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Teddy Baldassarre: From Rolex to Omega: The Complete History of James Bond's Watches

August 12, 2026

From Ian Fleming's own Rolex Explorer to Daniel Craig's titanium Omega Sea Master, every watch

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Theme Park Dad: Inside Hearst Castle's Julia Morgan Tour: The Architect Who Built a Fantasy for 28 Years

August 11, 2026

For 28 years, architect Julia Morgan built an impossible hilltop fantasy for William Randolph Hearst,

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Plumes: A Bird Sings 'My Way' and the Internet Is Not Okay

August 11, 2026

Plumes assembled a compilation of animals receiving private concerts, from 'You've Got a Friend in

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Shout! Studios: Frank Sinatra Called Palm Springs His Heaven, and the Town Never Forgot It

August 11, 2026

Frank Sinatra fell in love with Palm Springs in the mid-1940s and called it his

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Rolling Stone: BTS Opens Up About 'Arirang,' Jung Kook's Explicit Lyrics, and the Super Bowl Dream

August 11, 2026

BTS returned to the Rolling Stone cover with stories of 600-year-old folk songs, Super Bowl

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Olandria Carthen♡: Olandria Carthen Visited Nigeria for the First Time and Left a Piece of Herself at a Lagos Primary School

August 11, 2026

Olandria Carthen made her first trip to Nigeria wearing a custom dress she had commissioned

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Olandria Carthen♡: Olandria Carthen Became Barbie at Coachella 2026 and Brought Her Day-One Besties Along for the Ride

August 11, 2026

Olandria Carthen spent the pre-dawn hours of Coachella 2026 inflating pool floaties and painting her

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Plumes: Animals Get a Private Concert and the Reactions Are Everything

August 11, 2026

A channel called Plumes has been singing classic ballads directly to animals, and the reactions,

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Walk With Me Tim: One Night at Lake Como's Most Celebrated Villa Cost Tim Nearly €6,000. Here's Every Detail.

August 10, 2026

A single night at Lake Como's most celebrated 18th century villa costs Tim nearly €6,000,

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Walk With Me Tim: Las Vegas Has Its First All-Inclusive Hotel and the Plaza's $113 Deal Is Not What You'd Expect

August 10, 2026

Las Vegas's first all-inclusive hotel charges $113 a night at the Plaza, but the voucher

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Gareth Leonard: The Plaza's CEO Jonathan Josel Breaks the Rules Vegas Casinos Never Talk About

August 10, 2026

Jonathan Josel, the youngest licensed casino operator in Las Vegas, spent a full day walking

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Gareth Leonard: He Arrived in Dublin on No Sleep and Spent One Day Eating and Drinking His Way Through the City

August 10, 2026

Gareth Leonard stepped off a redeye with no plan except a pen-and-paper to-do list and

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