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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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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
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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
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Khyzyl Saleem Toyota RAV4 Rally Car Concept

Ever since its release in the early 90s, Toyota's "Recreational Activity Vehicle: 4-wheel drive"--aka the RAV4--has been a classic because of the combination of SUV performance with compact car maneuverability and fuel economy. Concept artist Khyzyl Saleem has thrown all the compact car aspects out the window with his renderings of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mini Vision Urbanaut Concept

BMW has released more than a few interesting concepts in the past handful of years, but few of them compare to the sheer absurdity that is the recently unveiled Mini Vision Urbanaut Concept. Designed from the inside out as the BMW group's futuristic take on the popular #vanlife trend, the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Class up Your Space with a Ranger Station Old Fashioned Candle

When it comes to improving the ambience in a room, there's nothing like a good candle. But we don't want peppermint hibiscus honeysuckle or other big box scents, we want scents that are a little more Mad Men. Enter Ranger Station and their Old Fashioned Candle. Inspired by the cocktail…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Class up Your Space with a Ranger Station Old Fashioned Candle

When it comes to improving the ambience in a room, there's nothing like a good candle. But we don't want peppermint hibiscus honeysuckle or other big box scents, we want scents that are a little more Mad Men. Enter Ranger Station and their Old Fashioned Candle. Inspired by the cocktail…

By Cooper Fleishman
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1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Convertible from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”

Talk about an obscure Bond vehicle that might be more under-the-radar than the actor who co-starred with it. This XR-7 comes from the sole 007 flick with George Lazenby in the starring role. Driven by 007's wife, Contessa Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo, this Mercury Cougar XR-7 is one of the…

By Amos Kwon
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