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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
Kia Futuron Concept

Kia has been working on their image for a while. They don't want to be perceived as an economy car brand anymore, and there's evidence like the Stinger GT sports sedan and the new Telluride SUV that have both taken the fight to the premium brands. Now, their Futuron Concept…

By Amos Kwon
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Tools
Jaguar Classic E-Type Tookit

If you're fortunate enough to own a vintage Jaguar E-Type coupe or roadster, a vehicle once called "the most beautiful car ever made" by Enzo Ferrari, himself, you will definitely need the right tools to work on the, uh, less-than-reliable but nonetheless legendary car. Instead of ponying up thousands for…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
1936 Alta Grand Prix No. ‘52S’

Pre-WWII Grand Prix racers were all about winning when there were no such things as seat belts, roll cages, or any type of legitimate crash safety. It was just open-top, balls-out speed and praying for your life. British engineer, Geoffrey Taylor, built the race-only Alta Grand Prix cars, and this…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
The Doodle Boy

If you didn't catch the recent news, Joe Whale is a nine-year-old boy from Shrewsbury that, as he says, "absolutely LOVES to doodle!" He loves making monsters come to life and doodling in general, but his passion for drawing got him into a fair bit of trouble when he started…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
LEGO 1989 Batmobile

Tim Burton's now-classic Batman movie starting Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight pioneered comic book superhero films that are now ubiquitous. The star of the movie could arguably have been the huge, menacing Batmobile that upended our view of what Batman's wheels could look like. LEGO has just created a…

By Amos Kwon
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