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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
What to Drink This Weekend: Aperitivo Del Nonno

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. I'll freely admit that I typically reserve bright, bubbly aperitivi for the warm weather. An Aperol spritz has no business…

By John A. Paradiso
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Volkswagen Motorized Office Chair Concept

The Norwegian commercial division of Volkswagen has mocked up a concept for an electric-powered motorized office chair. It's unlikely this chair will ever go into production but the designs suggest some serious thought was given to this idea. The office chair would achieve max speeds of 12 MPH and feature…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
The 7 Best Books About What War Is Really Like

As Dan Carlin frequently said, there’s something fascinating about being forced to live at the extremes of human endurance. And there’s nothing more extreme than combat. While most people (thankfully) won’t go through combat themselves, you can get a feel for it through the right war books. You could argue…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Elvis Presley’s “Honeymoon House of Tomorrow” is Available for $5.6 Million

If you've got a cool $5.6 million lying around, you can own the property where Elvis Presley himself celebrated his nuptials. “The Honeymoon House of Tomorrow” is a four-bedroom, five-bathroom custom home in Palm Springs, California built for Robert and Helene Alexander of the famed Alexander construction company. It's certainly…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Official Trailer

As if it wasn't apparent enough, we're all very well aware of the fact that you don't fuck with another man's dog less you end up on the bad side of John Wick. The same goes for vintage cars, screwing with the rules of the Continental and, well, sometimes just…

By Cooper Fleishman
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