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The latest in tech: the newest products, most exciting innovations and biggest releases.

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The Rise of Prediction Culture
By Cool Material
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I Watched USA vs. Bosnia Through the Lens of a Prediction Market

Checking Polymarket throughout the round of 32 game added an interesting perspective to my watching experience. Here are my notes.

By Lanny Fuller
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in June 2026.

By Cool Material
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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
Videos
Etnia Barcelona’s New Video Is Inspired by Films like ‘The Big Lebowski’ and ‘A Clockwork Orange’

To promote their brand, Etnia Barcelona teamed up with photographer Biel Capllonch to craft a video that references iconic scenes in movies. With a keen eye, you'll spot nods to The Big Lebowski, A Clockwork Orange, Pulp Fiction, and others in the short film. But simple reenactments these are not,…

By Mike Newman
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Watch Matchbox Cars Get Made the Old-Fashioned Way

There's just something about vintage advertising and production methods that's inherently cool. Take this production video of Matchbox Cars from 1965 for instance. Unearthed and uploaded by British Pathé (a media and licensing company with quite a collection of vintage reels), this short clip is equal parts marketing material, behind-the-scenes exposition…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Dodgeball’ is Back at It for a Good Cause

[Products and services are carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission.] There are plenty of movies that people claim are quotable, but we haven't seen one that compares with Dodgeball for sheer quote density. Every line is some kind of pithy comeback…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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How to Make Freddy’s Ribs from ‘House of Cards’

Maybe it's the fact we finally finished the latest season, but we're pretty much clamoring for anything House of Cards at this point. That's why we're excited for the latest Binging with Babish. This episode of the popular YouTube series tackles Freddy's Ribs from House of Cards. The chef / filmmaker whips…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Go Inside James J. Fox, the World’s Oldest Cigar Store

If our cigar posts are something you look forward to, you may want to visit James J. Fox in London to pick up your next few indulgences. James J. Fox is the world's oldest cigar merchant, operating under the same name since it opened in Dublin in 1881 and moved…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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