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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
Gear
This Futuristic Bug Zapper Only Kills Unwanted Bugs

In what might be the best news ever for backyard barbecues, the Department of Agriculture has begun testing a new type of bug zapper. The Photonic Fence, as the new device is called, uses cameras paired with more advanced optic technology to identify insects in an area 30 meters wide…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Food
Glassblower Ben Slanted Bar Glasses

There's a lot of talk around here about cocktails and sipping whiskey, and if you're already talking about your drinks, you might as well put them in a noteworthy glass. The Slanted Bar Glass is a new angle on the traditional bar glass. A 45° angle to be precise. And…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Home
Game of Thrones 3D Wood Map

On July 16, winter will finally arrive with the official start of Game of Thrones Season 7. (Watch the Season 7 teaser trailer here if you haven't already.) If you can't wait that long for a Game of Thrones fix in your life there's this Game of thrones 3D Wood…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Own a Piece of Le Mans History with the Porsche 917 K

Plenty of cars have long, fulfilling lives, but not many of them have the kind of varied, Le Mans heavy career this 1970 Porsche 917 K did. Almost every part of this car's early life revolved around making sure the Le Mans was a success. Initially, Team Gulf drove the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
ICON FJ40 #12

If you've always wanted to park an ICON 4x4 in your driveway or garage (who hasn't?) but never had the cash to shell out for an original direct from the brand, now's your chance to own ICON FJ40 #12. Currently up for auction on Everything But The House (EBTH) is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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