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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
This $150 Bottled Old Fashioned Is the Easiest Cocktail Party Crowd Pleaser

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. The pandemic sped up a lot of trends in the drinks industry. One that has had some staying power as things opened up is the prevalence of ready to…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Health
This Wearable Delivers Another Half Hour of Sleep Every Night

Think getting another thirty minutes of sleep every night is impossible? We feel your pain, but you're wrong. It most definitely is possible... if you strap on the Apollo wearable. The Apollo device works by engaging with your sense of touch to deliver silent, soothing vibrations that help you feel…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Home
The Reversible ALTI Desk Mat Includes Wireless Charging

We'll always be big fans of desk mats. While our previous favorites were standard cutting mats, those were quickly replaced once we found out about the ALTI Wireless Charging Desk Mat. The ALTI features a premium vegan leather surface on one side and plush felt on the other, with a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
What to Drink This Weekend: Call Me Old Fashioned

Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. It's always Old Fashioned season. The boozy, refined classic cocktail is one of my favorite drinks, regardless of the weather.…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
Why You Should Own a Blu-ray Collection (Really)

Last year, the Motion Picture Association tallied the number of consumers worldwide with subscriptions to streaming services as of 2020. The final count stopped at a cool 1.1 billion. That, to use a brainy technical term, is a lot of consumers. That MPA report isn’t exactly surprising. There’s a good…

By Andy Crump
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