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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 Great Winter Escape
By Hayley Domin
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Lifestyle
The Bucket List of Remote Places to Kayak

Here's your guide to the coolest places to kayak.

By Brandon Withrow
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Lifestyle
A Better Way to Spend a Winter Night In

Welcome to the great indoors. Here's how to hunker down properly with you favorite winter albums.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Lifestyle
Dry January Isn’t New. The Drinks Are, Though.

A practical guide to the modern sober-curious landscape.

By Lauren Smurr
Travel
The 5 Best Upstate New York Hotels for an Off-Season Getaway

A travel pro who takes a snowy staycation every winter shares her favorite hotels.

By Kaitlyn Rosati
Snowy Roads in Upstate NY in winter (photo_ Kaitlyn Rosati)
Drinks
The 8 Best Whiskeys Under $30

There are more award-winning, memorable whiskeys to be had for a bargain price than you might expect.

By Christopher Osburn
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Entertainment
20 Years Later, the Best Travel Show Ever Made Still Holds Up

Anthony Bourdain’s ’No Reservations’—spanning nine seasons, all available now on Amazon Prime—still deserves its lofty reputation.

By Mo Mozuch
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Drinks
The Good Stuff: A Newcomer’s Guide to Vodka

This versatile clear spirit can elevate artisan cocktails, but the finest examples are best enjoyed neat.

By Christopher Osburn
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Food
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By Cool Material
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