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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
Features
6 Teas That Deliver as Much Caffeine as Coffee

You need a boost of energy, but you don’t want to drink a cup of black coffee. You could go one route and fill half your cup with hazelnut creamer in an effort to get rid of that coffee taste. Or, you could go a completely different route and grab…

By Christopher Osburn
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Entertainment
The Beginner’s Guide to Street Photography

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been shooting photos for 10 years or 10 minutes, or whether you’re a commercial studio photographer or a wedding photographer. It doesn’t matter whether you shoot with a full-frame DSLR, an old Leica, or some weird rig whose name you can’t pronounce that you found…

By Maxwell Barna
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Entertainment
Justice League’s First Official Trailer

It seems like DC can't catch a break. Of their three recent releases, only Man of Steel got even a lukewarm reception and even then, audiences and critics had some serious problems with Zach Snyder's Superman. So here's to hoping Justice League can finally give the DC Extended Universe the treatment it…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Home
The Backcountry Hut Is Inspired by IKEA Products

Inspired by the IKEA idea of "affordable, well-designed products 'for the many people,'" the Backcountry Hut Company makes turnkey housing solutions with a flat, pre-packed assembly system. In other words, you can finally build a house IKEA style. The modular, easy-to-assemble parts can be customized with different finishes and configurations…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The All-Electric Porsche Motorcycle Concept

At some point, they're going to have to start releasing these futuristic motorcycle concepts, because we're not sure how many more we can take without actually getting to ride one. Most recently, Porsche unveiled the 618, an electric motorcycle concept that looks like a 911 Turbo you sit on top…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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