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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
Transportation
Impuls K101 BMW Motorcycles

Each of these Impuls K101 motorcycles is handcrafted by Philipp Wulk and Matthias Pittner in collaboration with artists Fabian Gatermann and Matthias Edlinger. Based on BMW's K100 platform, the team created two separate motorcycles (one with each of the artists) that are as unique as the artists that created them.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
Bucket List Barbecue: 12 BBQ Joints You Have to Eat at Once

The barbecue belt stretches from the Carolinas across the South down to Texas. While delicious smoked protein can be found across the States, we focused our list on the restaurants that produce the best regional 'cue styles. If you find yourself in any of these areas and are craving some…

By Drew Haas
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Home
BASE Valet Tray

A valet is great for keeping a messy pile of your everyday carry gear from accumulating haphazardly on your nightstand. Most options, however, are geared toward homes decked out in fine mahogany and antique books. What about the home with a clean, modern feel? If your pad is more the…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Jack Puzzle

Exactingly milled by a skilled machinist in Rhode Island, each one pound Jack Puzzle is composed of six interlocking pieces of solid cartridge brass that, when assembled, measure 3" x 3" x 3". Part confounding sculpture, desk object, distraction and paperweight, each Jack Puzzle is as interesting to look at…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Rent a 50th Anniversary Ford Shelby GT-H

For many of you, our posts about new cars are just fun to look at. Hey, we can't all go out and buy a new Lambo, right? This car post, however, is worth paying closer attention to. Shelby American, Hertz, and Ford have teamed up to launch a special 50th Anniversary Edition…

By Mike Newman
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