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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 Ancient Art of Cooking Dinner Beneath Your Feet
By Lola Méndez
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Instagram Cocktail Era Is Here

Why bartenders and drinkers are ditching the garnish circus and getting back to minimalistic cocktails.

By Christopher Osburn
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Lifestyle
Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in April 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in April 2026.

By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
Review: One Year With the Tiami Mattress

Upgrading to Tiami turned sleep into something I look forward to every night. Don’t miss their Memorial Day Weekend Sale.

By Adam Szafranski
Entertainment
Devo Energy Dome Face Shield

We're willing to bet money that every single one of you reading this remembers at least the chorus of the Devo classic "Whip It." The iconic and incredibly weird band produced a lot of great tracks over the years, but they're almost as well known for the peculiar Energy Dome…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Trefecta E-Bike

At this point, there are plenty of great electrically-assisted E-Bikes on the market. Most of them share the same basic configuration with a boxy upper frame area that contains the battery mated to the more traditional spring, fork and wheel tech that have been part of bicycles for ages. Don't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Public Media Art ‘Wave’ Installation

A good optical illusion is hard to top when it comes to visually appealing pieces of art we could ponder for ages. Watching water slosh back and forth in a container is something we could watch all the time because it's equal parts violent and unpredictable while still being calming.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
AKO Electric Trike

Trikes get a bad rap because of their connotation with the bikes outfitted with training wheels we all learned to ride on. The AKO Electric Trike is world's apart from what you might consider a traditional tricycle--outside of the fact it has three wheels. This unique vehicle with two wheels…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

It might not technically be a barn find, but this rare 904 Carrera GTS find is exceptional since it's only one of 100 cars ever built, and it's escaped the wear and tear of track competition. It hasn't even been driven that much during its life, only going to shows…

By Amos Kwon
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