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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later
By Andy Crump
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Lifestyle
The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
Italy From Home

How to stock your pantry, fridge, and bar cart like an Italian.

By Kaitlyn Rosati
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Lifestyle
Why Does Every Skincare Influencer Look Like a Stormtrooper?

A man's guide to red-light therapy masks, the anti-aging gadget taking over the internet.

By Brett Braley
Drinks
The 8 Best Rye Whiskeys for a Manhattan

Rye whiskey adds a peppery, spicy, herbal, nuanced base to this memorable cocktail.

By Christopher Osburn
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Features
Bartenders Explain Why Cocktails Taste Better From the Bar (and How to Emulate Them)

On my walk to the bar, I rehearsed “para uno, en la barra está bien” exactly 30 times. I once read about a technique called mega-drilling, suggesting it takes 30 repetitions to cement a memory. I can’t tell you if it works, though. Because when I arrived at Baltra Bar,…

By Cool Material
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Entertainment
Don’t Sleep on TV’s Most Underrated Dark Comedy

'Based on a True Story' offers an unflinching look in the mirror for anyone who loves the violence and masochism of the true crime genre.

By Steven Asarch
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Entertainment
The Coolest Entertainment Trends of 2025

It’s the year of peak nostalgia and wild swings at the box office, an underappreciated streaming service finally getting its due, and a reality TV renaissance.

By Cool Material
Entertainment
Clothing
Where to Cop the Best Menswear on ’The White Lotus’

The best styling—and the worst people—you’ll find on television right now.

By Brett Braley
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