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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
Outside Van Power Station

We've seen the whole "living in a van down by the river" thing come full circle from Chris Farley joke on SNL to something people actually aspire to. When it comes to the camper van you want to live in, you won't find better than the options from Portland-based Outside…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
A Brewmaster Tastes and Ranks 40s

When it comes to getting tipsy and saving cash, few beverage options are as solid as the 40. When it comes to taste, however, well, your palate probably still remembers taping a pair to your palms and making a night of it in college. But what if the 40—in all its…

By Mike Newman
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Home
The Moto Rocker Is the Rocking Horse for Kids Who Love Motorcycles

Horse riding never interested us as kids. Toy cars and motorcycles, however? Hell. Yes. If your kid is the same way, forget the rocking horse and give them the Moto Rocker, a rocker inspired by a motorcycle. Felix Monza, a German born industrial designer, developed the toy to really mimic…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Heinz Mayochup Is the Condiment Hybrid You Need This Summer

Mayo is the Nickelback of condiments. Many people hate it with a passion that's a bit too passionate. Still, it outsells its ketchup and mustard brethren on the regular. While we're team mayo, we admit that our favorite way to use the condiment is to mix it with ketchup and…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Rake Assassin

In the market for a tool that makes short work of all the tedious tasks you seem to constantly tackle in the yard? Enter the Rake Assassin by Root Assassin Garden Tools. It rakes. It scoops. It shovels. It skims. It does all these things with one familiar tool redesigned…

By Cooper Fleishman
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