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Lifestyle

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

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Ferrari’s Most Underrated Racing Event Is Happening in Austin This Weekend
By Cool Material
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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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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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This 1/6 Scale 1961 Dodge D100 Was Built from Scratch

Konstantin Bogdanov is a Russian living in Ekaterinburg that is absolutely obsessed with scale models. His latest project is a scratch built, 1/6 scale 1961 Dodge D100 truck that, if we're being completely honest, looks better than some of the full-size restorations we've seen. The project took a solid year…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Lodge Made a Mini Cast Iron Skillet for Your Tree

We've put our Lodge cast iron skillet through the wringer, cooking everything from homemade burgers to breakfast frittatas on it on regularly. Unsurprisingly, it's better now than it was when we first took it out of the box, which is why we have such an affinity for using. If you…

By Mike Newman
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What to Drink this New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve is usually a night defined by shots and straight champagne, quickly followed by decisions that wouldn’t have been made on literally any other night of the year. We think it’s time to change a bit of that. Let’s class up the party with a few cocktail options…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Dodge Demon Shooting Brake Concept

We're not going to get into the differences between estate cars, station wagons and shooting brakes because they're all essentially the same thing--except for the fact that shooting brake sounds way cooler and they generally tend to look better as well. Shooting brakes are a decidedly European thing, but all…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
2017 Raceworks Luxury Raptor Pre-Runner

If you're not familiar with pre-runners, they're essentially race trucks purpose built to "pre-run" a course before doing it in your actual truck so you can figure out problem areas and landmarks. Most of the ones we've seen over the years look more like Mad Max vehicles mated with spiders…

By Cooper Fleishman
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