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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
Features
7 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Cook in Your Cast Iron Skillet

There’s no single piece of cookware on the planet as versatile as the cast iron skillet. We talk all the time about how it’s perfect for searing beef and fish, but there’s a whole lot more to it than just the typical meat and potatoes stuff. You’re at an advantage…

By Maxwell Barna
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Transportation
DIY Beer Keg Sidecar

For most of us, getting a new bike means picking up all kinds of accessories like helmets, lights, bottle holders and the like. For German artist / designer / maker Laura Kampf, getting a new bike meant turning a beer keg into a sidecar. Yes, you read that correctly. Laura…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Deus’ XV-Twin 1200

Deus performed some moto magic and turned a chunky brute Harley XL 1200C sportster and transmogrified it into the rather bespoke XV-Twin 1200 café racer that still retains the iconic Harley V-Twin power, kinda like Conor McGregor in a fancy suit but minus the disorderly personality. The new form gets…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Evolution of the Alphabet Chart

When it comes to decorating the walls your space, there are so many great art and print shops out there that it can be hard to find exactly what you want. If you're anything like us, you want pieces that interesting, unique, thought-provoking and guaranteed to last a good, long…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
One of the Best Electric Shavers Is on Sale for over 40% Off

Like all of you reading this, we know that the straight razor shave by a talented barber is the best there is. But honestly, we're not forced to be baby's bottom fresh everyday, and frankly, straight razor shaves are a lot of work. Hell, all manual shaves--and there are plenty…

By Cooper Fleishman
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