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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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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
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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
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Swimply Lets You Rent Swimming Pools by the Hour

If you want to make a little bit of coin with the in-ground pool you only occasionally make use of, Swimply is your answer. Essentially the Airbnb of swimming pools (no, you don’t sleep in the pool), Swimply lets renters make use of your swimming pool (not your house). Users…

By Amos Kwon
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Elizabeth Taylor’s 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II Convertible is Going to Auction

Elizabeth Taylor is an iconic actress that requires no introduction, well, anywhere. What you might not know is that she owned one particular, very special Rolls-Royce that was with her longer than any of her husbands. In 1960, Taylor had a one-off, custom 1961 Rolls-Royce Cloud II Convertible made--one of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Indian x Traeger Wood-Fired Grill Motorcycle

If barbecued meat is more important to you than companionship, custom bike builder Thor Drake has the motorcycle of your dreams. He merged a powerful Indian Springfield Dakrhorse in matte Thunder Black paint with a big Traeger Ironwood 885 grill as its sidecar. Rather than looking like something Frankensteined together…

By Amos Kwon
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Schizzo Concept Bikes Are Modular

Nearly three decades ago, motorcycle racer and bike builder Marcus Walz started wrenching on the bikes that would lead to advent of "Drag Style" and "German Style" rides. After more than 600 bikes and 1,000 features, Walz and his label WalzWerk motorcycles have turned their eyes to the line of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Yeezy Home

After tackling the charts, sneakers, reality television and, well, everything else, Kanye West is turning his eyes to the world of affordable housing. Yeezy Home is an upstart idea from the mogul that wants to break the barriers that separate the classes by creating housing communities filled with dome-like living…

By Cooper Fleishman
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