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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 Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide
By Lanny Fuller
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Lifestyle
The Soundtrack of a Gentlemen’s Trip

Because music shapes a trip.

By Lanny Fuller
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Lifestyle
What to Pack for a Gentlemen’s Trip

Packing can be fun. I said it.

By Lanny Fuller
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Lifestyle
The Gentlemen’s Trip

We all need an elevated version of a guys trip this year.

By Lanny Fuller
Features
If You Like Tequila and Mezcal, Then It’s Time You Get To Know Sotol

Tequila is the second-best selling spirit category in the United States, after vodka. Mezcal is many (many) multiples less than that, but you might not guess as much by how hyped and cherished mezcal is by bartenders, liquor store owners, and the press (and yes, I include myself in that…

By Nickolaus Hines
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The 9 Hops That Every IPA Lover Should Know

You don’t have to be a scientist or a horticulturalist or a brewer to appreciate beer. You just have to have a lively palate and a sense of adventure. You don’t need an advanced degree to grasp the role hops play in shaping beer, either, but beer education is fun,…

By Andy Crump
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Entertainment
The 12 Best ’80s Movies Every Guy Should See

The 1980s seem like a long time ago. There’s a likelihood that you weren’t even born in time to enjoy the decade that brought the world The Walkman, MTV, snap bracelets, and disposable cameras. Even still, you’ve probably enjoyed your fair share of '80s movies. Because, let’s be honest, it…

By Christopher Osburn
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The 6 Best Italian Motorcycles That Combine Style and Performance

I remember the day I saw a Ducati motorcycle for the first time. It was a late '90s Ducati Monster M900 (I had to look it up at the time). The red hulking beast of a bike looked like no other motorcycle I'd ever seen before, and its rider was…

By Amos Kwon
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Stuck In a Beer Rut? Try These Offbeat Beer Styles Instead of Your Go-to

The Cicerone Beer Style Profiles flipbook and its expansion pack, both of which I used to help me put this guide together, list 60 different beer styles between the two of them and those 60 are by no means exhaustive. By contrast, almost every brewery I’ve visited in the past…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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