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Hollow Coves: Hollow Coves Turned a Sรฃo Paulo Arena Into a Room Full of Light With 'Blessings'

August 3, 2026

Hollow Coves brought their song 'Blessings' to Sรฃo Paulo and stopped mid-performance to fill the

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Hollow Coves: Hollow Coves Stripped 'Coastline' Down to a Lake and Two Acoustic Guitars

August 3, 2026

Hollow Coves recorded an acoustic lakeside session of their song 'Coastline,' letting birdsong and still

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Hollow Coves: Hollow Coves Performed a Full Live Set Inside Zion National Park and It Sounds Like This

August 3, 2026

Hollow Coves brought a full live acoustic set into Zion National Park, performing three original

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Makayla Lysiak: Film School Senior Makayla Lysiak Is Scared to Graduate Into a Hollywood That Has Stopped Hiring

August 3, 2026

Makayla Lysiak, a senior at one of the most prestigious film schools in the country,

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Chris Rogers: Chris Rogers Takes the GoPro Mission 1 Pro to Namibia and It Does Not Disappoint

August 3, 2026

Filmmaker Chris Rogers took the brand new GoPro Mission 1 Pro from a wakeboarding lake

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Chris Rogers: Chris Rogers Was eFoiling Cape Town Bay When 100 Dolphins Showed Up

August 3, 2026

Chris Rogers set out on an eFoil in Cape Town Bay hoping a dolphin or

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Through My Lens: Route 66 at 100: Chicago to Springfield Hits the Road Again

August 3, 2026

On Route 66's 100th anniversary, a father-and-son team returns to the Mother Road from Chicago

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The Dodo: Rescued Bear Barsik Spent 7 Years in a Bile Farm Cage. Now He Plays Like a Puppy Every Single Day

August 3, 2026

Barsik the bear spent seven years trapped in a tiny cage on a bile farm

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Sandtastic Travels: Radiator Springs Racers POV Ride at Disney California Adventure Is Every Bit as Fun as It Looks

August 3, 2026

Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure delivers a side-by-side racing experience inside one of

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August 3, 2026

Deloitte's 2026 Summer Leisure Travel Survey confirms 53% of Americans plan to travel this summer

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triple j: Tones And I Played 'Dance Monkey' Live at Splendour In The Grass and the Crowd Lost It

August 2, 2026

Tones And I told the Splendour In The Grass crowd in 2019 that she had

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David Guetta: David Guetta, Teddy Swims, and Tones and I Chase the Feeling of a Love That Only Burns Brighter Once It's Gone

August 2, 2026

David Guetta, Teddy Swims, and Tones and I deliver a raw, heat-soaked confession about the

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