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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
A Finnish Brewery Just Made a 100-Can Pack of Beer

Unless our memory is faulty, the most beer we've ever bought at once was divided up into 30 packs. And that's just for the macro brews. Usually the most you can find is a 12 or 24 pack. But that's not nearly enough when you're celebrating your country's first centennial.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
Bill Murray Is Releasing a Spoken Word Album

Bill Murray, the man/actor/favorite uncle that shows up at the damnedest times to win over people everywhere, is releasing a classical/spoken word album with famed cellist Jan Vogler, violinist Mira Wang and Vanessa Perez on the piano. The project, entitled New Worlds, features Murray singing and reading selections ranging from West…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Own a House Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

A few miles outside of downtown Minneapolis, set on almost four acres at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, you'll find the Frank Lloyd Wright designed home at 2206 Parklands Lane. The house was built in 1960 and has just over 2,500 square feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
You Can Rent These Incredible Camerpvans

Interested in living the #vanlife without the commitment of building a full rig, quitting your job and living off the grid full time? Denver-based Native Campervans is a campervan rental company that will literally let you rent #vanlife. With two different van options in the lineup—Biggie and Smalls—Native Campervans is…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
The 10 Movies That Inspire Anthony Bourdain

When it comes to men we admire, there aren't many guys higher up than Anthony Bourdain. He's a great role model, overcoming drug addiction and his own personal demons to have one of the most successful culinary careers in modern history. If we're ever feeling doubtful, there's a plethora of…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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