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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
One of Aldi’s Cheap Whiskies Was Named Best in the World

When you think of great Scotch whisky, pricey single malts probably dance through your head. What doesn't dance through your head are the bottles that line the shelves of your local Aldi grocery store. But maybe they should. Aldi's Highland Black 8 Year Old Scotch Whisky took home top honors…

By Mike Newman
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Features
The History of the Honda Monkey, the World’s Favorite Minibike

You are either completely in love with the Honda Z series or you have no idea what it is. For those in the latter category, here’s a quick intro (which will then be followed by a longer story about the origins of the bike). The Honda Z50 was a street-legal…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
The 25 Greatest Directors and Their Highest Rated Movies

There are a few comments we could make about every one of these directors, so we’ll reserve this space for those. Each director on this list is distinctly their own. If someone walked into any of these movies halfway through, they could tell you who made it and might even…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
Hunter RMV Predator 6.6

Light Medium Tactical Vehicles (LMTVs) are juiced-up trucks trusted by the military for getting soldiers and their equipment around some of the more treacherous terrain out there. You most likely don't need one of these vehicles. Still...  If you want a vehicle that can take you just about anywhere, Hunter…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Pulpo Familiar Ground Vases

Looking to step up your flower or home decor game with vases that look like something out of a sci-fi movie? Check out these Pulpo Familiar Ground Vases from the minds of Dutch designers Visser & Meijwaard. The collection includes an open vase along with a container with lid that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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