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Lifestyle

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

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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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KTM XBow GTX Race Car

KTM, the motorcycle company, has made the Xbow track car for years, and now they're breaking out the big guns with the Xbow GTX, a GT2-class race car that will go up against the likes of Porsche and Audi. While that's ambitious, the GTX has the guts for it. Power…

By Amos Kwon
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Brabus Mercedes G-Wagen 800 Adventure XLP

Brabus mods high-end German vehicles that need more power like Trump needs more orange. That said, we love ourselves an overpowered Merc Gelandewagen SUV, and the new 800 XLP Adventure is like a thermonuclear warhead on wheels. The base vehicle is an already insane 577-horsepower Mercedes-AMG G63, but Brabus saw…

By Amos Kwon
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The $22/Month Citroën Ami Electric City Car

We get that tiny cars don't sell well here in the states (case in point, the Smart ForTwo) because we like our vehicles way bigger. Well, Citroën has come up with a really tiny city car that should has the potential to change the face of vehicle ownership and car-sharing…

By Amos Kwon
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Boom XB-1 Supersonic Aircraft

When it comes to air travel, no one measures trips from coast to coast or from New York to London in distance, they measure them in hours. Boom Airlines made wave a few years ago with a new supersonic aircraft concept that would finally replace the blazing fast hole left…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Sterling Automotive Design Launch Edition Jeep Wrangler

If you fancy the idea of getting an American off-roader customized to a more sophisticated spec, then the UK's Sterling Automotive Design version of the venerable Jeep Wrangler should draw your attention with its bespoke but subdued look. Oddly enough, it ditches the iconic Jeep vertical grille for a stealthy…

By Amos Kwon
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