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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
Snow Peak Smokemeister

Just because you're on the go doesn't mean you can't take some creature comforts with you. The Snow Peak Smokemiester is a portable smoker that measures a mere 18.5 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide, and we're guessing you didn't know such a thing even existed. Clearly not for vegetarians,…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
The Lighthouse | Official Trailer HD | A24

Director Robert Eggers comes across like an industry veteran, having delivered a horrifying tone in 2016's "The Witch", and now comes back to the big screen with a tale of two men and the sea in "The Lighthouse" Starring a haggard and perfectly cast Willem Dafoe (who could pass as…

By Amos Kwon
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Transportation
Lark Machine Co. Streamliner Electric Motorcycle

Looking less like a motorcycle and more like a homemade miniature locomotive, the Lark Streamliner was handbuilt for one purpose: to set the land speed record for an electric motorcycle. Built by former BMX champ Shea Nyquistare, the Streamliner uses the majority of its parts from salvaged or recycled vehicles…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
The Frame Clock Tells Time with Rotating Frames

We've always been fascinated by the way people interact with time on a regular basis, which is probably why we've spent years collecting and reporting on the cool clocks we've found all over the Internet. We've seen single-handers that rotate to display the time zone. Vintage gymnasium and field house…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II Coupe

A race car’s provenance is vital to its value, and there’s much to be said for one that’s largely been untouched from the time it laid tire tracks on tarmac or dirt. That’s clearly the case with this 1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II that’s beautiful simply because it wears…

By Amos Kwon
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