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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
Why Rémy Martin’s Barrels are So Important

Anyone who’s anyone in the world of cognac will tell you that, when it comes to quality, the most important difference between a good and bad finished product all begins with a solid eau de vie—the colorless, clear raw product that results from the distillation of white wine from the…

By Maxwell Barna
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Home
This Nike Shoebox Is Actually a Safe

If you're trying to secure your stash and you just happen to have a few pairs of Js still in boxes, you need look no further than the Mandem Safe. The prototype Mandem Safe features a 5mm folded steel interior with a cam lock and pre-drilled holes for floor mounting,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Sticotti Bookshelf and Coat Rack

Alenjandro Sticotti is an award-winning architect and designer from Argentina that's been responsibly producing high quality solid wood furniture through the Sticotti Workshop for quite some time. The latest projects are a modular bookshelf and a coat rack that are both created with the same storied materials and production processes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
The Best Beer to Drink at Every Major League Baseball Ballpark

Nothing pairs better with nine innings of ball than a cold beer. Until recently, however, that meant drinking one of a couple of mass-produced options at just about any Major League ballpark. Luckily, times have changed. While it isn't exactly craft heaven at every ballpark, a lot of stadiums now have local offerings and really…

By Mike Newman
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Food
The Smithsonian Is Hiring a Craft Beer Historian

Dust of those resumes, gents, because The Smithsonian has the dream gig for you and your gut. According to this job posting, The Smithsonian Food History Project is currently on the hunt for a Historian/Scholar to focus on brewing, with a strong emphasis on the craft beer movement. Game. Over. This is…

By Mike Newman
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