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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
Food
At Home: Spice Things Up with Trader Joe’s “Everything but the Elote” Seasoning Blend

Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. If we were to get cornered and forced to choose our favorite street food, it would probably be elotes because there's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
ClickStraw Is the First Reusable Straw You’ll Actually Want to Use

One of the easiest ways to reduce waste and help save the planet is skipping the disposable plastic straw in favor of something reusable. But let’s face it, most “better straws” suck. They’re either impossible to clean and dangerous, or they disintegrate and aren’t large enough for smoothies or boba.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
At Home: Upgrade Your Screwdriver with This Multi-Bit Ergonomic Option

Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. The most important screwdriver in your collection is the one you can find when you need it, but that doesn't mean…

By Cooper Fleishman
VESSEL-Ball-Grip-Screwdriver
Transportation
Fordzilla P1 Concept Hypercar

The P1 is the blue oval's first esports concept car via its Fordzilla team, and it's every bit as imaginative as it is evocative of the original Le Mans Ford GT40 that inspired it. The conceptual hypercar is actually a partially crowd-sourced design whereby gaming fans provided input on Twitter…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
IKEA x LEGO Buildable Storage Boxes

At this point, we don't need to tell you how much we love both IKEA and LEGO for their various storage and brick-building products. The two iconic four-letter brands have teamed up for a new line of buildable storage boxes called BYGGLEK that allow you to blend the worlds of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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