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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
Home
Officially Licensed Overlook Hotel Rug from ‘The Shining’

From the locations and sets, to the performances and the direction, there's no denying the fact that The Shining is one of the most iconic movies ever created. We've seen plenty of tie-ins and reproductions of classic pieces over the years, but nothing that really made us want to bust…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Blue Fox Indoor Wood Basketball Hoops

Putting a basketball hoop inside your home isn't something an interior designer would sign off on. Unless you have a mansion with an actual court to run a little 5 v 5, a hoop looks tacky and juvenile. That is, of course, unless the hoop comes from Blue Fox Furnishings,…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
10 Books That Will Make You More Interesting

We’re firm believers in the power of a good book to change lives, and it’s for this reason we set aside time every single day to knock down a few pages in something new. Of course, we don’t just read for pleasure; we read to learn about ourselves, the world…

By Maxwell Barna
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Transportation
The Z-Scooter Is Part Segway and Part Vespa

The Segway went from revolutionary transportation device to something only used by mall cops and families taking a tour on vacation. Perhaps one reason for this odd trajectory has to do with the comical blandness of the vehicle. The future of transportation shouldn't look like it was purchased at a…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Mokumono Cycles

Unhappy with the fact that the past two decades have seen the bicycle manufacturing industry disappear almost completely from Europe, twin brothers Bob and Tom Schiller set out to bring manufacturing back to The Netherlands with Mokumono Cycles. Taking pages out of the automotive manufacturing playbook, Mokumono developed an innovative,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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