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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
Lexus LF-30 Electrified Concept

Lexus just dropped a doozie of a concept car that points to their future... and it's pure electric. The LF-30 that just debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show uses four in-wheel motors that propel it to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds. More importantly, the small motors allow for a more…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Brewbudz Cannabis Coffee K-Cups

We've been experimenting using our Keurig to make things other than your average coffee for years. Our Keurig Whiskey and Keurig Beer experiments were definitely not things we'd recommend anyone else try themselves, but if you're looking to add some cannabis coffee to your morning routine, you're in luck. San…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Mitsubishi Mi-Tech Concept Buggy

Just when we thought Mitsubishi lost its imagination after it killed the Lancer Evolution rally car, they come with something totally out of left field, the Mi-Tech, a concept plug-in hybrid buggy/SUV-type vehicle that looks a lot like one of Voltron's fists visited car dealership. Having just debuted at the…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Whistlepig Rye Whiskey The Boss Hog: The Samurai Scientist

The Whistlepig lineup of whiskey is something to yee-haw about, and now their ultimate iteration bows with influence from Japanese koji fermentation, hence the name. The Samurai Scientist is the very first American Whiskey finished using Japanese Umeshu wood barrels from the Kitaya brewery on Japan's Kyushu island. The result…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Alaska Railroad “Hops on the Rail” Brewery Tour

The beauty of the Alaskan wilderness warrants experiencing at least once in your life, and what better way to do so than by rail car and with an ample supply of beer? Well, Alaska Railroad is doing just that with its 2019-2020 winter "Hops on the Rail" tour where passengers…

By Amos Kwon
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