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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
BrewArt Makes Great Tasting Beer at the Touch of a Button

BrewArt is the world's first fully automated personal brewing system. It's a complete system that enables you to brew your own brewery-quality beer at the touch of a button. You can monitor and control your brew from your smartphone, and then keg and dispense without CO2. Choosing your favorite beer…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Wonderbag Is a Non-Electric Portable Slow Cooker

We can't speak for all of you, but we're in complete Crock-Pot recipes mode over here because of the weather. There's just something about being able to enjoy a delicious pot of chili or a rack of ribs with a minimal amount of effort. Wonderbag is a non-electric portable slow…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Paul McCartney’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Is Up for Auction

The car you see here has a bit of a storied past. The major reason why it will fetch close to $2 million at Bonham's is because it was once owned by Paul McCartney. McCartney, who owned the DB5 for six years, put 40,513 miles on it. While it's changed…

By Mike Newman
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Features
Easy Thanksgiving Recipes that Will Impress Your Family

Thanksgiving dinners often live or die by the side dishes guests bring, so don’t downplay your role in the evening’s meal. We’ve been at meals where someone’s small dish of greens proves more popular than the turkey, stuffing, or mashed potatoes, and everyone leaves talking about how they need to…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
The Stringbike Doesn’t Have a Chain

When the bike builders at Stringbike set out to create a completely different bicycle, they opted for a completely unique drive system that uses paracord wrapped around a spring-loaded drum instead of the standard chain and cog system. That's right, the Stringbike doesn't have a chain. Power is distributed equally to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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