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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
The Last Mile | Beetle

The VW Beetle is an automotive icon that's been around (more or less) since 1938. During that time, it's seen three distinct generations and over 23 million units built, which is a serious achievement and places it behind only three other vehicles in history in terms of production (Toyota Corolla,…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Cyberhouse — A House Built for the Cybertruck

When Tesla released their futuristic yet apocalypse-ready Cybertruck, the world was left scratching their heads about the angular shape and lack of lines. There were no shortage of Cybertruck-inspired designs that came after, including the Cybunker from Lars Büro and now, the Cyberhouse from Russian design firm Modern Houses. They…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Segway Is Making a Self-Balance Stroller for Adults That Can Hit 24 Mph

Everyone loves to hate on Segway for the mall cop of it all that put their first product on the map. But ever since they were acquired by Ninebot, they've actually put out some pretty powerful and interesting people movers. Their latest release is S-Pod, a kind of self-balancing stroller designed…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Fred Krugger FD Custom Racer

If ever there was a car that existed solely for the sake of design, it's the hand-crafted FD created by moto custom builder, Fred Krugger. With a focus on retofuturism and art deco style, the pseudo-open wheel racer is almost more of a sculpture than a car. Named for its…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Where Architects Sleep

Phaidon has published a lot of great books over the years. As impressed as we are with their entire collection of tomes, they're not all as indispensable as their line of "Where to" books. We're talking Where Bartenders Drink, Where Chefs Eat, Where to Drink Coffee and the latest, Where…

By Cooper Fleishman
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