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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
Transportation
Renard Speed Shop 1979 BMW R80/7 Scrambler

True scramblers are more than just based on looks. This redone Beemer R80/7 has received the full treatment from Estonian-based Renard Speed Shop. The bike was meant to pay homage to the famed International Six Days Trial (ISDT) that began in 1913 in Carlisle, England. The trial was a test…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Cake Kalk AP Electric Motorcycle

When it comes to the e-bike space, there are few brands making waves as much as European startup Cake. What started with the Kalk Electric Dirt Bike evolved into the Osa Electric Motorcycle and now, a version of Cake's Kalk Electric Motorcycle developed specifically for anti-poaching efforts led by the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Bertone’s Legendary Archives Sold at Auction

Bertone is one of the most famous coachbuilders in the world, but that's all coming to an end due to financial hardships. The design house is known for having created gorgeous one-offs for the likes of Fiat, Lancia, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, BMW, Aston Martin, and Volvo. The most renowned…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
1,000-MPH Bloodhound Up For Sale for $11 Million

The pursuit of 1,000 mph on land is both elusive and seriously expensive. The owner, Ian Warhurst, resurrected the project in 2018 but is now giving up on the pricey Bloodhound LSR Project pursuit that requires massive amounts of funding to run. He hasn't been able to take the Bloodhound…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Nerf’s Latest Fires Around Corners

In case you never saw the movie Wanted, the most redeeming aspect of the film--save the crazy Dodge Viper car chase scene--was the character's ability to bend bullet trajectory to their will around corners. Hasbro's Nerf wants to capitalize on that CGI technology with their new line of Rival Curve…

By Cooper Fleishman
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