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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
Transportation
‘Desert Mouse’ 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug

Baja racing is one of the most brutal, challenging and demanding types of motorsport out there. This should come as no surprise because you and your car of choice are tackling hundreds, if not thousands, of miles of unforgiving desert terrain. The 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug, aka the "Desert…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Kahn Design Land Rover Defender 90 Flying Huntsman Homage II

We can count how many Land Rover customs Project Kahn has built that we do not like with a closed fist (as in zero). The Kahn Design Land Rover Defender 90 Flying Huntsman Homage II perfectly encapsulates everything we've come to love and even expect from the brand--an old school vehicles…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Hennessey Performance Goliath 6×6 Chevrolet Silverado

Just in case you’ve been overcome with the desire to pull out the stump of a Sequoia tree, tow an aircraft carrier, or just make everyone else on the road wet themselves, Hennessey’s Silverado Goliath 6x6 has you covered. The base truck is a Chevy Silverado 1500 half-ton crew cab…

By Amos Kwon
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Atelier Monolit Beach House Concept

Atelier Monolit is a Romanian creative studio that specializes in bringing seemingly impossible architectural projects to life. With its combination of an otherworldly environment, brutalist yet geometric design and mid century accoutrements, The Beach House is the perfect example of what the brand does. Who wouldn't want to stay in…

By Cooper Fleishman
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2020 Corvette C8 Stingray

As if the C7 wasn't superlative, the new C8 Corvette takes the mantle as the bowtie brand's halo car in the biggest of ways. The body now looks like the combination of a Ferrari (front) and a Corvette (rear). The engine moves behind the cabin for mid-mounted configuration that improves…

By Amos Kwon
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