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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
Audio
City Radio

Despite the fact that most of us have traded in live radio for personal music connections, media-streaming, curated Sirius stations and podcasts, live radio is still alive and well all over the world. If you want to tap into the radio experience all over the world--without pricey subscription radio options--check…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
AMP Motorcycles Yamaha WR400 “The Edge”

This dirt bike turned bona fide flat tracker is known as "The Edge" (no relation to U2's guitarist). The German father and son custom bike shop team of Michael and Allen Posenauertook a Yamaha WR400 F Enduro and eliminated the bodywork, replacing it with hand-crafted and straight-edged aluminum pieces including…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Hello Wood Workstation Cabin

Working from home sucks, but it doesn't have to if you can manage a completely sequestered and utterly stunning office like the Hello Wood Workstation Cabin. More of a tiny house than just a single-desk space, the Workstation Cabin is beautifully angled inside and out, with smart use of space…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70

If it's an obscure boutique exotic performance automobile you're looking for, you can't do much better than the Dutch-made Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70. This special edition of the radical D8 GTO celebrates founder Joop Donkervoort's 70th birthday. The crazy, long-nose roadster houses a potent Audi-sourced 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine that delivers…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
‘Back to the Future’ Time Machine Bass

Back to the Future is one of the most beloved and iconic film franchises of all time. Ever since its release, it has inspired real-life products based on or inspired by parts of the films. Nike made real AirMags. There's a functional hoverboard. There are also motorcycles, a VW bus,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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