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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
Features
The Isle of Jura is the Perfect Quiet Vacation for Scotch Lovers

To orient you, the Isle of Jura’s next door neighbor is Islay, off the West Coast of Scotland. You probably recognize the latter’s name if you’re at all a fan of scotch whisky. For all of the popularity Islay enjoys, we preferred our time on Jura. It’s smaller, more soft-spoken,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Food
Brava Is the World’s Fastest Oven

There's a reason so many of us gravitate toward the microwave, and it isn't for the quality of food. When we're hungry, we want to eat. It's simple. When you consider the amount of time an oven takes to come to temperature and then to actually cook your food, it's…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Sufferfest FKT Is the Beer to Drink After You Work Out

Instead of reaching for that Gatorade after your next HIIT workout, consider reaching for a beer. Yeah, we like the sound of that too. Sufferfest Beer Company's latest brew, FKT (Fastest Known Time), is designed to quench thirst, revitalize tired muscles, and help your immune system, meaning it's the beer…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Eye of the Storm Hurricane-Resistant Home

Commissioned in 1989 after Hurricane Hugo destroyed homes around Charleston, South Carolina, Eye of the Storm is a unique steel and concrete abode built to withstand other powerful storms that could hit the coast. Finished in 1991, the dome sits right off the beach and offers incredible views from the…

By Mike Newman
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Home
The Frank Lloyd Wright House Seen in ‘Blade Runner’ Is for Sale

Time to check the couch cushions; one of the most famous, most insane Frank Lloyd Wright houses just hit the market. How much coin do you need to claim the Ennis House as your residence? Oh, just a cool $23 mill. While that's probably too rich for your blood, the…

By Mike Newman
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