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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
Food
Jim Beam Made a Voice Assistant That Pours Bourbon

Why should Amazon and Google have all the fun when it comes to virtual assistants at your beck and call? Jim Beam has just unveiled "JIM," a virtual assistant for your home that only has one function: pour you bourbon. Yup, JIM is the world's first smart decanter, and it's…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
The Renault Subtil Is a Futuristic Pick-Up Truck

Wojciech Jurkowski is a Polish designer who wants to usher in a new era of pick-up trucks, and based on his design for the "Renault Subtil," that new era is going to look like a sci-fi movie come to life. Jurkowski wanted to design a vehicle perfect for the urban…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Official Trailer

If you're any type of Marvel fan, from casual who's only seen a handful of the movies to hardcore devotee who spends a week straight in theater after a release, the ensemble movie we've all been waiting for is quickly approaching. All our favorite characters are coming back for Infinity War,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Home
Gift Pick: Infinite Galaxy Puzzle

Your average puzzle this is not. The Infinite Galaxy Puzzle will change the way they think about fitting pieces together. That's because the Infinite Galaxy Puzzle has no beginning or end. Forget hunting for corner pieces; those won't be found. This puzzle will challenge them mentally and delight them as…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Circa Is an Alarm Clock, Sleep Tracker, and More

As we've mentioned before, your phone is a horrible alarm clock. Sure it wakes you up at a selected time (or 10), but it means your blue light-emitting phone is by your bed when you're trying to doze off, and that means late night Instagram scrolling and browsing the new…

By Mike Newman
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