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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 Mexico Hideaway No One’s Talking About (Yet)
By Lola Méndez
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Lifestyle
The Hotel at the Edge of Golf’s Holy Land

Steps from Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush Adelphi is equal parts clubhouse, coastal retreat, and proper pint destination.

By Hayley Domin
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Lifestyle
Why Sweet and Spicy Cocktails Are Trending and How to Make Them

A little sweet, a little heat, a lot to love.

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
Food
Niche Coffee Grinder

Nothing will wake you up in the morning like brewing a cup of coffee from freshly ground beans. There are certainly quite a few great coffee grinders out there, and we're officially adding the Niche Coffee Grinder to that list because of its stylish exterior and impressive performance. Direct grind…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ikea X Sonos Symfonisk Table Lamp Speaker

Ikea and Sonos have updated their table lamp speaker, and it now looks and functions better as a light source and as an audio speaker. The original one from a couple of years ago looked a bit like an appendage lopped off of Big Hero 6. But the new one…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Amass Releases Its First Cannabis-Infused Non-Alcoholic Spirit

Amass has earned a serious amount of booze for its trendy non-alcoholic booze. The latest release from the brand is its first cannabis-infused spirit. Using a blend of equal parts THC, CBD, and Delta-8, Afterdream is crafted to deliver a "limb-loosening, mind-mellowing sip" like any other cocktail minus the painful…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
The Best Ways to Store and Display Your Vinyl Records

You might think that deciding you want to start collecting records and picking up some of the essential vinyl albums is all you have to think about, but that's just the beginning. You have to think about the best turntables to play your collection on. Then you have to think…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Goose Island Releases Limited-Edition Beer Collab with Faye Webster for Pitchfork Music Festival 2021

Legendary Chicago brewery Goose Island Beer Co. teamed up with indie musician Faye Webster on a limited-release beer collaboration for the recent Pitchfork Music Festival. The limited-edition beer is obviously a helpful piece of marketing - Webster performed at the annual music festival - but proceeds from the beer's release…

By John A. Paradiso
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