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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
Entertainment
Every ‘Game of Thrones’ Poster HBO Has Produced

Unbeknownst to us, HBO has produced a badass poster for every single episode of Game of Thrones that's ever aired. In honor of the epic ending to this season, one Imgur user went ahead and compiled all of them into one easy to digest page. Scrolling through the collection is like taking a bloody…

By Mike Newman
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Features
10 Foods You Didn’t Know You Could Grill

When people think of “grilling season,” they typically fantasize about the age-old narrative: A man cradles a cold beer, hunched over a shiny grill, adorned with row upon row of hot dogs, bratwursts, steaks, ribs, chicken, pork, or any of the other classic grilling essentials. The man tends the meats,…

By Maxwell Barna
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Entertainment
Rams: The First Feature Documentary About Dieter Rams

Initially, we thought this was a probing documentary about the dirty underworld of sheep fighting. It's not, but the real subject is (arguably) more important. Dieter Rams is the legendary designer behind hundreds of products, including coffeemakers, shavers, stereos, alarm clocks and the Vitsoe 606 shelving system. He wrote the Ten Principles…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
Make Vinyl Records From SoundCloud Tracks

If you've ever heard an artist on Soundcloud but been disappointed that you couldn't get their work on vinyl then you need to check out Vinylize.it. The soon to launch, on demand vinyl record service allows you to create custom records from SoundCloud tracks as long as the artists are…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
6 Award-Winning Burger Recipes

When it comes to summer grilling, few things tantalize our taste buds like a good burger. Coincidentally, nothing frustrates us more than people who erroneously lump all burgers together under one roof.  There’s no easy way to say this, but the simple truth is that not all burgers are created equal. While…

By Maxwell Barna
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