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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
Drinks
The Best Bourbon Distilleries to Visit (They’re Not All in Kentucky)

It's one thing to enjoy a pour of a quality bourbon, it's a whole other experience to travel to where it's all made.

By Christopher Osburn
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Drinks
8 Classic West Coast IPAs That Never Get Old

Before there was any hype over a list of seemingly endless new IPA variations, there was the category-defining West Coast IPA. And they still hold up.

By Christopher Osburn
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Entertainment
The 8 Best Hugo Award–Winning Sci-Fi Novels Every Guy Should Read

For sci-fi fans and authors, it doesn’t get much bigger than the Hugo Awards. These are some of the greatest stand-out winners over the years.

By Alex Borkowski
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Drinks
Add to Bar Cart: Tamworth Garden VSOP Apple Brandy

We can all use more brandy in our home bars. This Calvados-style, all-American brandy in particular.

By Nickolaus Hines
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Entertainment
The 10 Best Movies and Shows Adapted From Video Games

Movies and TV shows adapted from video games haven't had the best track record outside of a few stand outs. That's changing in the best way possible.

By Alex Borkowski
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