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carly king: Inside George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art: Star Wars Props, Models, and Costumes Up Close

September 8, 2026

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles pulled the Lucasfilm archives into the

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MrBeast: Jimmy Raced Through the Amazon to Win $100,000 for His Mom and It Nearly Broke Him

September 7, 2026

Jimmy read out a list of every Amazon predator that could kill him, then set

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Matt and Julia: Matt and Julia Crossed Into Iran in 2026 and Found Something Nobody Online Warned Them About

September 7, 2026

Matt and Julia crossed from Armenia into Iran in September 2026 under British Foreign Office

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Island Hopper TV: 26 Things To Do in Kuala Lumpur That Actually Cover the Whole City

September 6, 2026

Jalan Alor on a weekend night is a slow-moving current of smoke, durian, and barbecue

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Dots on a Map: Reindeer Hot Dogs, Arctic Plunges, and 21 Courses in Tromsรธ, Norway

September 6, 2026

Tromsรธ, Norway served up reindeer hot dogs in the rain, a harbor plunge cold enough

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Sandtastic Travels: Fremont Street at Midnight: The Free Vegas Party Nobody Talks About Enough

September 5, 2026

At 11:45 PM on a Saturday in late August, Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas

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Dots on a Map: Amsterdam Is More Than You Think, and a Rented Boat Proves It

September 5, 2026

A rented canal boat, a corner bar in the Red Light District, and a plate

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: Jay Leno Just Flew the Cirrus Vision Jet, and the $3.6 Million Price Tag Surprised Him Most

September 5, 2026

Jay Leno took the controls of the $3.6 million Cirrus Vision Jet for takeoff, flew

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Grand Voyager: Bodrum Has Ancient Castles, a Million Olive Trees, and a 4th-Century Love Story Temple

September 5, 2026

Inside Bodrum's crusader castle, five European nations each built their own tower, and the shipwrecks

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: GoPro Finally Lets You Swap Lenses and Filmmakers Are Already Losing Their Minds

September 4, 2026

GoPro's new interchangeable lens system lets filmmakers attach anamorphic glass and cinema zooms to a

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Y Combinator: Hart Aerospace Just Flew the World's Largest Electric Airplane on $5 of Electricity

September 4, 2026

Heart Aerospace flew the world's largest electric airplane from Plattsburgh, New York, on $5 of

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Island Hopper TV: The Best Things To Do in Singapore in 2026, According to Someone Who's Been Going for Over a Decade

September 4, 2026

Island Hopper TV's presenter, who has been returning to Singapore for over ten years, runs

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