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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
What It’s Like to Mush Your Own Dog Team Through Alaska
By Brandon Withrow
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Lifestyle
Jim Beam’s Small-Batch Booker’s Bourbon Is A Must-Buy in 2026

The first Booker’s release of the year is inspired by none other than the Big Easy, one of Booker Noe’s favorite cities

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
Drinks
The Absolute Best Ratio For a Gin & Tonic

There’s never been an easier time to get a fancy cocktail. There isn’t a Ramos Gin Fizz on every menu, but even modest cocktail bars typically have something with four-plus ingredients, special ice, and a dash of secret ingredient bitters. Yet some of the best cocktails are simplicity at its…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Transportation
The Only Bugatti Chiron Profilée Heads to Auction

As if the exclusive Bugatti Chiron isn't rare enough (400 of 500 have been built so far), this grand touring version is that much rarer. The target of 30 Bugatti Chiron Profilée models were set, but only one was actually built, and it's headed to auction via RM Sothebys. The…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato

One lucky German buyer had his holiday dream come true with a one-off Alfa Romeo Giulia SWB Zagato. The twin-turbocharged V6 exotic car was built to celebrate design house Zagato's 100 years of working with Alfa Romeo. The base car is the Alfa Giulia sedan, and then it's transformed into…

By Amos Kwon
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Drinks
We Asked an AI To Name the Best Bourbons. The Suggestions Were Surprisingly Solid

2022 may very well go down as the year that artificial intelligence became mainstream. Did we all lose our jobs to the machines and end up in an epic battle for humanity? No. But AI-generated content finally got its spotlight, first with images from DALL-E 2 and then with the…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Features
The Best At-Home Exercises That Don’t Need a Bunch of Equipment

Once the temperature drops, all my motivation to get outside and stay active plummets. I'm not brave enough to commit to running or biking in frigid weather. Maybe you are. Props to you. But for all those cowards like me, now is the time to turn to indoor workouts. If…

By John A. Paradiso
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