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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
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
Lifestyle
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
Home
The Switchboard Coat Rack

The coat rack is a necessary part of any entryway, but the functionality can get bogged down in all the coats, hats, scarves and bags that inevitably get stacked on each of the rungs or hooks. You won't have that problem with The Switchboard coat rack. The 30" long triangular…

By Mike Newman
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Features
Beer Names We Love

What's in a name? Sure, a great beer by any other name would be just as great, but a beer with a clever, funny, or downright awesome name will grab our attention a bit quicker. Not only that, it gives a glimpse of the brewery's personality. While some breweries opt…

By Mike Newman
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Features
The Story of The Gumball 3000: The World’s Most Lavish Rally

If you own a supercar, have an abundance of money, and want to take part in one of the most epic adventures of all time, you should probably sign up for Gumball 3000. The once underground rally has become a global phenomenon filled with parties, celebrities, and sightseeing at insane…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Donkervoort D8 GTO-RS

It was 2004 when the Donkervoort GTO-RS set a lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and such things get you noticed in the automotive world. Now, some 12 years later, we're getting a completely redesigned GTO-RS, which is billed as being meaner, more extreme, and slightly larger in size. We…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Barisieur Coffee Alarm Clock

If you're anything like us, you're one of those people that's best described by one of those "don't talk to us until we've had our coffee" mugs or ecards. British designer Josh Renouf has put the entire process, and the ritual of it, front and center with The Barisieur Coffee…

By Cooper Fleishman
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