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The Coolest Places to Watch the World Cup Around the Globe
By Lanny Fuller
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On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later

And how horror went from critically hated to the latest Cannes "it" genre.

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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Our Favorite Podcasts of 2018

Podcasting started as a medium full of low quality recordings of bad comedy and has slowly matured into a respectable art form. There are still a ton of weirdly bad shows, but we’re entering a time when good podcasts are beginning to outnumber bad ones, as well as a time…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Perfect 10/10 Books, According to Reddit

This is going to sound strange, but a lot of those "Best Books of All Time" lists are filled with books many people wouldn't consider the "best." We don't think anyone would argue that Infinite Jest and War and Peace are important, but for many those reading experiences are less than pleasurable.…

By Mike Newman
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YouTube Channels We Love but Don’t Know Why

Twelve years after its founding, YouTube is still one of the most trafficked and widely used websites on the entire Internet—second only to Google, the company that owns it. It boasts more than 30 million unique visitors every day, and every minute, 300 hours of content gets posted to over…

By Maxwell Barna
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The 14 Video Games We Can’t Wait to Play in 2019

Even casual gamers have plenty to be excited for this coming year, with releases from big developers and indie outfits that’ll keep you entertained for hours. Where we could, we’ve included specific dates or seasons, but as anyone who spends any time following gaming can tell you, release dates in…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Square Off Smart Chess Board

Our smartphones have made chess a game that no longer requires adversaries sit opposite each other at a table. We find this good and bad. It's good because you can always get a game, anytime, anywhere. It's bad because, well, we miss the one-on-one interaction and the tactically pleasing moves…

By Mike Newman
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