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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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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
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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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B.A.T. Alfa Trinity Auction

Rarely do concept cars of this nature go up for sale, much less three icons known as the B.A.T. (Berlinetta Aerodynamica Technica) Alfa Trinity. These three design masterpieces were created by Italy's Bertone design house and bowed at the Turin Auto show in succession from 1953 to 1955. Although they…

By Amos Kwon
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McLaren Elva Gulf Livery

The orange and baby blue Gulf Oil livery might just be the most famous racing colorway of all time, followed by the likes of Martini Racing, John Player Special, Alitalia, and Rothman's. This time, the Gulf livery shows up on the radical McLaren Elva open-top supercar. Although the specs and…

By Amos Kwon
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1962 Porsche Emory Special Roadster

California-based Emory Motorsports has been producing some of the most gorgeous Porsches outside of Stuttgart for the last few decades. While these modified vintage cars might have purists screaming at their screens, we love vehicles like this 1962 Porsche Emory Special Roadster for their combination of vintage style, modern performance and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Acura MDX Concept

This is one of the few concepts that's about as production-ready as it gets. The best-selling model in Acura's history gets dressed to kill for its fourth-generation with more sinew, power, and size. Less rounded than the current MDX, the new face is more aggressive and sporty, while the curvaceous…

By Amos Kwon
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Bentley V8 Flying Spur

Bentley's W12 engine is a monster, but when it comes to sporting performance for their driving enthusiast customer base that prefers not to be chauffeured, they go twin-turbo V8. Their new V8 Flying Spur gets the same engine as the Continental GT: a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with 549 horses and…

By Amos Kwon
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