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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
Food
Magware Magnetic Flatware

If you don't remember the brand Full Windsor, they were responsible for The Muncher multi-tool that combined a bunch of common eating utensils into one easy-to-carry device. They're back with Magware, a new collection of modular, lightweight cutlery that sticks together through the power of magnets and can travel with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
‘Whiskey: A Tasting Course’

In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks bestowed the name of uisce beatha--literally "water of life"--to whiskey. We weren't around back then, but we've had no problem treating the distilled spirit as such since then. If you've ever been on any distillery tours, spoken with any industry experts or spent…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Now’s Your Chance to Own a 19th Century Sea Fort

For as long as we could remember, we've always dreamt of owning a secluded space we could call our own that was filled with all the necessities. As we've aged, that dream has evolved from batting cages and laser tag to whiskey bars and five-star dining, but the ultimate ideal…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Marshall Mini Fridge

A handful of years ago, one of everyone's favorite amp and speaker manufacturers--we're obviously talking about Marshall--released a perfectly sized dorm room and man cave mini-fridge. That release--the Marshall Fridge--would prove to be one of the brand's first forays into general consumer goods, and now, they're releasing a new version…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1984 Kelly-Moss Porsche 911 Safari

Call off the dogs. We found our dream car. This modded 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 involved a lengthy rebuild that turned it into an off-road ninja warrior. Wisconsin-based Porsche shop, Kelly-Moss gave the classic 911 upgrades like custom-made aluminum bodywork, Eibach springs, Brembo brakes, and LED light bars to…

By Amos Kwon
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