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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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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
BMW Trainees Converted an X7 into a One-Off Pick-Up Truck

The BMW X7 is certainly a capable vehicle when it comes to hauling the family, a weekend worth of stuff and maybe even some bikes on the back. But what if you want to haul around a motorcycle without having to deal with a trailer? BMW vocational trainees working in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Twisted Automotive Is Remaking History with Restomod Land Rover Defenders

There have been a lot of great auctions, beautiful restomods and mind-blowing rebuilds of Vintage SUVs in the past few years. Picking a favorite is never easy, but if you told us we had to pick just one make and model and drive it for the rest of our lives…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Own this 1970 International Harvester Scout 800

There are a lot of good looking modern trucks on the market, but few of them will age as beautifully as the 1970 International Harvester Scout 800 you see here. Up for auction on Bring a Trailer, this particular Scout is powered by a 304ci V8 mated to a four-speed…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Abimelec Design Hellscout

This is one of those renderings that make us pine for the real deal and damn the safety. Abimelec Design has taken an old-school International Harvester Scout 4x4 and visually modified it by removing the roll cage and the doors for true open-air goodness. The doors have been replaced by…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Juiced Bikes Crosscurrent S2

You want the convenience of an electric bike without looking like you just pedaled in from outer space. After all, you're still in it for the fitness but want the added oomph electric torque provides for those longer distances and brutal hills. Now the S2 from Juiced Bikes brings that…

By Amos Kwon
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