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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
Jim Beam’s Small-Batch Booker’s Bourbon Is A Must-Buy in 2026
By Beau Hayhoe
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Lifestyle
The Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide

Everything you need to turn a guys trip into something better.

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
Gear
Montblanc’s Latest Pen is an Ode to Enzo Ferrari

Car people and pen people have a lot in common. They both enjoy the finer things in life. They both have a deep appreciation for mechanism and craft. And they both respect heritage. The latest release from Montblanc focuses on the Venn diagram between cars and pens with the release…

By Brett Braley
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Features
The 10 Best Small Batch Bourbons Under $50

Just like “cask strength," you’ve likely seen the phrase “small batch” scrolled on the label of your favorite bottle of bourbon. But even if you’ve seen it often, you might not have ever stopped to think about what the phrase means. Well, like with many terms in the whiskey world,…

By Christopher Osburn
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Entertainment
‘The Flash’ Official Trailer

The DC Universe surely needs an adrenaline injection, and it looks like The Flash with troubled actor Ezra Miller might just be what the Marvel Universe rival needs. Helmed by Argentine director Andrés Muschietti, much of the story is based on the 2011 "Flashpoint" comic and the 2013 "The Flashpoint…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
If You Enjoy Playing ‘Fallout’ and ‘Doom’, You Need To Try This Underrated Video Game

I spent most of my unvaccinated days in the pandemic combing Steam for new games and, truthfully, I don’t actually remember buying Prey. What I remember is a three day binge in February 2021 and being thankful that I spent those three days immersed in an exciting suspense/survival simulator rather…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Features
Mount Gay 1703 Rum Is As Complex and Enjoyable As Your Favorite Whiskeys

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There’s something poetic about rum: ambrosia squeezed from the cane’s rugged stalk, perfume of the Tradewinds captured in a glass, nectar as dark and seductive as a tropical night.…

By Johnny Motley
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