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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party
By Cool Material
What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
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What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary

Consider this your homework before You Can See Everything arrives October 16.

By Lanny Fuller
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act

Inside FRET12, the Chicago shop turning rock ’n’ roll culture into clothes, art, live sessions, beer, and more.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Lifestyle
Our Go-to Albums for Hosting

7 albums that set the mood so you can worry about the food and whether you have enough ice.

By Cool Material
Transportation
China’s Straddling Bus Allows Cars to Drive Underneath It

Buses, with their frequent stops and penchant for slow speeds, might get some people around, but they cause traffic problems for all the other drivers on the road. As shown off at the 19th International High-Tech Expo in Beijing this past weekend, there may be a solution coming to China—the…

By Mike Newman
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Home
The Molekule Air Purifier Kills Harmful Pollutants

Dust, pollen, pet dander, allergens, airborne chemicals, mold, viruses and bacteria are all things you're probably not thinking about on a regular basis even though they're floating around your home and office, and the new Molekule Air Purifier will make sure you only have to think about them a few…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
8 Songs You Didn’t Know Were About Drugs

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, drugs and music go together like peas and carrots. It is what it is. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, Clapton, Bob Marley, The Mamas & The Papas, Jefferson Airplane… Jesus, and we aren’t even out of the 70’s yet. And throughout music…

By Maxwell Barna
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Transportation
BMW R5 Hommage Motorcycle

The original BMW R5 motorcycle might have been released the better part of a century ago, but now the iconic bike is back for its 80th anniversary with this BMW R5 Hommage Motorcycle concept. Recently on display at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2016 in Italy, the R5 Hommage perfectly…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gregory Besson Skull Armchair

There are chairs that make a statement, and then there is Gregory Besson’s Skull Armchair. With a fiberglass body and high quality leather interior, this skull armchair is the perfect seating alternative to pieces of an aircraft when you’re the kind of guy or gal who’s into something a little…

By Cooper Fleishman
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