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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
Food
This Cuisinart Burr Coffee Grinder Is a Steal at $36

If the Cuisinart DMB-8 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill Coffee Grinder looks familiar it's because we've talked about it a few times before. Not only is it one of the best coffee grinders out there, it's one of the most affordably priced--especially when you consider its combination of features of functionality.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Virgin Galactic Opened the Doors to Its First Space Terminal

When we first heard that Virgin, the brand most associated with records and affordable cellphones, was going to be taking people to space with the Virgin Galactic venture, we thought it was absolute madness. Now that they've finally gone operational with the "Gateway to Space" at Spaceport America in Las…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
J.L. Lawson & Co. Solid Brass or Copper Dominoes

When it comes to smaller EDC pieces, games, jewelry or display objects, if it can be made out of solid metal, it's a fair bet one of the best options is made by J.L. Lawson & Co. One of our favorite everyday carry shops you should know, J.L. Lawson &…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
The ‘Bullitt’ Mustang Is Going to Auction

Early last year, we reported that Steve McQueen's Bullitt Mustang was found hiding in a garage where it had been sitting for decades despite being believed to be lost to the ages. The iconic car has been making its rounds at events all over with current owner Sean Kiernan, but…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Lexus Is Only Making 100 of the 2020 Lexus LC 500 Inspiration Series Cars

Three years ago at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Lexus unveiled a production coupe based on the LF-FC concept that everyone thought would be impossible to make work. It was called the LEXUS LC 500, and the car changed the way we thought about the traditionally boring…

By Cooper Fleishman
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