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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
How to Infuse Your Own Alcohol

The word “infusion” is appropriate. Rather than having a juice, extract, or sugar syrup that gets mixed into the spirit or cocktail, this processes fuses the flavors of whatever you’ve chosen with the deeper foundations of the drink. The same way aging whiskey in barrels changes and amplifies different aspects…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
Brabus Made the Mercedes G65 G-Wagen Even Better

With over 600 horsepower, almost 750 lb-ft of torque and a 0-60 time that was pretty damn impressive for an SUV, the Mercedes G65 G-Wagen is one hell of a ride—unless you work for performance Benz tuner Brabus. Brabus made the Mercedes G65 G-Wagen even better by taking the V-12…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Jaguar Future-Type Concept

From self-parking cars to drones that fly you around, the future is looking pretty bright for those of you interested or invested in Skynet autonomous vehicles. We've seen quite a few concept cars from notable marquees that push the limits of believability, but the new Jaguar Future-Type Concept might just…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Mercedes-AMG Project ONE Hypercar

Cars with 1,000 horsepower are for tracks, not streets. Well, no one told that to Mercedes-AMG, who, with the unveiling of the Project ONE hypercar, want to bring that kind of performance to your neighborhood. It's basically an F1 ride you can park in your driveway. Boasting four electric motors…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Bandit9 Dark Side Motorcycle

Bandit9 is back at it again with a limited-edition motorcycle that will make you question everything you thought you knew about riding on two wheels. Like other releases, the Bandit9 Dark Side motorcycle is limited to nine pieces (six are still unaccounted for as of this writing), but this particular…

By Cooper Fleishman
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