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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
Entertainment
The Lighthouse | Official Trailer HD | A24

Director Robert Eggers comes across like an industry veteran, having delivered a horrifying tone in 2016's "The Witch", and now comes back to the big screen with a tale of two men and the sea in "The Lighthouse" Starring a haggard and perfectly cast Willem Dafoe (who could pass as…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Lark Machine Co. Streamliner Electric Motorcycle

Looking less like a motorcycle and more like a homemade miniature locomotive, the Lark Streamliner was handbuilt for one purpose: to set the land speed record for an electric motorcycle. Built by former BMX champ Shea Nyquistare, the Streamliner uses the majority of its parts from salvaged or recycled vehicles…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
The Frame Clock Tells Time with Rotating Frames

We've always been fascinated by the way people interact with time on a regular basis, which is probably why we've spent years collecting and reporting on the cool clocks we've found all over the Internet. We've seen single-handers that rotate to display the time zone. Vintage gymnasium and field house…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II Coupe

A race car’s provenance is vital to its value, and there’s much to be said for one that’s largely been untouched from the time it laid tire tracks on tarmac or dirt. That’s clearly the case with this 1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II that’s beautiful simply because it wears…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
U.S.-Mexico Border Seesaws

The Border Wall is a hotbed of political debate and engagement that we're not going to get into. What we are going to talk about is the ingenious project that Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello created that uses the wall as a fulcrum for bright pink seesaws slotted through…

By Cooper Fleishman
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