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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 Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip
Lifestyle
From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip

After traveling across the country to coastal villages and buzzing cities, here’s my 6-day Scotland guide for every type of traveler.

By Hayley Domin
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
What Happens When a Pro Golfer Becomes a YouTuber?

For Sean Walsh, joining Good Good meant trading one golf dream for another. And discovering he might like the new one even more.

By Cool Material
Home
The Slice Box Cutter Is the Safest Blade For Opening Packages

If you're like us, when a package shows up you just grab the nearest blade to open it. This has led to many injuries over the years. There's a better way. It's called the Slice Box Cutter. With its innovative safety blade and ergonomic handle that wraps around your finger,…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Entertainment
You Can Relive All the ‘Home Alone’ Shenanigans with the LEGO McCallister House

There have been plenty of great user-designed LEGO sets that were put into production after a successful campaign on LEGO Ideas. If we're being honest, we haven't been as excited about any of them as we are about the upcoming LEGO Ideas Home Alone set. Almost 4,000 pieces come together…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Opinel Limited Edition Artist Series No. 08 Escapade Folding Knives

When it comes to iconic pocket knives, few brands have the pedigree that Opinel built over the past century. The Opinel No. 8 Knife is one of our favorite Opinel pocket knife numbers because of its balance, size, and overall usability. The brand is following up on their limited 130th…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
The FIREUP Dutch Oven

Dutch ovens have, by and large, looked the same for decades. But, the FIREUP Dutch Oven, available to back on Kickstarter right now, is a stunning upgrade on the essential piece of cookware. The aesthetically pleasing fins that line the sides of the FIREUP dutch oven serve a functional purpose…

By John A. Paradiso
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Drinks
What to Drink This Weekend: Café Frío Cocktail

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. I've never been a huge fan of coffee cocktails. For one, I just never usually had coffee liqueur stocked on…

By John A. Paradiso
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