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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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Can the New Palm Phone Help You Overcome Screen Addiction?

Our lives are becoming more and more attached to the large phones in our pockets. We spend hours—a little less than three every day—looking at our phone screens, checking email, swiping left and right, scrolling, double tapping, and sharing our way through our digital lives. Recently, the question has become: “Is…

By Maxwell Barna
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14 Pocket Knives for the Guy Who Doesn’t Carry Pocket Knives

From Stealth Knives and Survival Knives to Mini Pocket Knifes and the pocket knife brands you should know, there's a lot to consider when it comes to selecting your perfect pocket knife. Blade length? Build quality? Brand name? Additional features? What do you need if you're a guy who doesn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Video Games that Aged Surprisingly Well

Even more so than books or movies, video games run a high risk of having no staying power. It could be because technology makes certain aspects of the game obsolete, gameplay innovations in other similar games make this one clunky and unplayable by comparison, or it just plain becomes irrelevant.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 10 Best Documentaries about Cults

Cults are morbidly fascinating. They unite like-minded people, but not in the beneficial ways mainstream religion or hobbies do. When a cult gets together, someone’s going to get victimized, and usually that someone is a whole lot of people all at once. What’s insane is that we all think we’re…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Menswear Trends Stolen from the Military

Whether or not you’re conscious of it, your wardrobe has extremely deep military roots. People might have wanted to dress like their war heroes or soldiers brought back certain gear that adapted well to civilian life. Maybe soldiers also didn’t want to give up certain aspects of military life once…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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