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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
Transportation
Project Neptune

We've taken a few hot air balloon rides in our lives, and they have always been a great experience. But even with the heights they elevate you to, you won't get to space--the final frontier. Unless, of course, you're riding in the PriestmanGoode x Space Perspective 'Project Neptune' balloon. This…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1978 Datsun 280Z

Although Nissan plans to bring a new Z-Car to the masses later this year, we're always stirred by the original. This 1978 Pearl Black Metallic Datsun 280Z is just such an example. Fewer than 1,500 of the 280Zs were produced with this paint color were ever built and only in…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
“Royal” House

To "live among the trees" doesn't mean you have to carve out a monastic experience and sleep in a self-made shelter. William Kaven Architecture just built a "Royal" domicile spanning 4,352 square feet in the rich Oregonian forest. Located in Forest Park, close to downtown Portland, the two stacked structures…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Iceland’s Sky Lagoon

It's only been a few months of quarantine, but these days, it feels like we've been trapped inside for a lifetime. To say we're looking forward to getting out and exploring the world at large like we used to do would be the understatement of the year. That's where Iceland's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Triumph Electric Bicycle

The British motorcycle manufacturing titan Triumph was originally founded almost a century and a half ago. Since then, the brand went defunct, was revitalized and produced everything from a 1,000hp motorcycle aimed at breaking the land speed record to a Steve McQueen Special Edition bike. And now, for the first…

By Cooper Fleishman
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