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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

Williamsburg pairs championship courses with centuries of American history, making for one memorable long weekend.

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The Rise of Prediction Culture

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

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The Rug That Really Tied the Room Together Is Headed to Auction—And I Spoke With the Man Who Saved It

Nearly 30 years after The Big Lebowski, the film's rug is up for grabs.

By Lanny Fuller
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Bradley Cooper Displeases The Right People In “Nightmare Alley” Trailer

"Lots of remakes aren't good," you say? Well, lots of movies aren't good. So there. But Nightmare Alley is a good movie. And Guillermo del Toro only makes good movies. So that's two reasons for optimism about Searchlight's forthcoming remake of Edmund Goulding's ol' noir masterpiece. The other reasons - like…

By Andy Crump
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‘Modernist Pizza’ Is the Definitive Guide to the World’s Most Popular Food

If you're anything like us, you've spent countless hours arguing with your friends, family, and loved ones about your favorite foods. While we could all agree to disagree on everything from burgers and pasta, to curry rice and our favorite Americanized Chinese food options, there's no argument when it comes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Misfits’ Walk Among Us Is the Best Halloween Album

Pour one out for Halloween 2020. COVID and bad weather left the spookiest night of the year on the bench last October. Lonesome jack-o’-lanterns sat unadmired by trick-or-treaters, costumes stayed on hangers, and parties were canceled at the last minute under the strain of unseasonable precipitation and the threat of…

By Andy Crump
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The Best Halloween TV Episodes

Ah the seasonal episode. There's something so charming (usually) when your favorite sitcom abandons its premise and celebrates whatever season is happening when the episode airs. My personal favorite iteration? The Halloween special. Across any TV show format, the Halloween special episode is perfect for visual gags, a spooky atmosphere,…

By John A. Paradiso
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5 Non-Horror Directors Who Should Make a Horror Movie

If there’s a better sign of horror’s vitality, popularity, and open-endedness in 2021 than David Gordon Green’s resuscitation of the Halloween series, then we haven’t seen it yet. Green got his start directing independent dramas like George Washington and All the Real Girls, taking occasional pit stops for the odd…

By Andy Crump
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