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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
Travel
These Are the 5 Most Underrated Regions in Italy

Having visited 18 of the nation's 20 regions—with only Sardinia and Molise left—here are the hidden gems of Italy that tourists are missing out on.

By Kaitlyn Rosati
Aosta, Italy (Valle D_Aosta)
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