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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
Gear
Nerf RC Tank Drone

Nerf has come a long way since the foam blasters we grew up shooting at each other, but the Nerf N-Strike Elite TerraScout RC Drone takes things to a completely different remote controlled level. The RC Drone uses all-terrain tracks for high-speed, remote assaults with the 18 dart clip. The…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
The Switchboard Coat Rack

The coat rack is a necessary part of any entryway, but the functionality can get bogged down in all the coats, hats, scarves and bags that inevitably get stacked on each of the rungs or hooks. You won't have that problem with The Switchboard coat rack. The 30" long triangular…

By Mike Newman
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Features
Beer Names We Love

What's in a name? Sure, a great beer by any other name would be just as great, but a beer with a clever, funny, or downright awesome name will grab our attention a bit quicker. Not only that, it gives a glimpse of the brewery's personality. While some breweries opt…

By Mike Newman
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Features
The Story of The Gumball 3000: The World’s Most Lavish Rally

If you own a supercar, have an abundance of money, and want to take part in one of the most epic adventures of all time, you should probably sign up for Gumball 3000. The once underground rally has become a global phenomenon filled with parties, celebrities, and sightseeing at insane…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Donkervoort D8 GTO-RS

It was 2004 when the Donkervoort GTO-RS set a lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and such things get you noticed in the automotive world. Now, some 12 years later, we're getting a completely redesigned GTO-RS, which is billed as being meaner, more extreme, and slightly larger in size. We…

By Mike Newman
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