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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
Fashion
Tom Dixon X Harry’s Modular Razor

Over the years, Tom Dixon and his eponymous brand have collaborated with some other renowned names to create some pretty interesting products. He designed a coat rack that looks like paper clips, a gorgeous glass and wood decanter and the modular IKEA DELAKTIG Couch. The modular hits keep coming because he…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Outdoors
Vanquish Yachts Vanqraft VQ16 Tender

If jet skis or waverunners are uncouth for you, then take a serious look at this skunkworks-ish watercraft called the Vanqraft VQ16 Tender. It looks like a shrunken version of their huge VQ45 power yacht. In the smaller version, the dark fiberglass "boat" gets a potent 200-horsepower motor and can…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
INKD Has Unique and Customized Versions of Your Favorite Spirits Bottles

Even though liquor brands are generally supposed to be hidden when they're shown on film or television, we all know when it's a bottle of Bulleit or Jack, a Johnnie Blue, Ciroc or Don Julio 1942. The same goes for bar carts. Want your spirits collection to stand out while…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
The Autonomous SmartDesk 2 Is the Standing Desk You Want

Alternating between standing and sitting while you're working has been shown to be effective at boosting your mood, increasing your productivity and improving your health. But while standing desks are great, they're also pricey. That's where our friends at Autonomous come in. The SmartDesk 2 checks all the boxes for…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Hövding 3 Airbag Helmet

For those of us who ride regularly, the daily threat of colliding with an oblivious driver looms large. The Hövding 3 might just save your noodle in a bad situation, especially if the notion of wearing a regular bike helmet is anathema to your two-wheeled freedom. It's an inflatable neck…

By Amos Kwon
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