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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
Ferrari’s Most Underrated Racing Event Is Happening in Austin This Weekend
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
4 Japanese Whiskies to Try if You Like Yamazaki

The king of Japanese whisky has some serious competition.

By Andy Vasoyan
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Lifestyle
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
Entertainment
Giant 1885 Circus Poster Discovered Behind a Wisconsin Bar Wall

If you happen to swing by the small town of Durand, Wisconsin, pay a visit to Corral Bar & Riverside Grill along the Chippewa River because inside it lives a 134-year old hand-printed circus poster that’s 9 feet high and 55 feet long, unearthed by the owner, Ron Berger while…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
It Took Almost Four Decades to Make This Scale Model of Ancient Rome

For most of us, time travel is limited to works of fiction and the Wayback Machine. Italian architect Italo Gismondi is making it more of a reality with what we presume to be his life's work, Plastico di Roma Imperiale. Plastico di Roma Imperiale--aka Model of Imperial Rome--is a 1:250…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Hookie Co. Yard Built “Grasshopper” Yamaha XSR700

Hookie Co. has modded the 689cc Yamaha XSR700 concept twin into something ruggedly futuristic. Though Hookie kept the original frame and chassis, it added parts like a handcrafted aluminum tank, a new aluminum seat rail portion, a new mounting plate, unique angled 3D printed flourescent orange acrylic panels, a new…

By Amos Kwon
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Gear
Rightline Gear Moki Doorstep

Sometimes a product is so simple yet so ingenious, you have to wonder why no one thought of it. That's exactly where the Moki Doorstep fits in. This bright orange aircraft aluminum car step is a single piece apparatus that hooks into your car's looped door latch and allows you…

By Amos Kwon
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Entertainment
Banksy Crashed a Century Old Art Exhibition in Venice

The Venice Art Biennale is an international exhibition in Venice that's been running on odd numbered years since the late 1800s. It's the original biennale contemporary art exhibition on which all others are based, so it's a pretty big and prestigious deal. Which makes it the perfect kind of event…

By Cooper Fleishman
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