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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
This Hand-Built Hovercraft Looks like a DeLorean

There are a lot of classic cars we grew up longing for. Sure there are plenty of Lambos and Ferraris on the list, but when it comes to cool cars from the '80s, the DeLorean is one of our absolute favorites. We thought there was no way to improve on…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Grand Pic Chalet

Appareil Architecture is a Montreal-based architecture and design firm that creates stunning residences, studios and offices all over Canada. The entire firm has this unique and fascinating way of combining all the hallmarks of their structures with the beauty of the landscape that surrounds each of them in a way…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Ural Electric Sidecar Motorcycle

The sidecar, a motorcycle feature that seems like a relic from the past, is finally getting pulled into the future. The Ural All-Electric Prototype motorcycle boasts the retro add-on, allowing a passenger to ride in comfort without their arms wrapped around your body like they were a backpack. The addition…

By Mike Newman
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Food
The 3-3-2-2 Method Is the Trick to Perfect Steaks

Rob Levitt is a butcher from Chicago who runs a shop called The Butcher & Larder. Unsurprisingly, he knows a thing or two about cooking cuts of meat. He shared a nifty little trick with The Takeout that can help you achieve perfection every time you slap a raw steak down…

By Mike Newman
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Features
8 Dishes You Didn’t Realize You Could Make in a Slow Cooker

The slow cooker is one of the best inventions in modern history. Everything from soups and stews, to chili and casseroles become a breeze when you own a Crock-Pot. If you've mastered those dishes, it's time to move on to next-level slow cooking. Here are 8 Things You Didn’t Know You…

By Maxwell Barna
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