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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
Misc
1970s Datsun Z Collection

From time to time, you'll find collections of Italian cars, German cars, and American cars up for auction but it's not often you come across a stable of iconic Japanese sports cars. The Datsun Z is a legend from 1969 that birthed generations of Z cars leading up to the…

By Amos Kwon
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Features
The 10 Worst Cars Ever Made

There are certain cars that define cool. Each decade has a style, from the iconic coolest cars of the '80s to the modern appeal of cars from the 2000s. Other cars, to put it gently, are not nearly as sharp. Whether it's horrible design or a lack of reliability, these…

By Kevin McCauley
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Transportation
1957 Chrysler Ghia Super Dart 400

It's not often you run into a pristine and virtually untouched vintage Italian-American beauty like this. The 1957 Chrysler Ghia Super Dart 400 you see here is a concept car that harkens back to the space-age design era with huge fins, a massive grille, and some of the most adventurous…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Seth Rogen’s Houseplant Releases Retro Side Table Ashtray

Seth Rogen's cannabis lifestyle brand Houseplant has been releasing beautiful new accessories with nostalgic charm for a long time now. The brand's latest is yet another functional homegood that doubles as an ashtray. The glossy Side Table Ashtray is a unique piece of furniture crafted from porcelain and stainless steel.…

By John A. Paradiso
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Drinks
3 Distilleries That Prove Some of the Best American Whiskey Comes From Texas

While Kentucky usually gets the most attention, you can find great American whiskey in just about every state these days. One of the most interesting is Texas, both from a flavor perspective and from the fact that distillers in the state went from essentially zero to world-class in such a…

By Nickolaus Hines
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