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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
Entertainment
HDR Pendulum Wave Patterns Video

We don't have any sort of scientific evidence to back this up, but we're willing to bet you waste significantly more time than 3 minutes a day scrolling through social media and checking for updates on your favorite topics. Spend three of those minutes today--185 seconds to be exact--watching the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Kubota Autonomous Tractor Concept

The future of motoring in general is electric and autonomous, and we've featured quite a few of those vehicles in recent years. From self-driving trucks to helicopters, the future is bright, automated and exciting--and it's not just limited to personal transportation as this Kubota Autonomous Tractor Concept proves. In order…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
A Dog House Made of 1,000 Tennis Balls

From turfed roofs and ramps like the Studio Schicketanz Dog House, to the stylish and angular MDK9 Dog Haus, it seems like Fido is the primary beneficiary of all the great innovations in the house and home sector these days. Case in point--the CallisonRTKL Fetch House that was made to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The FJ Company x Todd Snyder G43 Edition Land Cruiser

When it comes to designers, Todd Snyder is one of our absolute favorite menswear guys. When it comes to Toyota Land Cruiser restoration shops, the FJ Company is one of our absolute favorites. So naturally, it should come as no surprise that the two of them teaming up for a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Olson Kundig Vermont Cabin

If you own a remote plot of land and you're looking to build something like a writer's retreat so you can except the trials and tribulations of the bustling city, there's no better architecture firm to craft your dream than Seattle-based Olson Kundig. The Barr family faced a similar decision…

By Cooper Fleishman
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