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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 Great Winter Escape
By Hayley Domin
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Lifestyle
The Bucket List of Remote Places to Kayak

Here's your guide to the coolest places to kayak.

By Brandon Withrow
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Lifestyle
A Better Way to Spend a Winter Night In

Welcome to the great indoors. Here's how to hunker down properly with you favorite winter albums.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Lifestyle
Dry January Isn’t New. The Drinks Are, Though.

A practical guide to the modern sober-curious landscape.

By Lauren Smurr
Drinks
8 Classic West Coast IPAs That Never Get Old

Before there was any hype over a list of seemingly endless new IPA variations, there was the category-defining West Coast IPA. And they still hold up.

By Christopher Osburn
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Entertainment
The 8 Best Hugo Award–Winning Sci-Fi Novels Every Guy Should Read

For sci-fi fans and authors, it doesn’t get much bigger than the Hugo Awards. These are some of the greatest stand-out winners over the years.

By Alex Borkowski
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Travel
Finding the Heart of European Wellness in Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden is one of the oldest hot springs wellness destinations in Europe. 2,000 years later, the appeal still holds.

By Brett Braley
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Drinks
Add to Bar Cart: Tamworth Garden VSOP Apple Brandy

We can all use more brandy in our home bars. This Calvados-style, all-American brandy in particular.

By Nickolaus Hines
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Entertainment
The 10 Best Movies and Shows Adapted From Video Games

Movies and TV shows adapted from video games haven't had the best track record outside of a few stand outs. That's changing in the best way possible.

By Alex Borkowski
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