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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
Food
Dad Grass Is the Perfect Gift for Father’s Day

Time to step up your Father's Day gift game. This year, skip the usual suspects in favor of what you'd want yourself--Dad Grass. It looks, smells, and smokes like cannabis, but it's (almost) THC-free and made with only the finest 100% organic hemp flower to impart a chilled-out, euphoric mood…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Entertainment
Essential Vinyl: 30 Albums Every Record Collector Must Own

Although streaming reigns supreme in the music world, the physical medium has returned with a vengeance. Vinyl record sales have been at an all-time high since the advent of the streaming age. And everyone from your younger cousin to your cool neighbor probably has, at the very least, a modest…

By John A. Paradiso
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Gear
Titan Talon Tool Co. Clavis Plex Key Clip Multi-Tool

When it comes to tools, we've always been of the opinion that they worked a lot like cameras in that the best option was the one you had closest to you at any given time. This sentiment makes keychain / carabiners / multi-tools all the more relevant because you generally…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Lego Is Celebrating Pride Month and Diversity With the ‘Everyone Is Awesome’ Set

When it comes to catchy jingles, there are few modern examples that are more ear-worm-y than Tegan and Sara's "Everything is Awesome" featuring The Lonely Island from the original LEGO Movie. Everyone's favorite brick builder is taking their commitment to diversity one step further with the release of the Pride…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
The Tools You Need To Upgrade Your Grill in 2021

The grilling season has officially kicked off, and there's no better time to prep for its full summer swing by arming yourself with some of the best grill tools and BBQ sets the web has to offer. Pulling from the gear used in your kitchen just won't suffice. Those tools…

By Amos Kwon
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