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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
Home
Upgrade Your Office Warfare With the Ghost Hunter Mini Crossbow

It's time to give your standard office warfare weapons a break in favor of something a little more powerful like the Ghost Hunter mini crossbow from Uncommon Carry. Handmade out of stainless steel and equipped with an infrared laser sight for late night encounters, the Ghost Hunter is designed to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1966 Land Rover Recovery Truck

When someone says "Land Rover," a certain vehicle appears in your head, right? Boxy. Rugged. Fashionable. Well, the Defender this is not. This is a 1966 Land Rover Series IIA 109 4x4 Recovery Truck. The Series II was introduced in 1958 and offered the rounded sides that would become synonymous…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Gift Pick: Smart Garden 3

Any apartment dweller knows that "gardening" is limited to a few of the most indestructible herbs. With limited sunlight and space, growing actual vegetables is close to impossible. That is, of course, unless you give that person the Smart Garden 3 from Click and Grow. The Smart Garden 3 accepts…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The 10 Best Titles Coming to Netflix This Month

It’s comforting to know the people at Netflix knew we were going to desperately need some cold weather relief in December. Subscribers are getting some (and by “some” we actually mean “a shit ton of”) acclaimed new original content and the return of original favorites, as well as some excellent…

By Maxwell Barna
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Entertainment
The 10 Best Titles Coming to Amazon Prime This Month

December is a crucial time for TV bingers and movie aficionados because colder weather means hunkering down and enjoying some quality time in front of the tube. Luckily, when Amazon announced their releases for this month, we knew we were getting gold rather than a lump of coal in our…

By Maxwell Barna
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