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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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Your New Summer Wardrobe, On Us

Enter to win 8 pieces from Iron & Resin. Founded by industry veteran Thom Hill, their mission is to create durable, high-quality apparel and lifestyle goods that are backed by a lifetime guarantee.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in May 2026

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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More Than 130,000 of Andy Warhol’s Photographs are Now Free Online

In addition to all of Andy Warhol's iconic pieces of art, he was also a renowned photographer never without his camera. From discos and flea markets, to dinner parties and wrestling matches, Warhol snapped hundreds of thousands of pictures between 1976 and 1987. Stanford just made them available for free…

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The New Palm Is a Credit Card-Sized Device That Keeps You Off Your Phone

We're going to be honest with you. We have no idea if the new Palm device is smart or hilariously stupid. But we want to present it to you because it is original and, to some, possibly quite valuable. In short, the Palm is a small phone that allows you…

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72 Hours in Mexico City: What to Do in Mexico’s Capital

Of all the places we’ve traveled in this great big beautiful world of ours, Mexico City (known affectionately as CDMX) has to be one of our absolute favorites. Aside from everything being incredibly cheap (seriously, name another place in the world where you can get three tacos for a buck,…

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A Long-Lost ‘Star Wars’ Documentary Is Now Free Online

The Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars movie ever made. Don't @ us. Actually, no one would @ us anyway, as that statement is more fact than opinion. Fans of Empire were once able to watch an incredible behind-the-scenes documentary of the film from Michel Parbot. Then that documentary disappeared and became…

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15 Short Story Collections You Need to Read

While there are plenty of incredible novels we want to get around to, many of them require a commitment that's not easy to make (looking at you, City on Fire). The short story does not. Short stories are built for subway rides and waiting rooms. And when done well, they're like a compressed spring—compact and powerful. Need…

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