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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
Features
How to Buy Her Great Flowers for Valentine’s Day

If there’s one thing we know about Valentine’s Day, it’s that it isn’t about us. In actuality, Valentine’s Day is all about her—making sure we show her that we love and appreciate the time and effort she puts into being with us (as we know, we can be handfuls). Alas,…

By Maxwell Barna
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Entertainment
Numen / For Use Makes Tape Sculptures You Can Climb Through

As part of the recent Drawing in Space exhibit at the Des Moines Art Center, artists from all over the world were tapped to create large-scale, site specific installations in the I.M. Pei designed space. That included the artist collective from Vienna and Zagreb known as Numen / For Use…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This Chandelier Was Inspired by the Falcon 9 Rocket

What do a bunch of space nerds do while they're sitting around waiting for the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch to happen? When they have access to a fleet of giant composite extrusion 3D printers they set about making their own Falcon 9 Rocket... chandelier. Designed by humans, built by robots…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘A House to Die In’ Is a Sculpture Someone Lives In

Leave it to the Norwegians to do something as crazy as creating a giant sculpture that doubles as a house. Dubbed "A House to Die In," the project combines the work of Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard, the Selvaag brothers (Olav and Frederik) and Snøhetta (the firm responsible for the Underwater Restaurant…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The KLOS Carbon Fiber Guitar Disassembles for Easy Travel

If you've ever tried traveling with a guitar you know how much of a pain in the ass it can be to get the classic instrument from place to place. That's why the team at KLOS Guitars was born. Using a hybrid design that combines a carbon fiber body and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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