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Speeed: Reading Is the Most Attractive Hobby a Man Can Have, According to 840 Women

August 10, 2026

A survey of 840 men and women by Date Psychology ranked the most and least

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Speeed: 42 Things Everyone Should Learn How To Do, According to Speeed

August 10, 2026

A single knot tied at a campsite sparked a weeks-long project: 42 practical skills every

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David Hartley: How the Beatles Built Revolver in 10 Weeks Using Tricks Nobody Had Tried Before

August 9, 2026

On the 6th of April, 1966, a 20-year-old engineer named Jeff Emerick walked into his

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Through My Lens: Half Dome in One Day: What It Actually Takes to Reach the Top of Yosemite's Most Punishing Hike

August 9, 2026

At 4:15 a.m., two headlamps leave Curry Village toward Half Dome's summit 8.2 miles away,

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Malini Angelica: Corfu Tops Malini Angelica's Personal Ranking of the 10 Best Mediterranean Destinations

August 9, 2026

Travel creator Malini Angelica ranks her ten favourite Mediterranean destinations, from the Amalfi Coast and

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Lost LeBlanc: Lost LeBlanc Captures One of His Best-Ever Shots During a Chobe Safari That Had Everything

August 9, 2026

Christian LeBlanc called it one of the best shots of his entire trip: an elephant

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: Inside the Real Hobbiton: A Group of Friends Walked Into the Shire and Never Wanted to Leave

August 9, 2026

The Hobbiton set in New Zealand is meticulous down to the Proudfoot family front door

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: Inside Hobbiton: A Tour of the Real Shire With the Man Who Knows Every Hobbit Hole

August 9, 2026

Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand spans 12 acres, 44 Hobbit holes, and a fully

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Maroon 5: Maroon 5 Crashed Real LA Weddings on December 6, 2014 and the Couples Had No Idea

August 9, 2026

On December 6, 2014, Maroon 5 announced they were already late, squealed their tyres, and

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: Deltron 3030: The Sci-Fi Hip-Hop Universe That Predicted Corporate Dystopia and Still Sounds Like Tomorrow

August 8, 2026

In the year 3030, the Bank of Time controls everything, music is illegal, and a

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Gorillaz: Gorillaz 'Feel Good Inc.' Is Still One of the Most Hypnotic Songs Ever Made

August 8, 2026

Gorillaz built 'Feel Good Inc.' around a windmill spinning above a city that never looks

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Gorillaz: Gorillaz '19-2000' Is Still the Most Joyful Two Minutes in Animated Rock

August 8, 2026

Gorillaz built '19-2000' around the tension between slowing down and spinning out, and two decades

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