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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
Home
This Tape Makes Everything LEGO Compatible

Team Nimuno is currently crowdfunding an invention that will let you realize your wildest dreams because this tape makes everything LEGO compatible. Nimuno Loops is a flexible, bendable, shapeable, cuttable, reusable tape with a top side compatible with LEGO, Mega Bloks, Kreo and other major toy building block systems. You…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Nuni Heats 6 Tortillas in a Minute

Taco Tuesdays at home are about to get a lot easier with the Nuni Toaster, which can heat up to 6 tortillas in less than a minute. No more uneven heating from doing them right on the stove. No more flipping after a few seconds with a pan or a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Lift Minimalist Bike Hook

Storing your bike in any sort of small area where floor space is at a premium can be a pain, but it doesn't have to be with the Lift Multi-Use Bike Hook. Vertical, on-wall bike storage isn't new for those of you that live in an apartment or are trying…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Heinz Is Using Don Draper’s “Pass the Heinz” Ads

Heinz has finally approved Don Draper's Pass the Heinz ads from Mad Men. The original ads that his clients at Heinz weren't in any way pleased with featured close-ups of fries, a cheeseburger and a slice a steak all just waiting for a squirt of ketchup with the simple tagline…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway’s Secret Adventures

Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961 is the untold story of the secret life of one of history's literary icons. And if there was anyone capable of writing a book about the secret adventures of one of America's greatest writers, it's Nicholas Reynolds. PhD from Oxford. U.S.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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