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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
Laphroaig’s New Whisky Comes With No Tasting Notes And a Chance to Hang with Willem Dafoe
By Andy Vasoyan
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Lifestyle
The Ancient Art of Cooking Dinner Beneath Your Feet

Across nearly every continent, cultures have discovered the same thing. The earth makes a pretty incredible oven.

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
Food
Stay Home: This Is the Machine You Need to Properly Grind Your Coffee

Since we’re all stuck inside, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you Stay Home. No one is going to pretend like we're living in a world that is "normal" right now, but that doesn't mean you can't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Apple 1979 Porsche 935 Race Car

Even if you're not a fan of the current Apple products, there's no denying the fact that the bitten fruit brand has changed the world in more ways than one. In the late 70's / early 80's, Apple sponsored a Porsche 935 race car--at one point driven by actor Paul…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Lava Me Pro Guitar

Whether you're an amateur or a professional musician, if you're noodling on a six string at home you're going to want to check out the new Lava Me Pro Guitar. Designed and built by the teams at Lava and L.R. Baggs to be versatile, powerful and simple to use, this…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Stay Home: Make Coffee Shop Quality Cold Brew at Home

Since we’re all stuck inside, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you Stay Home. Now that the weather is finally starting to get a little bit nicer, it's time to think about what happens when it gets…

By Cooper Fleishman
Airtight-Cold-Brew-Iced-Coffee-Maker
Transportation
Armortruck Futuristic Armored SUV Concept

We've seen plenty of futuristic, apocalypse-ready vehicles over the years. Few of them compare to the share absurdity of the Armortruck Futuristic Armored SUV Concept from Bulgarian designer Milen Ivanov. Ivanov is concept designer / artist that's cut his teeth at big name places ranging from Dreamworks and Anima Barcelona,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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