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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
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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Transportation
Electric GT Crate Motors Convert Your Favorite Vehicles from Gas to Electric

As much as we'd all like to believe otherwise, there's no denying the fact that the future of motoring is electric because sooner or later or the gasoline that powers our prized rides is going to run out. But just because petrol is eventually going to go the way of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Aptera Motors 1,000-Mile Solar-Powered EV

Forget about range anxiety when you're behind the wheel of the two-passenger Aptera. This is one lean, environmental machine that boasts only ten structural panels (compared to the industry average of 300). What's more, the body contains integrated solar panels in the roof, hood, and even in the dashboard that…

By Amos Kwon
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