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The Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide
By Lanny Fuller
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The Soundtrack of a Gentlemen’s Trip

Because music shapes a trip.

By Lanny Fuller
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Bar Cart Bracket: The Best Whiskies for March Madness

Whether you’re toasting a perfect upset or coping with a completely busted bracket, these bottles have you covered.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Oscars Postmortem

What won, what should’ve won, and what really should’ve won.

By Andy Crump
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‘Seeking Dawn’ Is Hoping to Make VR Gaming Relevant Again

We’ve probably said it before, but VR is in a weird place right now, at least for gaming. Everyone’s pretty sure they want it, but no one really knows what they want. It feels like 90 percent of the releases are those stupid gimmicky games that plagued the Wii’s entire…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Bad Movies That Aren’t: What Rotten Tomatoes Got Wrong

While Rotten Tomatoes puts a nice succinct rating on a movie, it’s really just a conglomeration of people’s opinions. That might sound like we’re stating the obvious, but we’re always surprised at how often people forget critics are just people with opinions. So while it might seem like a pure,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia

Every time a fantasy world is well-realized, people clamor to know more about it. Think about the obsessive devotion fans have to understanding the history of Middle-Earth, Westeros, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. They spend years dissecting every little thing that promises even a hint of information about…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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‘Don’t Make Me Pull Over!’ Re-Examines the American Road Trip

Road trips are one of those things that are initially planned and constantly postponed. We’ve had a road trip to Nashville and/or New Orleans planned for four years now. And don’t bother pitying us. We know that’s as common among our readers as it is here in the office. That’s…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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10 Times a Song Made a Movie Scene

Music and movies are an obvious pairing. Both have a ton of power on their own, and when they’re used together properly, you end up with some of the most affecting memories a person carries with them. We’ve already covered what movie soundtracks keep us riveted and give us chills,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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