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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
Fifteen Eleven Porsche 914

The diminutive 914 might take a back seat to the 911, 924, 928, and 944 when it comes to vintage Porsches, but when it's done up by Fifteen Eleven, folks will take notice. This restomod brings it to the 21st century by way of a new 3.4-liter flat-six from the…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Brette Haus Folding Prefab Cabins

When it comes to cabins, we've seen everything from the off-the-grid escapes, prefabs and A-frame options that fit all the average needs in one way or another. Latvian startup Brette Haus is re-imagining everything we thought possible in the space with their Prefab Folding Cabins that can be unfolded, refolded…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Takashi Murakami “Flowers” Pancake Pan

Takashi Murakami is one of those artists that blends so many different styles, disciplines, materials and subject matters that it can be hard to define what he does--but you immediately know a piece of his work when you see it. This is especially true when it comes to his iconic…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid

Toyota hasn't had a supercar since the 2012 Lexus LFA, so it's big news when they debut the racing version of its future street-legal hypercar known as the Toyota GR Super Sport. The new Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid is a rocket with its 3.5-liter twin-turbo engine that's good for…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Sriracha Dry Spice Blends

The Thai hot chili sauce made from a paste of chili peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt known as Sriracha has been a staple for almost a century. But all Srirachas are not created equal. We tasted 9 different Sriracha options and, as was expected, the popular Huy Fong…

By Cooper Fleishman
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