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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
1941 Shipwrecked Whisky

Sailors didn't exactly comfort themselves in the arms of mermaids during long stints at sea. It was booze that got them through, in reality. This particular bottle of whisky comes from the British cargo ship the SS Politician that was grounded back in 1941. Most of the stash (264,000 bottles)…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Ferrari 360 Modena Limousine

Tantamount to giving the Mona Lisa a mohawk haircut, a perfectly good 2003 Ferrari 360 Modena coupe has been given the stretch limousine treatment. An Aussie owner decided to chop the Italian steed and added aluminum chassis extensions, fiberglass body panels, and gull-wing style doors. Inside, the limo gets black…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Unagi All-Access Electric Scooter Subscription

Some of you out there live in electric scooter hell with Bird, Lime, and Spin units cast aside like empty cans of Budweiser. You'll have nothing to do with them. And then there are those who want to make use of the compact and convenient whizzers without having to buy.…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
The World’s Most Valuable Hot Wheels Collection is Worth $1.5 Million

For many of us, Hot Wheels are a distant memory. They remind us of how our passion for cars started. But that passion never ended for Bruce Pascal, 59, who has collected what appears to be the priciest Hot Wheels collection on earth. Having started at the fledgling age of…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Escapade Silverstone Trackside Homes

Those who can't race watch, and that's exactly what die-hard and affluent Formula 1 fans can do at the upcoming Escapade Silverstone that overlooks the legendary racing circuit. Designed by Twelve Architects, the 60 residences will be used for rental and some for purchase. The look is all modern and…

By Amos Kwon
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