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Dantic: This $48-a-Night Gaming Spa Hotel in Granada Beat a Dubai Luxury Suite

August 10, 2026

Dantic rated four of the world's most unusual gaming hotels across Las Vegas, Granada, Berlin,

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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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The Laughing Lion: The Aipas F3 Max Hit 28 mph on the Las Vegas Strip and Still Had Battery Left After 33 Miles

August 9, 2026

The Aipas F3 Max climbed a 25-degree grade in Las Vegas without the rider pedaling

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The Laughing Lion: Wekfest 2026 San Jose Roll-Out Delivered Everything a Car Show Should and Then Some

August 9, 2026

The Wekfest 2026 roll-out in San Jose turned the Convention Center parking lot into the

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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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Ben Morris: I Tested 3 Viral Chinese Hotels to See If They're Actually Worth It

August 9, 2026

Ben Morris paid for three of China's most viral hotels and ranked each one on

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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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Sky Life: What Actually Happens When You Visit Sedona's Hidden Vortex Sites

August 8, 2026

A Sky Life explorer spent a week in Sedona, Arizona, visiting five vortex sites and

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Motiversity: The Fourth-Grader Who Stood in His Closet and Said He Was Going to the NBA

August 8, 2026

A fourth-grader stood in his closet and announced he was going to the NBA. Decades

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