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On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later
By Andy Crump
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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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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

By Beau Hayhoe
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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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How the Mansion in ‘Parasite’ Was Made

Like many of you reading this, Parasite is one of our favorite films from recent memory and probably the last one we saw in a theater. As we saw in Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards, there was a lot more work that went into the award-winning film than we…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Official Trailer

As you're probably already aware, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are finally reprising their roles as Theodore “Ted” Logan and William “Bill” S. Preston, Esq. after almost three decades for the upcoming film Bill & Ted Face the Music. We've seen plenty of filming pictures and props--like a full-size Bill & Ted…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Super 8: An Illustrated History’ Coffee Table Book

Despite the fact it was release more than half a century ago and has a motel chain and middling film named after it, Super 8 is one of the most storied motion picture film formats ever released. Beloved by an entire class of iconic filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, JJ Abrams,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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AKIRA Motorcycle Concept by James Qiu

It's hard to believe over three decades have passed since the release of 1988's Akira manga movie. The Katsuhiro Otomo story is harrowing, visually overwhelming, and truly epic. Perhaps, even more than the tragic characters themselves, its Kaneda's motorcycle that stands out the most. Among designers trying to replicate the…

By Amos Kwon
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‘Zero’ Is the Aviary Mocktail Book

Chicago's Alinea Group--the team behind award-winning restaurants and bars like Alinea, Next, The Aviary, The Office and Roister--has put out some of the highest quality meals and drinks we've ever had the pleasure of enjoying. Their same attention to detail, quality and impeccable techniques were also present in The Aviary…

By Cooper Fleishman
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