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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
The Most Unhinged Frankenstein Movies You’ve Never Seen
By Andy Crump
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Lifestyle
What It’s Like to Mush Your Own Dog Team Through Alaska

Experiencing Alaska by dog was truly magical.

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
Entertainment
Assouline’s Latest Book Tells of Louis Vuitton and Sports History

Assouline has always done a great job of highlighting the little-known bits of the world around us and their latest book, Louis Vuitton: Trophy Trunks is no different. This 222-page book highlights the haute maison as part of crowning legends across the sports world. From Rafael Nadal to the FIFA World…

By Brett Braley
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Entertainment
9 Books That Will Teach You How to be a Better Man

I'm not a particular fan of the classic self-help book format. It's not that I think I'm perfect or don't need some guidance in my life. I very much do. But the typical personal empowerment literature tends to feel either a little patronizing or condescending. Moreover, while the idea of…

By John A. Paradiso
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Features
The 6 Best Rums For Whiskey Drinkers

Rum and whiskey are different in a lot of ways. Most obviously, rum is made from sugarcane while whiskey is made from grains. But there are some incredible aged rums out there that even the most dedicated whiskey drinker will fall for. Because for all of the major differences, there…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Travel
You Can Actually Stay at the Floating Hotel From the James Bond Film ‘Octopussy’

For the better part of a century, through more than two dozen novels and more than 25 different films, Bond, James Bond has been doing all the things no one else could for MI6 under the codename 007. Despite the fact that he's been ordering martinis incorrectly for his entire…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Travel
Dubai’s Latest Architectural Marvel Is the Moon

When it comes to luxurious, extravagant, over-the-top, and otherwise absurd--especially when it comes to architecture--the first place that should come to mind is Dubai. The Burj Khalifa might remain the tallest building in the world for the foreseeable future with it's almost 3,000 ft height, but the next upcoming project…

By Cooper Fleishman
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