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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
Royal Enfield Classic 500 Stealth Black Motorcycle

More than a century ago, Royal Enfield--under The Enfield Cycle Company Limited name--started manufacturing motorcycles. The brand went defunct a few models after the Second World War, but it has since been revived with a whole new line of engines and the bikes built around them. The Royal Enfield Classic…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Underwater Wine Cellar

If you've spent any amount of time touring vineyards, tasting wine or just talking about the best use for grapes, you've undoubtedly heard about how important terroir is. Turns out that "complete natural environment" that terroir refers to also extends to the way the wine is aged once it's been…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Outsiders 2019 Kusqvarna Vitpilen 701 Motorcycle

Netherlands-based Outsiders Motorcycles has been building one-off custom motorcycles for their clients for a few years now. Whether it started as a Honda, Triumph or Suzuki donor bike, the end result was a gorgeous, magazine ready machine that looked as good as it performed. For their first non-client build, the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Misc
Ecurie Ecosse LM69 Race Car

Recreating the past in perfect form is no easy feat, especially when it comes to historic race cars. But that’s exactly what rather obscure automaker Ecurie Ecosse has done with their new/old LM69 race car that’s birthed from the 1966 XJ13 Program for Le Mans endurance racing. Their two Le…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
The On Mountain Hut

There will come a day when the average residential home will have less of a negative effect on the environment. It will become de rigueur to build with recycled and sustainable materials and operate with off-the-grid energy. The zero-impact On Mountain Hut is a temporary residence that shows us what’s…

By Amos Kwon
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