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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 Classics, Minus the Booze
By Christopher Osburn
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Lifestyle
The Great Winter Escape

Unexpected winter destinations to visit around the globe.

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
Features
8 Great Single Malt Whiskeys Not From Scotland

While you can find a great bottle of blended Scotch whisky from the likes of Famous Grouse, Chivas, Johnnie Walker, and Compass Box, Scotland is most famous for its single malt among whisky drinkers (even if blended whiskies far surpass the sales volume of single malts). Yet Scotland isn't the…

By Christopher Osburn
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Fashion
Black Book: The Cool Material Editors’ Favorite Things Right Now: December 2023

For many, the holiday season means wading through list after list looking for that perfect gift for the loved ones in your life (if you’re still on the hunt for a last minute gift, you just might find it among these gifts for him and gifts for her). And in…

By Cool Material
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Food
Buffalo Trace Eagle Rare 25 Is the Distillery’s Oldest Bourbon Yet

Buffalo Trace Distillery has once again defied convention with the release of Eagle Rare 25, surpassing its own record for the oldest bottle in its highly coveted Antique Collection. In the world of bourbon, aging for 20-plus years is a rarity, and even 15 years is considered exceptional. However, Buffalo…

By John A. Paradiso
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Home
The Hello Wood Pebble Pods Are Futuristic Pre-fab Office Pods

Hello Wood, born out of an architectural summer camp in 2010, has evolved into a cutting-edge design studio with a penchant for pushing boundaries. In 2013, they transitioned from crafting cabins and public installations to conceptualizing the game-changing Pebble Pod—originally a detached prefab workstation. Anticipating the growing demand for isolated…

By John A. Paradiso
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Entertainment
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Trailer)

In a thunderous return to the apocalyptic realm, visionary director George Miller unveils the long-awaited prequel to the adrenaline-fueled masterpiece, Mad Max: Fury Road. Brace yourselves for Furiosa, an intense journey into the roots of the titular character, now brought to life by the mesmerizing Anya Taylor-Joy. Set against a…

By John A. Paradiso
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