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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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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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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
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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
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Doomsday Prep for the Sane Man

It’s a sobering thought, but disasters are inevitable. You may think you’re prepared, but we have some notes, as the emergency kit in your car’s trunk and the granola bars you stashed likely aren’t enough to carry you through the three weeks of hardship you’re in store for. Consider our…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Conor McGregor’s FiftyOne Bicycle

It's not just Conor McGregor's mouth that has helped him rise to the top of the UFC; it's a hell of a lot of hard work. When not hitting pads, getting in rolls, or working on take downs, the Notorious one can be found riding his FiftyOne road bike to…

By Mike Newman
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How to Drink Like Your Grandfather

If you’re into the experimental cocktail scene, no one’s going to stop you. Go ahead and drink your Ron Swanson disapproved drinks. But when we’re bartending or patronizing a cocktail bar, we want the tried and true recipes. The Manhattans, Old Fashioneds, and Sazeracs (none of which will appear on…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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This Deus Custom Is Named After Mad Max’s Sidekick

The latest Deus Ex Machina Custom is named Goose in honor of Jim Goose, the pursuit officer on the Main Force Patrol from Mad Max. Deus built the entire bike around a full fairing from Airtech and based it off of a 2018 Kawasaki Z900rs. Picturing it in a dystopian…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Aellambler Scrambler

Ducati Scramblers always turn heads, but if you were to hop in the saddle of Masaharu's entry for the Scrambler Ducati Custom Rumble contest, you'd turn those heads just a bit faster. That's because the 3D modeled body is covered in Western gold leaf (aka brass foil) for a dose…

By Mike Newman
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