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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
Jim Beam Chicago Cubs Bourbon

In honor of their winning the World Series in 2016, and as part of their first season as the Official Bourbon of the Chicago Cubs, Jim Beam made limited edition Chicago Cubs bourbon that will be available all over Chicago starting this June. Each bottle of "Game 7 Batch" bourbon—which…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
FJ Company 1972 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40

We've said it before plenty of times, and we don't mind saying it again. FJ Company makes some of the most badass Toyota restomods out there. The FJ Company 1972 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 fits perfectly in their canon of excellent work. Built for a client who was inspired by…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Audi E-Tron Sportback Concept

Tesla may have gotten a jump on other auto manufacturers when it comes to sexy electrics, but those other names are starting to catch up. Proof? Take a look at the Audi E-Tron Sportback Concept, which was recently unveiled at Auto Shanghai. Designed for everyday use (it has a range of…

By Mike Newman
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Home
Shipping Container Pools

We've seen everything from houses and hotels to workshops and offices built out those gigantic shipping containers that we all know and love, but never anything like what Modpools is doing. Modpools makes pools out of shipping containers. The idea doesn't even seem all that crazy when you actually think…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
The World Is Your Burger

A great burger can solve all your problems. Okay, maybe that's a stretch, but when done right, a burger can at least make you forget about the worries of the world for a little while. We're not the only ones who feel that way, The World Is Your Burger is a…

By Mike Newman
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