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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
Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel

After years of Drugwars on the older graphing calculators (remember those?) you might think that you're an expert on the drug trade, but Tom Wainwright's Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel has all kinds of information you probably never thought about. Rather than investigating the entire thing from the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Bathroom Smart Mirror Designed by a Google Engineer

Flying cars and other technological advances that were promised in movies never really happened. That annoyed Max Braun, a software engineer at Google. So, while he didn't go off and create a car that can fly over traffic, he did create a smarter mirror that looks ripped from Minority Report. By…

By Mike Newman
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Go F*ck! – A Dirty Version of Go Fish!

You probably haven't played it in years, but odds are you're still familiar with the rules for the card game Go Fish!. As you might have guessed, Go F*ck! is the adult, dirty version of Go Fish. The 52 card deck includes four different "suits" that are decked out in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Grovemade Entryway Collection

The last time we talked about Grovemade, we focused on them branching out from EDC accessories into the world of desk accessories. Once again, Grovemade has expanded their line of beautiful goods handcrafted from quality materials to now include an entire Entryway Collection that will elevate your place from cool…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything

Aaron James Draplin is a logo legend. The graphic designer has worked with everyone from Esquire to the president of the United States. Basically, there's little chance you haven't seen some of Draplin's work, even if you didn't realize it. Now the master designer is putting all his work, tips, inspirations, stories, and more…

By Mike Newman
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