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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
Food
Francis Mallmann Helped Best Made Build This Grill

One thing comes to mind when we think of renowned chef, author and restauranteur Francis Mallmann: Barbecue. He's passionate about everything he does, which is why Best Made Co. tapped him to create an entire collection for the brand. Each of the pieces in the collection is a winner, but…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
This Mercedes-Benz Truck Is Built for Hunters

If you and your hunting party roll up in a Honda Civic, you better plan on parking it and hoofing it for a while. The Mercedes-Benz Gruma Hunter is a far more capable alternative, purpose-built for hunters. Clever appointments include a dog box in the bed, a gun compartment in…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Reimagining the Vespa Scooter as a Jet Ski

If you couldn't tell from his name, Pierpaolo Lazzarini is Italian. That means he's seen his fair share of Vespa scooters zipping around his home country. Lazzarini, a product designer by trade, decided to play with the concept of making the iconic Vespa 50 a water-ready machine. It works almost too…

By Mike Newman
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Features
8 Ridiculously Good Recipes That Only Take 15 Minutes

The last thing you want to do after a long day at the office is cook a meal. We get it. But cooking doesn't have to mean carving out hours every evening and doing your best Thomas Keller impression. A simple recipe is your friend, but too often that means…

By Maxwell Barna
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Food
Planters Brewed an IPA

Nothing pairs more perfectly with a thirst-quenching beer than a salty snack. That's why bars across the country put out tiny dishes of bar nuts, a move that both satisfies patrons and makes them crave more of beer's thirst-quenching abilities. Planters decided to offer that snack and the refreshment with…

By Mike Newman
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