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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
Amazon’s Zoox Unveiled Their Ride-sharing Robot Taxi

The world of ride-sharing isn't something we've really thought about much the past few months because of the pandemic, but it's evolving more than ever behind the scenes at places like Zoox. The Amazon-backed technology startup is in the process of developing a ride-sharing robot taxi for up to four…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Whitaker Studio Shipping Container Starburst House

This innovative starburst-shaped home is made from shipping containers that point out in all directions for maximum gazing from within and without. Although it hasn't been built yet, the house is up for sale for a cool $3.5 million. The idea was conjured up by London-based Whitaker Studio and is…

By Amos Kwon
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Gear
Mansory BSTN GT XI Lawn Mower

Of all things to inspire the design of a riding lawn mower, we did not predict one spirited by the most popular Air Jordan sneaker of all time, the Jordan XI. The German luxury car tuner, Mansory, worked with BSTN, Germany's high-end sportswear line to build, uh, a bespoke lawn…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
The $100,000 Jigsaw Puzzle

David Dobrik is one of those Internet celebrities best known for his ridiculous antics on YouTube, Vine and presumably some other platforms most of us old farts have never heard of. But now, his is a name you want to know because he's holding a puzzle-solving contest where you can…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Wayne Gretzky’s Mansion

If you're in the market for a bougie ass piece of real estate and money is no object, you should be shopping for the estates previously owned by renowned sports greats like the Gretzky mansion you see fee featured here. Originally purchased by the great one and his wife Janet…

By Cooper Fleishman
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