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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
Features
The Top American Motorcycle Brands That Aren’t Harley

Harley-Davidson has long been an iconic motorcycle brand. There's Peter Fonda’s Chopper from Easy Rider and the HD Fat Boy Arnold Schwarzenegger rode in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, as well as seemingly just about every big, loud motorcycle that barrels past you on the open road. When you think of…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Every Millennial Horror Geek Should Own the ‘Army of Darkness’ Shout! Factory 4K Release

The most important detail anyone needs to know about Shout! Factory’s 4K steelbook treatment of Sam Raimi’s seminal 1992 horror-comedy masterpiece Army of Darkness is this: It’s the best home video release the movie has ever gotten, and possibly ever will get. Even if you’re merely a casual fan, you…

By Andy Crump
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Entertainment
Churchill: A Drinking Life: Champagne, Cognac, and Cocktails

It's not exactly a secret that Winston Churchill enjoyed the occasional cocktail or two. However the legendary indulgences habits of the former Prime Minister are often blown out of proportion or simply untrue. Churchill: A Drinking Life: Champagne, Cognac, and Cocktails, written by Gin Sander and Roxanne Langer, is a…

By John A. Paradiso
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Transportation
2024 Jeep Avenger

Although the Jeep Avenger isn't coming to us, it's still big news in the EV realm. The all-electric SUV is the first zero-emissions Jeep ever but will retain the Jeep look with its famous slotted grille and a body that looks like an angrier version of the Jeep Compass. Strangely,…

By Amos Kwon
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Dorothy’s Latest Poster Reimagines Classic Video Games as Vintage Postage Stamps

We're big fans of Dorothy's series of Stamp Sheets posters, reimagining pop culture icons as vintage postage stamps. The latest edition from the UK print shop is "Classic Video Games" with artwork inspired by some of the best and most recognizable games in history. The print features 42 video and…

By John A. Paradiso
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