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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
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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
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At Home: Upgrade Your Home Theater with This Highly-Rated Soundbar

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. We've been preaching the virtue of all of TCL's products for as long as we can remember, but their TVs have…

By Cooper Fleishman
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BMW K75 Balance Bike

Who says adults get to have all the fun? Dutch designer Roel Van Heuer took his love for Beemers and made a K75 cafe racer-style balance bike for a friend's son. The special client had his own Van Heuer made custom BMW moto, so it only made sense to have…

By Amos Kwon
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NYDE Studio Diagonal Dwelling

Iconic architecture oftentimes comes from thinking out of the box, and that's what Nicos Yiatros of NYDE Studios has done with the Diagonal Dwelling. Not only does it look like it's defying the laws of physics with its crazy cantilever, this unique domicile allows for untrammeled views of the surroundings…

By Amos Kwon
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K-Speed Tokyo Street Honda Super Cub

Honda announcing the re-introduction of the Cub and Super Cub was some of the biggest motoring news of 2019 because the bike is one of the most popular and most produced vehicles on the planet. Plenty of shops got right to work customizing the newly revamped version, but few have…

By Cooper Fleishman
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LEGO BMW Isetta

Although the brick-ified version of the '50s-era microcar isn't in production, our hopes are high that the folks at LEGO will build it. Straight from of the Lego Ideas community's Jimmi-DK comes this pretty-much-perfect version of the little Bimmer that measures in at 8.7 x 5.2 x 5.0 inches. Inspired…

By Amos Kwon
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