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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
8 Beers We Wish They’d Bring Back

Sometimes the unthinkable happens. Our favorite breweries decide that, for whatever reason, the time is right to retire a beer. Maybe they are moving on to different styles or perhaps this beer just isn’t selling as well as it once did. It's rough. We miss those cherished brews and hold onto…

By Christopher Osburn
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Transportation
The RUF 2017 CTR Is Not a Porsche

Don't let its classic Porsche good looks and rear-engine layout fool you, the RUF 2017 CTR is anything but a Porsche. Unveiled at Geneva, this new RUF CTR is the first RUF sports car to be based on a chassis completely of the firm's own design and pays tribute to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Cannabis-Infused Olive Oil

Om Edibles is a California-based, all-female run collective that provides high quality medical cannabis products like this cannabis-infused olive oil. As founder Maya Elisabeth tells it, "The inspiration behind our olive oil was to make something that was sugar-free, gluten-free and really versatile, which means you can use it hot,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
Test Drive-Thru: Jaguar XF S

“Test Drive-Thru” is a series where we review new cars and new fast food items The base 2017 Jaguar XF (the 20d RWD) is a fine car. At $48k, it offers better than average interior appointments and decent performance. It's nice, but not overly exciting when you consider other cars…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
What to Watch This Weekend: Burning Sands

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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