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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
Features
Mead Is the Next Craft Beer

I noticed something odd while browsing a beer trading forum recently. A person was offering a beer valued at around $50 on the secondary market for something called Schramm's Black Agnes. The responses ranged from the polite, "You're going to need to add," to the more direct, "LOLOLOLOL (crying laughing face, crying laughing face)."…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Driftsun Transparent Kayak

If you plan on spending any time in a kayak this summer—whether it's for a lackadaisical river tour or an alternative bachelor party getaway—you won't find a better vessel than the crystal clear Driftsun Transparent Kayak. The two-person kayak measures eleven feet long by almost three feet wide with a depth of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
This Pirelli x Tecnorib Boat Is Decked Out in Tire Tread

Pirelli and Tecnorib have once again partnered in the creation of one slick-as-hell boat. The new 1900, which is set to be released during the 2017 Cannes Yachting Festival in September, follows in the wake (we are so sorry) of the 1400 the two brands created years ago, meaning its inflatable tube…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
1969 Ford Bronco U14 Half Cab Auction

If you missed your chance to pick up a late '60s Ford Bronco Half Cab when the 1967 green one crossed the block, Mecum managed to unearth another that's even more rare than the one sold in Indy. This stunning black, white and red example is 1 of 2,317 Bronco Half…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Grill
Welcome to Grill Week

Walk the block this time of year and it's impossible not to get a whiff of some searing meat. After breathing in that intoxicating aroma, it's impossible not to want to go back home and fire up your grill. Hey, we're right there with you. That's why it's high time…

By Jeff Drumheller
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