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Lifestyle

Inspiration for elevated living: the best in food, drinks, home, travel, health, entertainment & more.

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4 Japanese Whiskies to Try if You Like Yamazaki
By Andy Vasoyan
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I Lived in Puerto Vallarta for 3 Years, Here Are My Top Recommendations

Take it from a local. What to do, what to eat and drink, where to stay, and more.

By Lola Méndez
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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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Lightyear One Solar Car

Looking like the love child of a Volkswagen XL1 and a Tesla Model S, the Lightyear One bests them both by providing pure solar power in a long-range prototype vehicle. One of the members of Solar Team Eindhoven, who won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in 2013, 2015, and 2017,…

By Amos Kwon
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CoolNVintage 1966 Land Rover Series 2A LWB for Deux Ex Machina

Count on the folks at CoolNVintage to create the perfect moto transport with a chopped roof vintage Land Rover. Once an actual fire engine, this 1966 Land Rover Series 2A LWB sat for decades but was just right for this unique project. A crap ton of work followed including rebuilding…

By Amos Kwon
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BMW Motorrad Vision DC Roadster Concept Motorcycle

If we're being completely honest, there are only two or three things that have ever come from the BMW motorcycle brand--aka BMW Motorrad--that we haven't loved. And in fairness, they were concept scooters that we just couldn't see ourselves riding if they were ever produced. Point being, BMW Motorrad only…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Droog Moto DM-15

If you're looking to join a post-apocalyptic biker gang a bit early, look no further than Droog Moto's latest creation, the DM-15. They essentially took a Kawasaki Ninja 250 and turned it into something other-worldly by giving it a new fuel cell, subframe, suspension, lighting, and tires. What once looked…

By Amos Kwon
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BMW Vision M NEXT Concept

Every automaker is at least thinking about an autonomous driving future, even if they’re not doing anything about it. BMW’s Vision NEXT concepts have addressed that, but now they’ve made a driver’s concept car for the future with the Vision M NEXT, a hybrid that invokes the i8 but perhaps…

By Amos Kwon
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