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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
I Lived in Puerto Vallarta for 3 Years, Here Are My Top Recommendations
By Lola Méndez
The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026
Lifestyle
The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026

A curated collection of the best Father’s Day gifts for dads who appreciate craftsmanship, clever design, great stories, and really cool stuff.

By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
Laphroaig’s New Whisky Comes With No Tasting Notes And a Chance to Hang with Willem Dafoe

The brand's second Dafoe collaboration is a 14-year single malt with no official tasting notes. Write the best one, and you could end up on set with the legend himself.

By Andy Vasoyan
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Lifestyle
The Ancient Art of Cooking Dinner Beneath Your Feet

Across nearly every continent, cultures have discovered the same thing. The earth makes a pretty incredible oven.

By Lola Méndez
Transportation
You Have Another Chance to Own Sir Elton John’s 1972 Ferrari Daytona

As the legend goes, Sir Elton John decided to reward himself for the success of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" with this shiny new 1972 Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona. This car is one of only 158 original right-hand drive vehicles and was supposedly John's first foray into Ferrari ownership. He sold the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Taxa Mantis Camper Trailer

Whether you're talking about their Wooly Bear, Cricket Camper or TigerMoth trailers, Taxa Outdoors has always impressed us with their ability to cram an Airbnb's worth of features into something small enough to pull behind an average sedan. For 2019, Taxa is going bigger than ever with their most spacious…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Nespresso x Vélosophy RE:CYCLE Bike

Taking drinking and driving to healthy levels, Nespresso has partnered with Vélosophy to create a bike made from aluminum Nespresso pods that also comes with its own beverage holder basket for caffeinated imbibing on the go. The brilliantly named RE:CYCLE is a limited-production version of Vélosophy's own classic bike but…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
Pelican Dayventure Sling Cooler

We've spent years debating between the best hard shell coolers and best soft shell coolers when it comes to keeping your beers and other important items the coldest. But the truth of the matter is, the best cooler for you is the one that will keep all your most important…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1984 Porsche 911 Safari Off-Road Carrera

We've covered a number of sports cars turned safari demons over the years, but the problem with most of them is that they're artist renderings you couldn't actually sit in and drive through the shit. That's not the case with the 1984 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera affectionately dubbed "Willy" that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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