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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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What to Watch Before Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary

Consider this your homework before You Can See Everything arrives October 16.

By Lanny Fuller
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act

Inside FRET12, the Chicago shop turning rock ’n’ roll culture into clothes, art, live sessions, beer, and more.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Our Go-to Albums for Hosting

7 albums that set the mood so you can worry about the food and whether you have enough ice.

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The 10 Best Podcasts of 2017

Podcasting is still in its infancy. Only recently have we seen companies spring up to try and capitalize on its popularity. While we're all for giving everyone a shot at audio glory, we do appreciate the polish that comes along with a bit of a cash flow. That, along with…

By Mike Newman
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The 11 Best Shows You Didn’t Watch this Year

This year continued the trend of producing great TV, which also continues the trend of you not having enough time to watch everything you might have wanted to. But just like last year and the year before that and the year before that, the holidays hopefully include a lot of…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 10 Best Movies of 2017 You Didn’t Watch

No one can blame you if you didn’t get to the theater as much as you would have liked this past year. A lot of great movies came out and it’s totally forgivable if you only had the time, patience, or money to watch a handful. Maybe you only saw…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 10 Best Video Games of 2017

This past year was a solid one for video game releases. Every major genre had respectable entries, with original ideas and sequels both coming out strong. Anyone who likes gaming in any capacity, casual, hobbyists, professionals, noobs, or any level in between, will find a lot to love in 2017’s…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 10 Best Titles Coming to Netflix This Month

It’s comforting to know the people at Netflix knew we were going to desperately need some cold weather relief in December. Subscribers are getting some (and by “some” we actually mean “a shit ton of”) acclaimed new original content and the return of original favorites, as well as some excellent…

By Maxwell Barna
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