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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
By Cool Material
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
Lifestyle
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

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
Transportation
Cake Osa Electric Motorcycles

European e-bike startup Cake first made waves with the Kalk Electric Dirt Bike that was designed for light off-road performance, a top speed of around 50 mph and what could only be described as fun torque and acceleration figures. Their most recent release, Osa, might be billed as a clean…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
LEGO Headquarters

Grownups, as well as kids, love LEGOs, so there's no reason why they can't be adult-sized. LEGO built two of their HQ buildings with materials made to look like giant LEGOs. It's a wonder they get anything work done, really. The buildings are located in Billund, Denmark and created by…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Now Is the Time to Experiment with an Instant Pot Because This One Is on Sale for over 30% Off

Let's take a moment to talk about the programmable, multi-use, multi-function counter top eating device that is the Instant Pot. If you have even one friend that's on the pressure cooker / rice cooker / slow cooker / steamer / yogurt maker train, you've no doubt heard about the magnificent…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House Illuminated With Lasers

If you have to ask who the hell Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is, you know bubkus about architecture and design. The man's stamp is on some of the best modern designs the world has ever seen. His minimalist and modern Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois was just decorated with…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Thrive Motorcycle 1951 BMW R51 Restomod

Vintage "Beamer" motorcycles that are decades old still run today, and they still thrill on urban streets and open country roads, but there aren't many legendary R51s left (only 18,000 were made), and Thrive Motorcycle based in Indonesia has just restomodded one to bring it to the modern age. Using…

By Amos Kwon
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