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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
Home
Add Grovemade’s Floating Wall Shelves to Your WFH Wishlist

Grovemade's impeccably designed home and office products are always a delight and the floating wall shelves that have just been released are going immediately on my WFH wishlist. Made from 15-ply premium maple or walnut plywood, and an aluminum-reinforced natural cork brackets, these shelves blend form and function seamlessly. With…

By Brett Braley
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Entertainment
10 Famous Authors Who’ve Been Published in Playboy

Looking back at the history of Playboy magazine, it’s clear that Hugh Hefner wanted the publication to play a role in the development of the modern gentleman. It did that through incredible interviews, but also by elevating new fiction writers and popularizing genres and subjects that didn’t have a huge…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Health
Lose Weight And Change Your Life For The Better By Following Noom’s Psychology-driven Program

 It’s time to ditch the detox teas, meal replacement shakes, and total elimination of food groups. The way to lose weight and actually keep it off is to change your mindset. Noom is a digital health platform that allows you to better understand yourself, your brain, and the science of…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Features
5 Foldable Bikes That You Can Take Just About Anywhere

Few people have had as lasting an impact on today’s commuting culture as Englishman William Grout. Born in London in 1839, Grout revolutionized the bicycle by adding high-performance innovations like rubber tires. In 1878, he created a tire that could be removed from the front of the bike so it…

By Tim Wenger
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Features
The Best Bourbons for an Old Fashioned, From Budget to Luxury

Yes, the Old Fashioned was originally made with rye whiskey (and for Wisconsinites, brandy has long been the spirit of choice). But even if that’s where the Old Fashioned started, ending up in bourbon territory isn’t a terrible shift. If anything, it makes the cocktail a little more widely appealing,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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