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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
By Cool Material
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
Food
IRISgo Is One of the Best Reusable Cups We’ve Seen

We try to do our part for the planet with reusable cups whenever possible, but saving the planet is easier said than done because--if we're being completely honest--most reusable cups are not large enough, built terribly and leaky. After years of development, the IRISgo is here to solve all your…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Arkup Floating House Boat

If you're anything like us, the current state of the world has really made you want to just pack up and move to the middle of nowhere. If you thought isolated farms and cabins in the woods were the best option for post-quarantine living, wait until you see the Arkup…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Bivrost Niflheim Arctic Single Malt Whisky

The Japanese dominance of the once exclusively Scottish single malt industry just goes to show that imitation truly is the sincerest form of flattery. Now, Niflheim Artic Single Malt Whisky boasts its creation from world’s northernmost distillery at the base of the Lyngen Alps, 69th parallel north. Named after “the…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Mybushotel Converted School Bus Campers

Nobody in the history of motorized vehicles has ever coveted a school bus. Ever. All that changes with Mybushotel that takes old school buses and transforms them into the kind of camper we all dream of. The Las Vegas-based shop takes retired school buses that have proven their worth over…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Radventure4 Toyota RAV4 Adventure Vehicle

There are plenty of great overlanding, adventure and exploration vehicles that have had us intrigued over the years, but few of them have been as turnkey as the Radventure4 Toyota RAV4 Adventure Vehicle you see here. At its core, it's a 2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure that's been heavily modified to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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