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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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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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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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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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New Charlotte’s Web™ Topical Formulas

New Charlotte's Web™ Topical Formulas were designed to help you keep doing what you love. They start with the help of Mother Nature and her blend of botanical goodness, and add more CBD without the things you don't want on your skin. Made to support you day-to-day, moment-to-moment. Build your…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Original ‘Jumanji’ Board Game

The original Jumanji movie--not the recent remakes that are watchable but overall nowhere near as interesting--is celebrating it's 25th Anniversary this year. (We feel old, too.) In honor of that momentous occasion, a group of die hard fans set out to recreate the original, non-video-game version of the game down…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Zoom Music Video

Most of our Zoom calls involve digital cheers, explaining gallery mode, trivia games and constantly telling family members to unmute themselves. The band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down decided to use the popular conferencing service to do something incredibly more creative--film a music video. The official music video…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Sony DualSense PlayStation 5 Controller

The Sony PlayStation controller is one of the most iconic controllers ever created. It's gone through some iterations over the years, but the core profile with it's D-pad, buttons, dual analog sticks and shoulder buttons has remained largely the same. Despite the fact we have yet to see details about…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Smaug Yamaha XS360

What does it take to turn a small vintage Japanese moto into a murdered out beauty that will turn heads today? About 550 hours of meticulous craftsmanship. French moto shop Panache Customs morphed the 1977 SX360 by using a classic wristwatch as inspiration. The iconic Rolex Daytona 16523 Zenith Phase…

By Amos Kwon
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