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Lifestyle

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

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Lifestyle
A Curated List of Memorial Day Sales
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Lifestyle
The Bee Team

The world bee day buzz.

By Cool Material
The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 5/19) The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 5/19)
Lifestyle
The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 5/19)

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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Lifestyle
Ferrari’s Most Underrated Racing Event Is Happening in Austin This Weekend

And you can go for free.

By Christian Poppert
Food
ProSource Makes the Protein Bar You’ll Actually Want to Eat

We know we need to consume more protein on a regular basis--especially on tough days at the gym--but tearing through a normal protein bar is as hard as setting new PRs. The ProSource Bar makes that a thing of the past. Each protein bar from ProSource uses a model of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Medieval Lookout-Inspired Home

You probably won't have to worry about archers and invaders on horseback, but that doesn't mean this lookout-inspired home in the Smoky Mountains is pointless. Designed by Pfeffer Torode Architecture, the unique home shoots up instead of out, allowing occupants to enjoy 360° views after scaling the stunning spiral staircase.…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
PocketSprite Is a Keychain Game Boy

Yes, the phone you carry in your pocket has the power to support just about every video game from your youth. But there's an element of nostalgia missing when you're swiping and tapping your way through a level of Sonic. Meet PocketSprite. PocketSprite is a pint-sized, keychain-ready gaming device that…

By Mike Newman
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Features
How to Buy Her Great Flowers for Valentine’s Day

If there’s one thing we know about Valentine’s Day, it’s that it isn’t about us. In actuality, Valentine’s Day is all about her—making sure we show her that we love and appreciate the time and effort she puts into being with us (as we know, we can be handfuls). Alas,…

By Maxwell Barna
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Entertainment
Numen / For Use Makes Tape Sculptures You Can Climb Through

As part of the recent Drawing in Space exhibit at the Des Moines Art Center, artists from all over the world were tapped to create large-scale, site specific installations in the I.M. Pei designed space. That included the artist collective from Vienna and Zagreb known as Numen / For Use…

By Cooper Fleishman
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