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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
Home
Hi Interiors HiBed Smart Bed

Between the smart TV, smart lights, smart clocks and all the other smart appliances recording everything you say in your home, you might think you have enough smart appliances. You don't. You want the latest smart bed from Hi Interiors. It's called the HiBed, and it was conceived of by…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Curtiss Psyche Electric Motorcycle

We've covered Curtiss Motorcycle's bikes here before, and we can honestly say they're some of the most original designs around. Now, the boutique brand is bringing a $30K electric motorcycle into the fray, and it looks like both Apple Inc. and Batman may have gotten ahold of it with its…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
This Gorgeous Liquor Decanter Is on Sale for Half Off

If you're anything like us, you appreciate drinking, and serving, a quality pour of your favorite bourbon, scotch, tequila, mezcal, whiskey or even vodka whenever the need or situation arises. Do you need a decanter? Of course not. But does pouring your spirit of choice add a unique layer of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Urwahn x Vagabund “Stadtfuchs” Bicycle

The Urwahn x Vagabund “Stadtfuchs” Bicycle is pretty much a city bike that’s a work of sculpted steel art. The German-made Cromoly frame shape is unconventional when it comes to the seat tube and the seat stays, which are incorporated into a single structure that’s beautifully curved. But the Stadtfuchs…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
1965 Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake

As iconic as the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 coupe is, our hearts palpitate when we lay eyes on the station wagon (shooting brake in Britspeak) version of it. Former Aston Martin owner David Brown commissioned renowned premium coachbuilder Harold Radford & Co. Limited to build it for him and…

By Amos Kwon
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