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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
Apex Motors AP-0

Looking like the illegitimate offspring of a Bugatti and a kit car, the AP-0 is no small slouch. The little EV rocket has all the technological guts to make it fast and furious: a carbon fiber tub with a modular spaceframe, a rigid center spine that extends the full length…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Coldplay NPR Tiny Desk Concert

We're all trapped inside working from home, preparing to kill our spouses and binge-watching Netflix because of the very real health crisis going on. Want to get a glimpse into all the five-star concerts that have been cancelled and amuse yourself for around 20 minutes in the process? Of course…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
New Belgium Purist Clean Lager

When we're reaching for a refreshing, bubbly and otherwise non-offensive domestic brew--that isn't a macro beer--we're probably reaching for something from New Belgium because they always deliver, check all the boxes and are as hell-bent on doing good as we are. And that's where the New Belgium Purist Clean Lager…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Newron Motors Electric Motorcycles are Accented with Real Wood

We've seen more than our fair share of experimental, electric-powered all around noteworthy motorcycles designed to make you want to scream from the top of a mountain to your friends and family about your latest purchase. Next to none of those machines compare to the feelings we have about the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
This Might Be the Best Barn Find Collection We’ve Ever Seen

We like to think of ourselves as collectors of the finer things in life. Whiskey, sneakers, wine, watches, raw denim, art, you name it. Larry Schroll puts all off us to shame with the classic car collection--some fifty cars in total--that he spend the majority of his life collecting from…

By Cooper Fleishman
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