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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
Entertainment
‘War Machine’ Puts Brad Pitt in Afghanistan

We're probably only just starting to delve into what US involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan means for pop culture, but if War Machine is any indication, we're in for some great, weird movies. Brad Pitt is in top form, as he usually is when he gets to put on an unusual…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Food
How to Make the Cubanos from ‘Chef’

Cubanos were one of our top 3 sandwiches long before we saw Chef, so even we were surprised when the movie made them look better than any we'd seen. The problem was, the movie never lays out a recipe, so even though we know approximately what goes on them, we'd just…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
MUNCHIES: Late-Night Meals from the World’s Best Chefs

Chef's Night Out, from VICE Media's food site MUNCHIES, is a wildly popular web series that sends chefs out for a debaucherous night on the town. Episodes end with the chef cooking a late night meal for friends and coworkers at their base of operations. MUNCHIES: Late-Night Meals from the World's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
9 New Books to Read This Spring

Whether you read on a tablet, Kindle, or still prefer the smell of a freshly cracked paperback, finding your next book is never easy. You could never read all the new novels, biographies, or nonfiction tomes released each week, so we’re here to help. These are a handful of the…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
Own a Vintage Mercedes-Benz Unimog Fire Truck

If you're looking to outfit your garage with something a little more uncommon, now's your chance to own a vintage Mercedes-Benz Unimog fire truck. This 1987 Mercedes-Benz Unimog Doka U1300L currently has a clean Massachusetts title but lived a former life as a French Alpine fire engine and still wears…

By Cooper Fleishman
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