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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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Laphroaig’s New Whisky Comes With No Tasting Notes And a Chance to Hang with Willem Dafoe
By Andy Vasoyan
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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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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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Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in April 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in April 2026.

By Cool Material
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The Aspark Owl Hits 60 MPH in 1.69 Seconds

If the 0-60 time of 2.4 seconds by the 1,500-horsepower Bugatti Chiron or the 1,244-horsepower Hennessey Venom feels a bit tepid for your speed-hungry self, there's a new heavy-hitter in the form of the Japanese-made Aspark Owl. Though we're not sure why it's named after a sluggish nocturnal bird, the…

By Amos Kwon
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Ferrari Roma Coupe

The new Roma eschews the overly vented looks of its stablemates in favor of simple sexiness evocative of the La Dolce Vita period in Rome during the '50s and '60s. The new car is Ferrari's latest offering, and while it harkens back to iconic Ferraris like the 250GT Berlinetta Lusso,…

By Amos Kwon
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BST HyperTEK Electric Motorcycle

Though we wouldn't call the looks of the Blackstone Tek (BST) HyperTEK comfortable, it's certainly unique. You'd never guess the South African wheel shop could make a motorcycle look like this for its first effort. The HyperTEK was designed by Ducati designer Piere Terblanche, who penned the fantastic Multistrada and…

By Amos Kwon
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McLaren Elva

The minds at McLaren have been delivering a wide swath of exotics lately including the track-focused Senna, the user-friendly GT, and the wind-cheating Speedtail. But it's their latest offering that has us going nuts, and it's the open-top, windscreen-less Elva two-seat roadster. It also looks like no other McLaren to…

By Amos Kwon
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Niki Smart Honda XL500 Motorbike

To transform an affordable Japanese enduro bike from the '80s into a Quail Gathering dual trophy winner takes more than just talent, it takes masterful skill and perhaps a bit of time travel. Niki Smart (a designer for the likes of Ariel Motor and General Motors) used a 1981 Honda…

By Amos Kwon
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