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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
Entertainment
‘Last Flag Flying’ Trailer

There have been movies set during the War on Terror before, sure, but not many of them had the benefit of time between the start of the conflict and when the story takes place. Last Flag Flying is one of the first to have nearly decade and a half to reflect…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Features
The Worst Town in America to Live in if You Love Craft Beer

To give you an idea of how rapidly craft beer has expanded in this country, consider that after Prohibition ended, it took 88 years for America to reach 1,000 breweries again. That's almost a century. After that, it took only another 15 to hit 2,000 breweries, which we did in 2011. Today, less than…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Driveshare Lets You Rent Dream Cars

Classic car insurance company Hagerty is taking their experience with drool-worthy automobiles to the next level with DriveShare, a service that lets you rent dream cars by the day in locations all across the United States. We've done luxury or classic car rentals on trips before, but the experience and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Monday Motorbikes M1 Crossover Bike

Monday Motorbikes, formerly known as Bolt, has released details on the latest iteration of the M1 crossover bike, and it may change urban commuting for the better. Inspired by the classic mopeds and cafe racers of the 1960s and 1970s but built to modern standards that won't leave you worrying…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Newton Espresso Press

If you want to pare down the amount of the gadgets you have taking up space on your counter without making sacrifices in the caffeine consumption department you’re going to want to check out the Newton Espresso Press. The sleek espresso machine was dreamt up by two designer/engineers to “craft a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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