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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
Debunk the Skunk: Will Beer Go Bad in Your Trunk?

There's a belief, held by some, that fresh beer will morph from drinkable pleasure into foul-tasting rat poison if left in heat. These people believe a cold 6-pack needs to stay a cold 6-pack. It's the reason why Igloo coolers are carried to breweries and ice packs are tossed in bags for beercations. But…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
‘The Night Of’ Is the Best Show You’re Not Watching

A couple of weeks ago, everything in your TV world was just fine. Jon Snow was putting his fist through Ramsay Bolton's stupid face, Cersei was doing next-level Cersei shit, and dragons were burning things down, as dragons are wont to do. Then Game of Thrones ended. Now you're adrift in a TV wasteland…

By Mike Newman
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Home
MOC Nation Is Making Custom LEGO Sets

If you're an adult fan of LEGO (that's AFOL), you've probably experimented making creations of your own with varying levels of success. Now, thanks to the guys at MOC Nation, you'll be able to craft the perfect human skull, red fox, UFO, bengal tiger and vintage floppy disk. MOC (My…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The Cyclotron Bike

Bicycles might be built with lighter materials and slightly different configurations these days, but they haven't evolved that much since they were invented centuries ago... until the Cyclotron. The revolutionary spokeless smart cycle does away with the traditional hubs and spokes of the wheels in favor of a futuristic, Tron-style…

By Cooper Fleishman
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What You Should Know About Brooklinen’s Classic Hardcore Bundle

Brooklinen's Classic Hardcore Bundle is set to give your bed a good-looking and comfortable makeover. Woven in lightweight cotton percale, the sheets are cool, crisp, and ultra-breathable. They're built to be soft yet strong. Oh, and they look sharp as hell. Ready to ditch your worn sheets and upgrade? Here's…

By Mike Newman
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