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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
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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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
Entertainment
Our 10 Favorite Episodes of Anthony Bourdain’s TV Shows

Anthony Bourdain was a storyteller who used food and drink as a way to explore culture and examine people. To describe him as "the host of a food show," as if he simply emceed a reality cooking competition, is a disservice. Through Anthony Bourdain, we saw the world. He took…

By Mike Newman
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Home
TERA: A 3-D Printed Martian House

Whether you grew up wanting to be an astronaut, or a trip off the pale blue dot was something you decided on later in life, there's no denying the fact that space is the final frontier. But unless you've recently been ranked on one of richest people in the world…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Powers Construction Steel Site Shack

The Powers Construction Site Shack isn’t trying to be a fancy tiny home. It’s really designed as a portable workspace and shelter. The design copies pitch-roofed homes, only way smaller. Constructed with weathering corten steel that requires no painting and adopts a resilient, rust-colored (but not rusting) appearance, along with…

By Amos Kwon
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Food
The Best Beers in America for 2019 According to Homebrewers

Zymurgy magazine--aka the American Homebrewers Assocation bi-monthly periodical--publishes a list of the best beers in America every year based on reader votes. The list of the 2019 Best Beers in America survey is here and, if we're being honest, it's in absolutely no way surprising. Bell's Two Hearted Ale won…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Bowlus Road Chief Endless Highways

This rolling aluminum art deco sculpture just happens to double as luxe traveling living quarters. The Bowlus Road Chief Endless Highways might be derived from the original 1935 Road Chief, but it’s now so much more thanks to luxurious appointments and technology, as well as privacy for its four occupants…

By Amos Kwon
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