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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
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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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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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