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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
The Runge RS Racer Is a Hand-Built Bespoke Automobile

As much as we're all for modern automotive innovations like superchargers, turbochargers, tiptronic transmissions and crumple zones, there's something to be said for the absolute beauty and pure mechanical performance of the race cars from the golden era of racing in the 1950s. Runge Cars is the shop of Christopher…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Nick Offerman Acted Like a Statue While Slowly Sipping Whisky for 45 Minutes

It's become somewhat of a tradition for Nick Offerman to celebrate the holidays with a pour of the good stuff and a camera rolling. In 2015, the actor sat by a yule log while imbibing for 45 minutes. The following year, Offerman upped the ante by sipping his Lagavulin for…

By Mike Newman
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Lifestyle
Flemish Renaissance Superheroes

The 16th century was a time of great art forming from the paint brushes of Dutch and Flemish artists. Their subjects, however, weren't quite as interesting as modern-day superheroes. Artist Sacha Goldberger fixed that with his series of clever portraits. The 51-piece collection includes superheroes, Star Wars characters and others…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Banksy Is Raffling Off a Sculpture

Unless you were one of the keen people in Central Park back in 2013 who purchased a legit piece of art from Banksy for just $60, the thought of owning something from the illusive street artist probably makes your bank account nervous. Well, how would you like to own a…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The 10 Best Titles Coming to Amazon Prime in December

If there’s one thing we love about Amazon Prime Streaming, it’s that they always have such an eclectic mix of content to offer. They’re seriously stepping up their game in the original content department, we can always count on them introducing all of the best classics and blockbusters, and we’re…

By Maxwell Barna
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