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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
Why Sweet and Spicy Cocktails Are Trending and How to Make Them
By Christopher Osburn
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Lifestyle
The Most Unhinged Frankenstein Movies You’ve Never Seen

A new indie horror standout (and a not-so-great studio effort) sent us down the rabbit hole of Frankenstein films that get truly, gloriously strange.

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
Home
You Could Win $1 Million For Finishing This Puzzle

Do you remember the thrill of ripping open a cereal box hoping to find a coveted collectible toy? is bringing that sensation back with their Willy Wonka-esque "2 Million Dollar Puzzle." When completed this 500-piece jigsaw puzzle reveals a QR code that folks can scan to win up to $1…

By John A. Paradiso
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Travel
U-Boat Worx UWEP (Underwater Entertainment Platform) Submarine Is Fit For a Bond Villain

When it comes to submarines--who are we kidding here, we don't know anything about submarines outside of pop culture, but if we did, we'd want to go out in style--which brings us to the Bond villains, the penultimate (I love submarines) class as it were. While submarines have been used…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 12 Best Grills for Summer 2022

It’s getting to the time of year when our kitchens languish because we’ve started cooking all our meals outside. Which means we’ve started looking at grills again. We’ve organized the list by price--low to high--and weighted it so most of the picks are below a thousand. There are a few…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Health
Lovehoney’s Womanizer Duo Stimulator Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving

It should come as no surprise that Lovehoney, the world's biggest online sex toy store, has plenty of spicy options to upgrade your bedroom time. That said, the Womanizer Duo Stimulator is in a class all its own. The Duo works in two ways by simultaneously massaging the clitoris with…

By Pat McLaughlin
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The Best Aperol Spritz Substitutes for Summer 2022

With summertime fast approaching, we've turned our attention to warm weather cocktails. While mezcal cocktails and rum-based drinks are solid options for the sunny days of summer, there are few spirits more perfectly suited than the Italian aperitivo. And the distillation of the aperitivo experience exists in the Aperol Spritz.…

By John A. Paradiso
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