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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party
By Cool Material
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
Lifestyle
A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital

From dilapidated hospitals to disapproving librarians in a bar, I took a haunted Eastern Washington road trip.

By Brandon Withrow
2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable 2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable
Lifestyle
2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable

The Outer Banks brings commuting comfort to Ford’s off-road icon without sanding away its personality.

By Amos Kwon
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Lifestyle
A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
Drinks
The Best Bourbon Distilleries to Visit (They’re Not All in Kentucky)

It's one thing to enjoy a pour of a quality bourbon, it's a whole other experience to travel to where it's all made.

By Christopher Osburn
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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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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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