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The Cool Mother’s Day Gift Guide (New Products Added 4/21)
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The Cool Mother’s Day Gift Guide (New Products Added 4/21)
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The Most Unhinged Frankenstein Movies You’ve Never Seen

A new indie horror standout (and a not-so-great studio effort) sent us down the rabbit hole of Frankenstein films that get truly, gloriously strange.

By Andy Crump
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What It’s Like to Mush Your Own Dog Team Through Alaska

Experiencing Alaska by dog was truly magical.

By Brandon Withrow
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Jim Beam’s Small-Batch Booker’s Bourbon Is A Must-Buy in 2026

The first Booker’s release of the year is inspired by none other than the Big Easy, one of Booker Noe’s favorite cities

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Best Books of 2018

There were so many books published last year we can’t believe people are still talking about print dying. As a society, haven’t we put that concern to bed? If you still doubt it, just look at 2018’s published works. The diversity of the field was crazy high, with stories we’ve…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Last-Minute Amazon Prime Holiday Gift Guide

If you’re an Amazon Prime member, it’s not too late to snag solid gifts. So if you’re stressing over your holiday procrastination, fear not. Add a few of the following products to your cart to finish off the list that has been giving you anxiety for the last couple of…

By Mike Newman
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Our 10 Most Anticipated Shows of 2019

With 2018 just about in our rearview, it’s time to start looking to the new year. Of all the things we’re excited about in 2019 (there are many), we’d be lying if we said that a crop of potentially great new TV shows wasn’t one of them. Whether you’re a…

By Maxwell Barna
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Our Favorite Podcasts of 2018

Podcasting started as a medium full of low quality recordings of bad comedy and has slowly matured into a respectable art form. There are still a ton of weirdly bad shows, but we’re entering a time when good podcasts are beginning to outnumber bad ones, as well as a time…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Perfect 10/10 Books, According to Reddit

This is going to sound strange, but a lot of those "Best Books of All Time" lists are filled with books many people wouldn't consider the "best." We don't think anyone would argue that Infinite Jest and War and Peace are important, but for many those reading experiences are less than pleasurable.…

By Mike Newman
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