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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
Nutella Created 7 Million Unique Jars

Nutella, the hazelnut spread that's suited for everything from breakfast to dessert and works atop almost anything, just completed what might be one of the coolest ad campaigns in the packaging world. In partnership with firm Ogilvy & Mather, they created seven million different designs for a run of limited…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Aeon Is a Bike Inspired by Timepieces

Son of Time is an ongoing collaborative project between Dutch watchmaker TW Steel and different bike builders that sees the creation of a timepiece and motorcycle at the end of each leg. The latest release is Æon, a project TW Steel did with German bike builder Diamond Atelier based on a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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East Coast Defender Project Viper

East Coast Defender is at it again, outdoing even themselves with their latest build. If the pictures alone aren't enough of an indication, East Coast Defender Project Viper is their most absurd creation yet. It has a spec sheet to match. What started as a Defender 130 has been outfitted…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Sketch Comedy Worth Subscribing To

One of the best things to come out of the creation of YouTube was increased accessibility of sketch comedy. We didn’t have to wait for new episodes of SNL to get quality comedy in four-minute segments anymore. People with access to a video camera, microphone, and sense of humor could entertain…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Features
10 Up-and-Coming Whiskey Brands

You may have heard whiskey snobs says that American whiskey lacks variety and that compared to single malt scotch it is less refined and more “one note.” That couldn’t be easier to disprove. Just head to your local liquor store and have yourself your own tasting. American distilleries aren’t locked…

By Christopher Osburn
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