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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party
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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
Lifestyle
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital

From dilapidated hospitals to disapproving librarians in a bar, I took a haunted Eastern Washington road trip.

By Brandon Withrow
2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable 2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable
Lifestyle
2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable

The Outer Banks brings commuting comfort to Ford’s off-road icon without sanding away its personality.

By Amos Kwon
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Lifestyle
A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
Transportation
Ford Performance x RTR Mustang Mach-E 1400 Prototype

When Ford originally unveiled the Mustang Mach-E we were more than a little dubious about how the electric crossover designed to compete with the Tesla Model Y was going to perform. Even with the 459 horsepower the GT and GT Performance models are packing, is the Mach-E really worthy of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
At Home: Brew Your Own Beer Bread with This Soberdough Variety Pack

Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. Unless you've spent the entirety of the past few quarantine months completely avoiding social media--which would be damn near impossible--you've been…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Velocity Restorations 1978 Ford Bronco

After years of speculation, Ford finally revived one of favorite vehicles of all time when they pulled the curtain on the 2021 Ford Bronco. Yes, we really want one. Yes, we got on the pre-order list. Yes, we'd love to park one in the driveway. And yet, we can't help…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Johnnie Walker Black Paper Bottles

If you were to randomly hit up a local liquor store and pick up a few random bottles of anything ranging from beer to spirits, it's relatively likely at least one of the brands would be owned by global spirits consortium Diageo because they have their hands in just about…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Rocky’s Boxing Gloves Are up for Auction

When it comes to authentic Hollywood props and movie memorabilia auctions, no one does it better than the Prop Store. Their latest collection of items going up for auction next month is loaded with some of our favorite pieces from the past few decades. Sly Stallone's Rocky Balboa Boxing Gloves…

By Cooper Fleishman
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