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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
Vanwall Vintage Formula 1 Continuation Collection

As technologically and aerodynamically incredible modern F1 cars are, their front-engined forefathers were rudimentary, dangerous, but beautiful to behold. British team Vanwall was one of the most prominent teams in F1 in the '50s, having beaten the likes of Ferrari and Maserati in the first F1 World Championship constructors’ title.…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Paul Newman’s Datsun 280ZX

Paul Newman was a man among men. Actor, philanthropist, race car driver. His passion for driving was evident, and he was actually skilled enough to race competitively. Newman was so good that he stood on the podium for 2nd place at the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
MalaMadre Motorcycles “MM Shark”

Great motorcycle mods result in both great design and daily rideability. Bali-based MalaMadre Motorcycles has done just that with a client built. The request had simple requirements: modern, light, and off-road capable. The MM Shark's base bike was a humble but excellent 2017 KTM 450 EXC Six Days. Using a…

By Amos Kwon
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Outdoors
Bespoke Ford F-550 Camper

When it comes to platforms that are just dying to be turned into expedition campers, you won't find better than the Ford F-550. That same blue oval platform has served as the base for more than a few of the off-road campers we'd buy if money were no object, and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
The Bobby Hotel in Nashville Has a Custom Greyhound Bus on the Roof

At some point, we've all seen a vintage touring bus and thought about what we would do to return it to operation. The team at the Bobby Hotel in Nashville found a Greyhound bus that fits the bill, but rather than restoring it for road duty--they teamed up with Hemphill…

By Cooper Fleishman
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