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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
Drinks
What to Drink This Weekend: Sazerac

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. The Sazerac is an American classic. The official cocktail of New Orleans, the Sazerac drink was named for a particular…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
You Can Own Jack Nicholson’s Ax from The Shining

Even if you haven’t seen The Shining, you’ve seen this ax. It’s the one Jack Nicholson puts through the bathroom door when he’s terrorizing Shelley Duvall and just before he delivers his thoroughly terrifying greeting. The ax is housed in its own shadow box, accompanied by a few stills from…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Entertainment
The Weeknd’s “Out of Time” Single Is Available on Vinyl as a Saw Blade

At first, we thought this saw blade was like that section of Route 66 that plays “America the Beautiful” as you drive on it, where it would play The Weeknd’s new single “Out of Time” as you pulled it through 2x4s or something. Then we saw that the blade is…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Pro-Ject Releases New X8 Turntable and Phono Boxes to Heighten Your Hi-Fi Experience

Pro-Ject is among our favorite brands when it comes to turntables and audio tech. They've been industry leaders for years and offer a variety of options for newbies and audiophiles alike. The Pro-Ject Debut Carbon is one of the best entry-level/mid-tier record players you can buy. And their Signature Series…

By John A. Paradiso
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Travel
The Echo White Desert Pods Are a Next Level Vacation Destination in Antartica

Natural beauty has drastically been reduced due to overpopulation, deforestation, and the bureaucratic red tape of corporate land ownership. Many the modern man will never get to be the explorer of yore. But now, White Desert’s Echo experience may be able to give us a taste of what our forefathers…

By Brett Braley
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