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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
Amazon Announces a Vinyl of the Month Club

In uncharacteristic fashion, Amazon quietly announced the launch of its own vinyl of the month club. The e-commerce site already has a music and television streaming service, but this new move sees them take a leap into physical media. And it kind of makes sense. Vinyl and record collecting have…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
The Cookbooks Everyone Should Own

When it comes to cookbooks, your favorite is probably going to be the one that includes all the passed-down family recipes you've enjoyed since you were a kid. While you should absolutely keep the tradition of Grandma's cheesecake and Mom's macaroni salad alive, there are plenty of game-changing cookbooks out…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
The Heineken B.O.T. Mobile Cooler Will Bring the Beer to You

What if an ice-cold beer was always within arm's reach? Sure, you could lug around a cooler, but in this scorching heat, there should be an easier solution. Introducing the Heineken B.O.T., part Black Mirror part Roomba/beer cooler. Earlier this week Heineken introduced the Beer Outdoor Transporter (or B.O.T. --…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
15 Modern Board Games That Don’t Suck

If you’ve spent any time on Kickstarter perusing successful projects, you may have realized we are in a sort of board game renaissance. Forget the classics, there's a suite of complex, art-driven, engaging board games that have been developed by creative minds. So before you reach for your battered copy…

By John A. Paradiso
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Fashion
STEAL: Up to 60% off Sale Items at Huckberry

When it comes to an excellently curated selection of style pieces, gear and sundries, you won't find better than the options our very good friends at Huckkberry have to offer. Right now, the Huckberry Sale section is chock full of hundreds of items that check all the boxes when it…

By Cooper Fleishman
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