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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?
By Cool Material
My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
Lifestyle
My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup

I went to my first professional golf tournament. I left daydreaming about Australia.

By Lanny Fuller
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Lifestyle
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month
Lifestyle
The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month

September Is Bourbon Month. These Bottles Are for the Rest of the Year.

By Beau Hayhoe
Drinks
Mead Making Kit

Mead is touted as "the ancestor of all fermented drinks," even though it's invention is "lost in prehistory." Prehistory! Before there was even history! The point is, mead is old as shit. It's been around forever because fermented honey and water actually tastes pretty damn good--even when it's not renaissance…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Wood Circular Graphic Coasters

In an effort to protect your coffee table, nightstand, or random piece of furniture you might rest your drink on, the standard beer consumer can make a few mistakes. Use doilies like your grandma and you'll get no respect from your drinking buddies. Use cheap bar coasters and you'll look…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Side Project Jerky Cowboy Flavor Beef Jerky

No road trip is complete with out a few bags of beef jerky. Luckily, the whole artisanal movement has hit the dried beef sector in a big way. Skip the truck stop stuff and check out Side Project Jerky's latest flavor offering, Cowboy. The flavor is an ode to cooking on the…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Web’s Best: Recipes With A Fried Egg On Top

As a kid, fried eggs simply came with some toast on the side to dunk. It was a delicious meal but not a very involved one. As we've grown, we've realized there is a whole world of food out there just waiting to be topped with a perfectly fried egg.…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Secret Life of Superheroes – Series 2

You've already seen the Dark Knight brushing his teeth and Spider-Man chowing down on a taco in Gregoire Guillemin's print series entitled "The Secret Life of Superheroes." Now the artist is back to shed more light on what happens when superheroes stop being polite saving lives and start getting real.…

By Mike Newman
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