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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
Gozney Black Edition Outdoor Oven

Even when it's chilly outside, you can still enjoy outdoor cooking with the right gear, and it gives your hard-working kitchen a much-needed break. This outdoor oven can manage quick meals like pizza or more protracted efforts like slow-cooked meals performed overnight. The oven's consistent temperatures make it highly reliable…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
GFG 2030 Hyper-SUV

One of the coolest new vehicles that would've debuted at the now-canceled 2020 Geneva Motor Show (thanks, Coronavirus) is an electric SUV like no other. Made by Saudi Arabian company GFG, the 2030 takes supercar styling and adds all-electric power and all-wheel drive. Penned by the famous Giorgetto and Fabrizio…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Take One Last Look at the (Many) Plastic Bags of New York

In case you weren't aware, there's a statewide plastic bag ban coming into effect on March 1st in New York. It's been almost four decades since the ubiquitous, carry groceries and then recycle for animal poop bags changed the retail landscape forever, but as Governor Cuomo puts it, “For far…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Hyundai Motor Unveils “Prophecy” Concept EV

There's nothing quite like the styling, technology and sheer impossibility of production to make you appreciate electric vehicle concepts. The Hyundai Motors "Prophecy" Concept EV was slated to be unveiled at Geneva, but it's now available for general ogling and discussion because that entire motor show was cancelled on account…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon

Four Roses Distillery issues some of the smoothest Bourbon we've ever tasted, and now they've made their "fourth rose" available in 13 new markets as part of its permanent product line. Small Batch Select comes from the skills of Master Distiller Brent Elliott, who just so happened to win the…

By Amos Kwon
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