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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
Home
Industrial Design Studio Mike & Maaike’s New Furniture Line Is All about Collaboration

The modern workplace has been an ever-evolving enigma for quite a few years, but it changed even more rapidly after COVID. Industrial Design Studio Mike & Maaike and their Haven line of furniture is focused on rounded edges and flexible everything so everyone you work with can focus on what needs…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Starting a Record Collection? Here’s Everything You Need

At this point, it's not exactly a secret that vinyl is having a moment. You've likely seen figures tossed around that record sales are their highest since the advent of the MP3 age. Vinyl has been outpacing all other physical media as well. There's already plenty of speculation around why…

By John A. Paradiso
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Misen Is Back with a New Line of Nonstick Essentials Pans

Misen might have started with one of our favorite new chef's knifes, but they've since expanded to a whole line of kitchen gear--including the Misen Cookware collection of durable pots and pans. Misen has now expanded with their latest Kickstarter--and an incredible amount of research, R&D and the like--into the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Niche Coffee Grinder

Nothing will wake you up in the morning like brewing a cup of coffee from freshly ground beans. There are certainly quite a few great coffee grinders out there, and we're officially adding the Niche Coffee Grinder to that list because of its stylish exterior and impressive performance. Direct grind…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ikea X Sonos Symfonisk Table Lamp Speaker

Ikea and Sonos have updated their table lamp speaker, and it now looks and functions better as a light source and as an audio speaker. The original one from a couple of years ago looked a bit like an appendage lopped off of Big Hero 6. But the new one…

By Amos Kwon
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