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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
Boom Is the Fastest Passenger Plane Ever

A flight from New York to London takes about 7 hours. With some careful planning, you could, theoretically, have a meeting the same day you leave. But that's super draining. A far better option for the business traveler, or the person who simply doesn't like to be on long flights,…

By Mike Newman
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Food
BBQ Toolbox

It doesn't matter if you're cooking burgers, brats or chicken, there's something about spending time in front of a charcoal grill that's fulfilling in ways other than happy stomachs. There will be times when you don't have access to your triple burner, smoker combo with tens of thousands of BTUs,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
ATMO SFERA Platterless Turntable

There's just something about Italian designers—particularly the ones that design the supercars we all know and love—that allows them to create gorgeous products that you experience instead of just using. The ATMO SFERA platterless turntable is one of those products. Conceived of by the AUDIO DEVA team in Pavia, Italy,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF

Making a grand entrance at the 2016 NYIAS is the latest entry in the extremely popular (and affordable) Mazda Miata lineup. Presenting the visually-stunning 2017 MX-5 RF. (The RF is short for Retractable Fastback.) With the premium Machine Gray color, this latest variation of the Miata is arguably the best…

By Kevin McCauley
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Drinks
Flowchart: What Style of Beer Should You Drink?

It wasn't long ago when liquor stores carried five or six different beers. A couple of U.S. heavy hitters and maybe an import or two. Times have changed. Walk into your local booze shop now, and you'll be greeted with shelves of interesting brews. So how do you decide what to…

By Mike Newman
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