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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer
By Beau Hayhoe
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The Rise of Prediction Culture

From sports to pop culture, Polymarket is changing how we engage with what happens next.

By Cool Material
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An Arizona Golf Trip Even Non-golfers Will Enjoy

Arizona might be the rare golf destination where everyone in the group wins. Even the guy who has never swung a club.

By Cool Material
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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in May 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in May 2026.

By Cool Material
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8 Magazines that Prove Print’s Not Dead

It seems like everywhere we look, someone is writing some kind of article about how print media is going the way of the dinosaur. They have a point, but we’re a little more optimistic. Digital publishing may be convenient and lightning quick in a world traveling faster than ever, but…

By Maxwell Barna
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The 12 Funniest Shows You Can Watch Right Now on Netflix

You can never have too many comedies lined up for future binging. We’re always on the lookout for new titles to make us laugh or old classics to carry us through to the next release. If your backlog is looking a little light, or you’ve momentarily forgotten about a few…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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This Card Game Is Based on a CIA Training Game

Believe it or not, the Central Intelligence Agency uses board games as training exercises. Thanks to a FOIA request from MuckRock, Collection Deck--a collectible card game shown in a presentation at South by Southwest--was declassified and made available to the public. The game that was originally classified as Top Secret…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Our 10 Favorite Movie Opening Scenes

We’re probably stating the obvious when we say the opening scene of a movie is the most important one. It has to introduce the audience to the world of the movie, flesh out at least the main character and his or her motivations, provide chronological context if the movie isn’t…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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8 New Video Games You Need to Play This Spring

Saying “spring” in the title here feels ceremonial. It’s already hit 90 around us at a time of year when we should still be debating whether or not it’s cool enough for a light jacket. If you’re in the same boat, maybe a better title would be “Games to Keep…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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