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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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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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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
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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
Entertainment
The 10 Video Games We’re Most Excited for This Fall

Every fall, video game releases ramp up. It’s when blockbusters come out, indies sneak into the lineup, and generally when gamers run out of money. This year, the gaming mainstays aren’t as exciting to us. Battlefield V hasn’t shown us much to get excited about and we haven’t paid attention…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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ICON 4×4 Derelict 1966 Bronco Roadster

It should come as no surprise that everyone at Cool Material is a huge fan of just about everything that comes out of the ICON 4x4 shop. That said, we're particularly big fans of the ICON Derelict Projects thanks to their combination of vintage style and patina with modern performance.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Curtiss Hera Motorcycle

If you're unfamiliar with the Curtiss name, let us break the brand down for you. Imagine a motorcycle outfit keen on marrying industrial good looks with the dreams of a sci-fi movie director. The Zeus was a shining example of this and now so is the Hera, an electric bike…

By Mike Newman
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Studio Schicketanz Dog House

Studio Schicketanz is a California-based architectural firm behind a series of stunning homes. The outfit's latest build is decidedly smaller but no less awesome. The brand built a dog house. But not just any dog house, mind you. No, this is easily the sweetest pup pad we've ever seen. As…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
9 Video Games That Are Basically Movies You Control

Video games have come a long way since quarter-operated arcade cabinets.  We’re not disparaging arcade cabinets. The opposite. We love them and we have been known to patronize the occasional arcade bar. We’re just making the observation that there’s a lot more potential for storytelling on the modern PC or…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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