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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
Transportation
1996 Ford F-350 Has Its Own Log Cabin Mini Home

Just when you thought your truck topper was cool, Alaskan Tim Johnson has seriously one-upped just about everyone. He purchased a used Ford F-350 pickup truck for $13,000 and spent the same amount building his dream mobile home for its long bed. After three months of building it with his…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Alpine A110 SportsX Coupe

The original Alpine A110 is obscure to most homegrown Americans, but it was a rallying legend in Europe where it dominated the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally and then the World Rally Championship in 1973. It was also damn fine to look at with its slinky and sporty body. The legendary…

By Amos Kwon
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Edifice Off Grid Cabin by Marc Thorpe Design

As soon as we set eyes on The Classic Car Club at Pier 76 with it's dark wood meets light wood aspects by Marc Thorpe Design, we knew we were in love. Marc Thorpe Design is back with a similar sort of appeal with the Edifice Off Grid Cabin. Situated…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Ai Weiwei Limited-Edition ‘Bombs’ Print

Chinese contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei has been making waves and artistic statements for as long as we've been aware of him. While the middle finger sculpture he's responsible for is one of the pieces he's best known for, his latest, Bombs, is a 6-foot by 4-foot piece that's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Cruise Origin Autonomous Shuttle

Even if real Level 5 autonomous driving on open roads is still many years away, that doesn't mean everyone's not trying. This joint project between Cruise, GM, and Honda is a self-driving shuttle that's meant for big ride-sharing. The project is testing in Phoenix and San Francisco, the latter being…

By Amos Kwon
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