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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
Polaroid CandyPlay 3D Candy Pen

Don't tell your kids about this. Polaroid is breaking away from their instant cameras with something even more fun (and edible). The CandyPlay uses sugar-free cartridges, heats them, and then extrudes them so you can form your own candy designs. Plug in via USB, power it on, and look for…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo

The electric Porsche Taycan sedan now has a more fetching, more rugged brother, and it's a freakin' wagon, to boot. The new 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo looks largely the same as the Taycan from the B-pillars forward, but the rear end gets a beautiful wagon greenhouse and a more…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Tamarit Motorcycles “Libertas”

Spanish shop Tamarit Motorcycles focuses on Triumph motorcycles, and their latest mod is based on the classic Bonneville T120. Named "Libertas" (free), the 1,200cc bike got its inspiration from 1960s era desert racers and also gets a wonderful vintage scrambler look, as well. The custom bike gets a beautiful brown…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
If You’re Drinking, You Should Finish the Evening With H-PROOF

Ever had a drink (or more) and woken up with a headache, feeling foggy or and upset stomach--and who hasn't--it's all about the alcohol metabolism and not dehydration. That's where H-PROOF comes in. These black cherry chewables support alcohol metabolism, promote liver health and restore vital nutrients, so you can…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Volkswagen Vintage Jolly Style Beach Buggy

In 1960's Southern California, you weren't doing the beach properly if you weren't getting there in some sort of Volkswagen. While the VW Bus and Beetle were tremendously popular, the best way to do it was in one of the era's iconic buggies like the Meyers Manx or a Poty…

By Cooper Fleishman
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