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Laphroaig’s New Whisky Comes With No Tasting Notes And a Chance to Hang with Willem Dafoe
By Andy Vasoyan
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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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The Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide

Everything you need to turn a guys trip into something better.

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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LAVA ME 2 Carbon Fiber Guitar

After seeing what the team at Lava did with the Lava Me Pro Guitar, we knew to expect big things from the company in the future. We still weren't quite prepared for the revolutionary new LAVA ME 2. It's built around the same stylish, injection-molded carbon fiber construction and hybrid…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Essential Vinyl: 30 Albums Every Record Collector Must Own

Although streaming reigns supreme in the music world, the physical medium has returned with a vengeance. Vinyl record sales have been at an all-time high since the advent of the streaming age. And everyone from your younger cousin to your cool neighbor probably has, at the very least, a modest…

By John A. Paradiso
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Lego Is Celebrating Pride Month and Diversity With the ‘Everyone Is Awesome’ Set

When it comes to catchy jingles, there are few modern examples that are more ear-worm-y than Tegan and Sara's "Everything is Awesome" featuring The Lonely Island from the original LEGO Movie. Everyone's favorite brick builder is taking their commitment to diversity one step further with the release of the Pride…

By Cooper Fleishman
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15 Podcasts That Will Instantly Make You Smarter

In the past five to ten years, podcasts have been the breakout form of media. What started as more or less an indie take on the radio broadcast format turned into a multimillion-dollar industry. The bubble seemed close to bursting in 2020 as fewer listeners were commuting and hosts quarantined…

By John A. Paradiso
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This Beautiful Guitar Amp Will Improve Your Space and Make You a Better Player

If you're practicing guitar at home, you need an amp. Our current favorite is the Spark Pearl, a special edition of Positive Grids' #1 best-selling guitar practice amp that adds stylish presence to any room with it's snowy white finish with contrasting gold piping. It has all the essential amp…

By Cooper Fleishman
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