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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
Kentucky Bourbon Grilling Honey

Grilling season may be a ways off, but that won't stop us from dreaming about that first seared piece of meat. To make patience even tougher there's Kentucky Bourbon Grilling Honey, a newly released blend of authentic Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and pure honey from RogersMade. Slather some on your…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Mercedes-Benz Aired the World’s First Live TV Commercial

We spend so much time pondering the future that we lose sight of the all the incredible things happening right now. Take electric cars, for example. So many of us consider these the work of some sci-fi author, futuristic rides we'll have when we consume meals in tablet form like…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
BASE Valet Trays

A sleek and modern valet tray made of 100% polystone. The heavyweight tray, which is available in Black, Grey, and eye-catching Orange, feels at home in any unstuffy apartment or home. Keep one on your nightstand, dresser, or entryway table to keep your keys, wallet, pocket knife, and other EDC…

By Tim Jacobsen
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Home
Honomobo Shipping Container Home

After taking a few steps inside the Honomobo HO4+ Shipping Container Home you’d never know you were in what used to be a collection of shipping containers unless someone told you otherwise. Available in either a three-bedroom or two-bedroom with ensuite floor plan, each Honomobo HO4+ is decked out with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
BMW Built a Flying Motorcycle Concept Based on a LEGO Kit

The latest in a string of crazy concepts developed by BMW Motorrad is a flying motorcycle concept based on a LEGO kit. Before you get your hopes up and start dreaming of land speeder style races or action movie sequences, the Hover Ride Concept is completely non-functional, but people said that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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