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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
Transportation
TMC Dumont Motorcycle

Former Formula 1 and Indycar driver Tarso Marques turned custom car and bike creator has crafted a motorcycle like no other. Upon first glance, it looks more like a steampunk time machine than a conventional two-wheeler. The TMC Dumont Motorcycle is fully functional despite its intergalactic looks that include huge…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
4K Grill by Heston Blumenthal x Everdure

For die-hard outdoor chefs, cooking on a grill is a year-round love affair, but no one will deny it takes work when it comes to using charcoal. The flavor results are undeniable, but the technology is still stone-age. Triple Michelin-Star British chef Heston Blumenthal has just changed all that with…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Best Made Company Limited Edition Franklin Cup

Whether you're talking about their Ditty Bag, Famous Red Notebook, Field Chest, or Military-Inspired Footlocker, Best Made Company creates some of the, well, best made, modern interpretations of vintage style gear out there. Case in point: these Limited Edition Franklin Cup enamelware mugs you see here. According to Best Made, "Our…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Volvo Trucks Vera

Volvo Trucks wants in on the autonomous revolution and has just shown us the near future in its Vera autonomous truck that looks, well, nothing like a truck. First of all, it’s fully electric and totally cabless, looking more like a hybridization of a robotic dog and a military vehicle,…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Ford Mini GT 40 Go-Kart

When is a toy not a toy but still the ultimate Christmas gift for a privileged kid? When it’s the Mini GT 40, modeled after the famed Le Mans racer that toppled Ferrari in the famed 24-hour endurance race back in the ‘60s. Built by French automotive enthusiast Francis Mortarini…

By Amos Kwon
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