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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
Transportation
Toyota’s New Concept Combines an SUV and Cargo Van

Set to be unveiled at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota's new concept combines an SUV and cargo van. Like some other concept vehicles, this one is a little ridiculous in the name department. The Tj CRUISER combines toolbox ("T"), joy ("j") and CRUISER (normally used for the SUV lineup…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Triumph Bonneville Bobber Black

How do you improve an already iconic bike? If you're Triumph, the legendary bike builder, you slap a sleeker, more mysterious coat of paint on it and send it on its way. That's what the brand did with the Bonneville Bobber Black, a svelter and more Bruce Wayne-approved version of…

By Mike Newman
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Food
The Gold Medal Winners from the Great American Beer Festival

We'll have plenty more coverage of the Great American Beer Festival after we've consumed more Aspirin and greasy food, but for now let us present to you the award winning beers and breweries. If you're unfamiliar, the Great American Beer Festival is a massive celebration of beer that's held in…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
The Madboxer Is a WRX-Powered Motorcycle

When it comes to motorcycles we've featured a bit of everything from the glorious and the gorgeous to the custom and the insane; The Madboxer motorcycle is a little bit of all of those things because it's built around a full-size Subaru WRX engine. The builder, Marcel van Hooijdonk, is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
The Best Shower Speakers to Listen While You Wash

We understand that every man reading this has at least one shower jam that they like to get down to, and sing along with, while they're rubbing themselves down with the latest and greatest in the world of body wash. We're not going to critique your choice of music because…

By Cooper Fleishman
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