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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
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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Home
Lock Pick Training Kit

You don’t need to be an international man of mystery for there to be value in the ability to pick a lock. Whether you have a penchant for forgetting your keys or just want to be there for friends and neighbors, learning to pick locks is a worthwhile skill. But…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Off-White Just Launched Its First Home Goods Collection

Virgil Abloh is one of those guys that does so much stuff we have no idea how he has any time for himself. He does creative direction for Louis Vuitton, installations for Vitra, Virgil Abloh x IKEA collection and also runs his own brand Off-White. As if he wasn't busy…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Own George R.R. Martin’s Former Home in Chicago’s Uptown Neighborhood

Long before he was a household name because of Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin had just finished graduate school at Northwestern and was living with a rotating cast of characters in a 3-bedroom apartment in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. Now, that same unit that the famous author once paid $150/month…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Khyzyl Saleem Car Designs

Khyzyl Saleem is a concept artist at EA and Ghost Games based out of Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom that, if we're being completely honest, takes some of the most gorgeous cars in the world and makes them even cooler with his unique touches. Whether you're talking about a Toyota 2000GT…

By Cooper Fleishman
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