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On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later

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

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

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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.

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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 Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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Patrón Made Tequila With Guillermo del Toro

If you're looking to tell a story, particularly one about rebirth and transformation, there is no man more suited than iconic filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. Because of a shared history based in Jaliso, the state where all tequila is purchased, del Toro teamed up with Patrón Tequila for a collection unlike…

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Spotify’s ‘Time Capsule’ Playlist Will Take You Back to High School

Few things deliver nostalgia like music. Spotify is aware of that and wants to deliver a whole shit-ton via the new "Time Capsule" playlist. If you're a Spotify user, the music streaming service will create a personalized playlist full of 2 hours worth of tracks they feel you might have…

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Commodore 64 Mini

Retro gaming was once a field dominated entirely by cheap joysticks in Walgreen's "Toys and Games" aisle. Now, high quality retro systems are pouring out like Greeks from a wooden horse. The latest is the C64 Mini, a fully functional rerelease of the Commodore 64 that comes loaded with 64…

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The Casper Mattress Is Engineered for Outrageous Comfort

When you sleep soundly, you feel like you can conquer the world. So what if you could do that every night? You can with the Casper mattress, which has been obsessively engineered for outrageous comfort. The mattress, which has won countless awards, will deliver the sleep you’ve been desperately craving…

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Shop New Fall Gear at East Dane

Feel that chill in the air? The crisp air infiltrating your lungs? Yup, it's fall, and it's only going to get colder from here on out. Luckily, East Dane is loaded with new fall gear to keep you looking good long after you've retired the tees and shorts for 2017.…

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