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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
Entertainment
Our 12 Most Anticipated Games of 2018

Even casual gamers have plenty to be excited for this year, with releases from big developers and indie outfits that’ll keep you entertained for hours. Where we could, we’ve included specific dates or seasons, but as anyone who spends any time following gaming can tell you, release dates in the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
The Best Books You Didn’t Read in 2017

We don’t know exactly how many books were published last year, but you can bet it was more than any reasonable human can be expected to read. Since we’re also human, we didn’t get to read them all, but of the ones we did, we have some we liked more…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
This Jeep Wrangler Has a Dodge Viper Engine in It

If you need to haul ass away from some zombies, your standard Jeep Wrangler might not provide the oomph you need. Luckily, some mad auto scientists at North Chicago's The Last Detail did a little operating on a 2005 Jeep Wrangler. Under the hood of this beast you'll find an…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The 11 Best Documentary Films of 2017

While 2017 was an excellent year for the cinema, with box office hits like Dunkirk, Get Out, Wonder Woman, Baby Driver, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there were some incredible documentaries released at the same time. We decided to give our readers a closer look at what we feel…

By Maxwell Barna
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Transportation
The Mission E Is Porsche’s Answer to Tesla

Sexy electric is kinda Tesla's bag. In fact, few others have been able to deliver the same performance and styling in an all-electric package. But that's about to change. The Porsche Mission E is a fully electric vehicle set to go on sale in 2019. Propelled by two permanent magnet…

By Mike Newman
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