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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.

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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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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
Tech

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

Single Shot – Trailer

If it wasn't for the guns and the killing, Single Shot would actually be quite beautiful. It's all set in the great outdoors and you can basically smell the pine just from watching the trailer. It isn't all just pretty scenery, however, Single Shot is really a dark cat and…

By Mike Newman

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Experiments in Speed

There is something that can be said when a person's passion for what they do births an idea, a creative epiphany if you will. Tom Donhou, a British custom bicycle maker, had a remarkable idea. And maybe even a bit ridiculous. An idea to push the limits of bicycle speed…

By Kevin McCauley

Audio

Blazar Bluetooth Speaker

The idea of a portable, cable free music experience is great. Unfortunately, in practice it never quite works out like the marketing and packaging materials promise, and you're left with shitty sound, another paperweight or you're tethered to a device that's just as inconvenient as you feared. That's not the…

By Cooper Fleishman

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47 Ronin – Official Trailer

Even if you don't think he's the best actor in the world, you've got to admit, Keanu Reeves has made some damn fine films. If 47 Ronin lives up to the trailer, it could be the next in that line. The samurai flick is scheduled to be released this Christmas.

By Mike Newman

Cameras

Lomography Petzval Portrait Lens

Long before you started throwing filters on your Instagram photos, the majority of portraits were taken with a Petzval lens. In the 19th century, the lens, which was created by Joseph Petzval in 1840, was constantly used for its strong color saturation, that classic swirly bokeh effect, and the crispness…

By Mike Newman

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