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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

More than a dozen championship courses, legendary designers, great resorts, and plenty to do after 18 holes make a compelling case.

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
Transportation
Mercedes Benz Ener-G-Force

Mercedes Benz designed a car for the LA Design Challenge. They called it the Ener-G-Force. It will probably never end up on a showroom floor. That's unfortunate because this cross between a Hot Wheels miniature, car from that short lived show Terra Nova and an existing Benz G Wagon has…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Cracker Jack’D

Do you long for the days when your old man would take you out to the ballgame and buy you some peanuts and Cracker Jacks? You'd tear into that sweet little box to get at the candy coated corn, but everyone knew what you were actually interested in--the toy. Well,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Urban Shelf

You have no shortage of options when it comes to wall shelving. You can make your own out of galvanized gas pipe, or even buy it premade on Etsy. You can pick up those invisible particle board numbers from everyone's favorite Swedish big box. Few options will end up looking…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Bicycle Taxidermy

Remember the good old days, when your precious bike wasn't bent in half by a flung open car door? Sure the wounds hurt, but losing your two-wheeled partner in crime is what really stung the most, right? (Except for the broken tibia, that was bad.) Thanks to Bicycle Taxidermy, you…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Jojo’s Sriracha

For as much as we like to joke about hipsters and laugh at Portlandia, we do agree that the whole slow food movement is a good thing. You know what's also a good thing? Sriracha. So clearly, Jojo's Sriracha, which is made with locally sourced chili peppers and a whole…

By Mike Newman
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