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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
How to Make Taco Bell Salt With Extra Sauce Packets

We often check Lifehacker for little tips and tricks that improve our lives ever so slightly. Little did we know, however, that they'd post something that would impact literally every meal we'll ever consume from now until our dying day. That tip? How to make Taco Bell Salt from the extra…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Hawthorne Cologne Is Personalized for You

What cologne are you wearing right now? Whatever you were gifted last? A free sample? The same cologne from years ago? We get it. Finding a cologne with just the right fit for you is hard. With Hawthorne, it doesn't have to be. Fill out a simple 10 question quiz…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Grill
Piknik Is a Picnic Table With an Integrated Grill

Aren't you sick of having to schlep over to the grill when the patties and dogs are ready? Can't those foods be within arm's reach so you can sit with your beer? With Piknik, this awful situation no longer has to plague you. Piknik, a clever picnic table from Iratzoki…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Anglepoise Made a Mini Version of Its Iconic Lamp

The Anglepoise desk lamp is one of—if not the—most iconic pieces of lighting ever created. Often imitated but never duplicated, this particular lamp is a sterling example of the best office furniture and decor you can buy at any price point, and it's been that way for decades. Now, Anglepoise…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Ti EDC Wrench

Big Idea Design has seen a lot of success on Kickstarter, releasing a slew of clever everyday carry items for funding over the years. The latest from the brand is our favorite yet. The Ti EDC Wrench is a full wrench set in a pint-sized package. Built from solid grade 5…

By Mike Newman
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