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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
Jet Capsule Mini-Yacht

Built by a team of Italian entrepreneurs, dreamers, designs, engineers and boat builders looking to develop a completely new boating concept, the Jet Capsule is a futuristic mini-yacht. With enough space for up to 9 people depending on how you customize it, this 24ft luxury vehicle is perfectly suited for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
8 Jigsaw Puzzles for Grown Men

Gone are the days of the big box, local general store puzzle. When you're killing time at a family gathering or at home by yourself or with a loved one, grab a puzzle that actually means something. A puzzle that's not decked out with psychedelic cats, landscapes you can't figure…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
ProSource Makes the Protein Bar You’ll Actually Want to Eat

We know we need to consume more protein on a regular basis--especially on tough days at the gym--but tearing through a normal protein bar is as hard as setting new PRs. The ProSource Bar makes that a thing of the past. Each protein bar from ProSource uses a model of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Medieval Lookout-Inspired Home

You probably won't have to worry about archers and invaders on horseback, but that doesn't mean this lookout-inspired home in the Smoky Mountains is pointless. Designed by Pfeffer Torode Architecture, the unique home shoots up instead of out, allowing occupants to enjoy 360° views after scaling the stunning spiral staircase.…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
PocketSprite Is a Keychain Game Boy

Yes, the phone you carry in your pocket has the power to support just about every video game from your youth. But there's an element of nostalgia missing when you're swiping and tapping your way through a level of Sonic. Meet PocketSprite. PocketSprite is a pint-sized, keychain-ready gaming device that…

By Mike Newman
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