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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
Gear
Upgrade Your Personal Protection and Home Defense with TASER Devices

Personal protection and home defense are more important than ever. That's where TASER comes in with their professional grade tools used and trusted by law enforcement agencies around the world because they can immobilize even the most aggressive assailants. Whether you opt for the TASER Pulse, Pulse+ or StrikeLight, you're…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
‘Retro Watches: The Modern Collectors’ Guide’

We're all for the modern innovations and design ideas that make current watches bulletproof, reliable timepieces capable of doing everything from looking good to tracking you with GPS. There's something to be said for the weird, quirky watches from the '60s, '70s and '80s that were more concerned with breaking…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The 1,000-Mile Aptera Paradigm Plus

If this slippery EV looks familiar, you're not wrong. Aptera Motors was founded in 2006 and then closed its doors in 2011 after failing to secure funding for its EV in a precarious market. The company has now risen from the ashes to offer up the Aptera Paradigm Plus, teardrop-shaped…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Holiday Gift Guide: Drink

If any of you out there is imbibing more these days, raise your hand. Us, too. Make this season and 2021 better by getting the right gear for adult beverages of just about every kind (strong coffee, included). These drink-related gifts are sure to bring a smile, a relaxed demeanor,…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Thomas Keller and Armando Manni K+M Chocolate Bars

In a pinch, any chocolate bar will satisfy a craving, but all chocolate bars are not created equal. If you want some of the best chocolate you'll ever eat, check out Thomas Keller and Armando Manni K+M Chocolate Bars. These chocolate bars are the brain child of Michelin-starred chef Thomas Keller--of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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