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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
The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written By Two Idiots

Look, I’m going to say it - we need more idiots in media. I want things dumbed down, easy-to-follow, and without a lot of highfalutin language to put me off from reading any further. That’s why, when first hearing about The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written By Two Idiots, I…

By Brett Braley
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Entertainment
7 of the Best Playboy Magazine Interviews of All Time

While Playboy Magazine has long maintained a reputation for being a destination solely for smut, those in the know are well aware that the men's lifestyle magazine also featured some of the best writing ever published. Between short fiction, cultural coverage, and in-depth essays, there was a high-brow literary side…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Features
11 Essential Coffee Drinks Every Guy Should Know How to Make

Alongside craft beer and natural wine, specialty coffee culture has been on the rise for years. Folks are taking a more dedicated approach to making a cup of joe. Chock Full o' Nuts just won't cut it these days. There is such an enormous difference between a good cup and…

By John A. Paradiso
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Home
Todd Snyder’s Latest Design Project? 20 Bungalows in Maine

After Todd Snyder partnered with L.L. Bean, we could all see that the two American brands had created something special. Imagine my delight to know that Snyder has made his way back to the Pine State for a new project. This time, it was designing the interiors for twenty one-bedroom…

By Brett Braley
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Transportation
Pagani Codalunga

McLaren isn't the only exotic automaker creating longtail versions of its offerings. The Pagani Codalunga is an elongated version of its much-lauded Huyara. The special projects division, known as Pagani Grandi Complicazioni, took inspiration from vintage Le Mans race cars to create the Codalunga, most notably in the car's curved…

By Amos Kwon
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