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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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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
Transportation
VW’s ‘California 30 Years’ Van

The freedom of van life and road tripping is enjoyed by more folks than you know, and for some, it’s a year-round lifestyle. And thanks to modern Volkswagen vans, you don’t have to rough it like a dirty hippie. Now, the brand has unveiled a special California 30 Years van…

By Amos Kwon
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A Drug Kingpin’s Stash of Seized Cars Is Going up for Auction

When you have possession of three-quarters of a ton of marijuana (1,500lbs with an estimated street value of $5mil), it's safe to say you're a drug kingpin. If there's anything we know about drug kingpins, they love their rides. Unfortunately for Kong Meng Vang (aka "Steve"), the government got all…

By Cooper Fleishman
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SPIN – A Spinning Flame In A Glass Tube

If you're anything like us, you could stare at a fire for hours. There's just something absolutely mesmerizing about the raw power and force that, even if you don't get visions like The Hound, demands your attention. Spin is a new project from award-winning German firm höfats that combines a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Auto Fabrica BMW R65

Modifying an already great motorcycle takes a deft hand and a great degree of restraint, so as not to utterly bludgeon what made the bike so damned good in first place. Case in point, this BMW R65 by the folks at UK’s Auto Fabrica. Their latest offering uses a classic…

By Amos Kwon
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1987 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo Coupé/3

You don’t have to know a lick about Alpina, the German car manufacturer that specializes in further refining BMWs, in order to appreciate this rare vintage Alpina B7 Turbo Coupé/3 that took the iconic ‘80s 6-Series and infused it with more style and more power. Only 17 of these beauties…

By Amos Kwon
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