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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
Hyundai “45” Concept

Hyundai is on a roll with exciting new products like the Veloster Turbo N hot hatch, and now they want to show us what the EV future might look like with the Hyundai 45. So named for its first mass-market car that bowed at the 1974 Turin Motor Show, the…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
The Dalai Lama’s Land Rover Hits the Auction Block

Though we pegged the Dalai Lama as more of a Prius guy, he once owned an old-school-good Land Rover Defender Series IIA, and it will be auctioned off this week. But rather than helm this off-road legend himself when it was delivered new, it was driven mostly by the Dalai…

By Amos Kwon
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Cameras
Fabian Oefner’s ‘Cut-Up’ Series

Fabian Oefner does some truly original and breathtaking work, such as his dismantled/exploded supercars like the Audi R8 and the Lamborghini Miura. His new ‘CutUp’ Series departs from the automotive and into the photographic. This video shows us his dedication to his craft wherein he takes vintage cameras, encases them…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Timeless Garage 1959 Porsche 356 ‘Audrey’ Build

Timeless Garage out of Lisbon, Portugal is a small, bespoke that, if we're being completely honest, doesn't get anywhere near the amount of love and adoration they deserve based on the machines that roll out of their doors. This recent 1959 Porsche 356 build is the perfect example of what…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Segway Ninebot KickScooter T60

What's better than an electric scooter that makes urban transport fun and easy? Try one with artificial intelligence and the ability to use both guided and autonomous piloting. The T60 can even come to you and return to the charging station via cloud technology, cameras, and sensors. It also stops…

By Amos Kwon
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