company that builds some of the best Land Rover Defenders on the market with their 16 full-time employees and 11,000 sqf. facility, is upping the ante on Project Beast with five special build slots as part of the East Coast Defender Build Your Beast project. Due…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Caterham Seven 310

The Caterham Seven 310 is the latest model to be released in the Seven series that's been a "work in progress" for over half a century. Powered by an upgraded 1.6L Ford Sigma engine, the 310 produces 152 horses for a 0-60 time of 4.9 seconds and a top speed…

By Cooper Fleishman
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