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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
Lifestyle
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
By Beau Hayhoe
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Lifestyle
Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Cool Material
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
Lifestyle
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey
Lifestyle
The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey

Breckenridge Distillery’s newest bottle starts with some of the most coveted peaches in America.

By Beau Hayhoe
Transportation
1964 Pontiac Banshee XP-333 Coupe

The resemblance between this singular Pontiac Banshee XP-333 and the C2 Corvette isn't coincidental. In 1964, General Motors need a new vehicle to fight against the rising tide of the Ford Mustang pony car. None other than John DeLorean (in his pre-DeLorean DMC-12 era) created this Banshee to go mano-a-mano…

By Amos Kwon
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Outdoors
U-Boat Worx NEMO Personal Submarine

In what might amount to the ultimate way to social distance from every human being on the planet, the U-Boat Worx NEMO takes you to oceanic vistas in Bond-villain style for a little over a million bucks. The two-seater personal sub uses a big pressurized acrylic hub with untrammeled views…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Unicat MD56c 6×6 Expedition Vehicle

We've covered more than our fair share of completely absurd, over-the-top, apocalypse-ready expedition vehicles over the years. Part expensive off-road camper, part mobile command center and part emergency shelter, the expedition vehicle is something we've never considered more seriously than we are right now in the wake of what's going…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
LEGO Ducati Panigale V4 R

The Ducati Panigale V4 R is a superbike legend with its 237 horsepower, 1,103cc engine whose rotation turns in the opposite direction from the wheels, making it nimbler and more capable than just about any other bike in its class. This officially Ducati sanctioned kit consists of 646 pieces, and…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Stay Home: Give Yourself a Stick and Poke Tattoo

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. We haven't quite watched all of the Netflix, consumed all of the wine and read all of the books, but it's feel like…

By Cooper Fleishman
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