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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
Transportation
1976 International Scout II

If you prefer your vintage SUVs with a bit of beach-ready charm, this 1976 International Scout II is right up your alley. Available through Motorcar Studio, the striking beast sports a bright yellow paint job that's accented with matte black rally stripes. A soft top allows for supreme ventilation while…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Pininfarina’s Electric Hypercar Will Do 0-62 in Under 2 Seconds

When Tesla announced their next-generation Roadster would hit 60 from a standstill in under 2 seconds, we thought that would be the end of the electric speed wars for a few years. We were wrong. Automobili Pininfarina just announced they're also building an electric car that will hit 62 miles an…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Tipoon Expandable Trailer

The larger the trailer, the greater the nuisance while you drive. That is, of course, unless your trailer is the Tipoon. The Tipoon is more than meets the eye. Press a button on the included remote control and it grows in size, offering more storage and a comfortable hangout area.…

By Mike Newman
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Features
7 Toy Race Cars That Look too Good to Play With

When we were kids, there was no group of toys we played with more than our cars. Diecasts, Hot Wheels, roll-arounds, scale models, whatever. If they had four wheels, we were all about spending hours building them up, pushing them around on the floor, staging demolition derbies, setting up obstacles…

By Maxwell Barna
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Transportation
Plasan Yagu Armored Car

Though desirable, a tank is fairly impractical. It won't fit in your garage; you're far from clandestine; and don't get us started on washing the damn thing. So what's a home-owning tank enthusiast to do? Meet the Plasan Yagu, a 95bhp armored car that's based on an Arctic Cat Wildcat…

By Mike Newman
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