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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
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
What To Watch If You Loved (Or Hated) Digger What To Watch If You Loved (Or Hated) Digger
Lifestyle
What To Watch If You Loved (Or Hated) Digger

8 picks for the Digger faithful and the Digger deniers.

By Andy Vasoyan
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Lifestyle
The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair

The perfect balance of polished and undone, without the crunch, grease, or obvious effort.

By Cool Material
Food
Francis Mallmann Helped Best Made Build This Grill

One thing comes to mind when we think of renowned chef, author and restauranteur Francis Mallmann: Barbecue. He's passionate about everything he does, which is why Best Made Co. tapped him to create an entire collection for the brand. Each of the pieces in the collection is a winner, but…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
This Mercedes-Benz Truck Is Built for Hunters

If you and your hunting party roll up in a Honda Civic, you better plan on parking it and hoofing it for a while. The Mercedes-Benz Gruma Hunter is a far more capable alternative, purpose-built for hunters. Clever appointments include a dog box in the bed, a gun compartment in…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
Reimagining the Vespa Scooter as a Jet Ski

If you couldn't tell from his name, Pierpaolo Lazzarini is Italian. That means he's seen his fair share of Vespa scooters zipping around his home country. Lazzarini, a product designer by trade, decided to play with the concept of making the iconic Vespa 50 a water-ready machine. It works almost too…

By Mike Newman
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Features
8 Ridiculously Good Recipes That Only Take 15 Minutes

The last thing you want to do after a long day at the office is cook a meal. We get it. But cooking doesn't have to mean carving out hours every evening and doing your best Thomas Keller impression. A simple recipe is your friend, but too often that means…

By Maxwell Barna
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Food
Planters Brewed an IPA

Nothing pairs more perfectly with a thirst-quenching beer than a salty snack. That's why bars across the country put out tiny dishes of bar nuts, a move that both satisfies patrons and makes them crave more of beer's thirst-quenching abilities. Planters decided to offer that snack and the refreshment with…

By Mike Newman
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