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Lifestyle

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

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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture
By Lola Méndez
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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

By Lanny Fuller
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

The drinks, the music, the vibes, and everything else you need to end summer on a high note.

By Cool Material
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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party

World-class spirits, classic cocktails, and no time spent shaking and stirring.

By Cool Material
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Handcrafted Skateboards From Slovenia

In 2009, Murksli made their childhood dreams a reality and started making longboard prototypes. Over the years, and with the assistance of friends, skaters and longboard riders, the brand has found the best shapes for riding styles and perfected their signature cracked wood finish. They have five different boards (MIKRO,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Inside the Retro JFK Terminal That’s Been Closed for 14 Years

As LaGuardia Airport preps for a $4 billion overhaul, perhaps designers should look to the past for inspiration. Specifically, they should consider this TWA terminal that sits abandoned at JFK for ideas. It's stunning, in a mod sort of way. Photographer Max Touhey was recently granted access to the untouched structure designed…

By Mike Newman
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This Year’s Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Variants

The reason beer fans get up early on Black Friday has nothing to do with saving a few bucks on some pint glasses at Walmart. The early morning excitement is due to the release of Goose Island's Bourbon County Brand Stout and all the wonderful variants of it. This year,…

By Mike Newman
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Ferrari 488 Spider

Pass out the cigars, the Ferrari 488 GTB is getting a sibling. And it arrives in the form of the 488 Spider with retractable hard-top. Not that this was unexpected as there's hardly a better way to fully experience the wind and roar of exhaust than sans top. And roar…

By Kevin McCauley
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Entertainment
An Artist Is Drawing Every Item From His Late Grandfather’s Shed

Lee John Phillips's grandfather passed away 20 years ago, and he left behind a tool shed filled with nuts, bolts, tools, and knickknacks. Untouched for the last couple of decades, Philips has now embarked on a mission to draw every item in that shed before it all needs to be disposed of.…

By Mike Newman
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