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The best small Bluetooth speakers just might be the ones shaped like Baby Yoda and Baby Groot from Bitty Boomers.
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Scoops Ahoy ice cream no longer just exists on TV.
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With 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' hitting theaters, it's easy to forget the game's controversial past.
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The new ‘Stranger Things’ stage play will follow teenage Hopper and Joyce in 1950s Hawkins, Indiana.
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The real-life mansion used for the Creel house in ‘Stranger Things’ is in Georgia—and it features a cast iron urinal.
Ellen Gutoskey|
Witches and vampires are eternally popular, but Wyoming seems to have a thing for ninjas.
Jake Rossen|
The supernatural drama on 'Stranger Things' is practically endless, which has left plenty of room for wild speculation. Fortunately, fans have been only too happy to oblige—and share their theories online.
Kristin Hunt|
When they weren't facing dimension-hopping villains, the young stars of 'Stranger Things' season 4 were perfecting handshakes and filming TikToks.
Michele Debczak|
The characters in 'Stranger Things' have grown up a lot since Season 1, and so have the actors who play them.
Michele Debczak|
Kate Bush’s 1985 synth-pop classic “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” is running up the charts decades after its release—and not for the first time.
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You'll want to grab the big bowl of popcorn and get comfy for the final episode of 'Stranger Things' season 4.
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We're taking a trip through Hawkins, into the Upside Down, and everywhere in between to rank every season (so far) of Netflix's 'Stranger Things.'
Michael Patterson|
If you want to know every song from the 'Stranger Things' season 4 soundtrack, we've got you covered.
Cody Schultz|
After a nearly three-year hiatus, 'Stranger Things' is finally returning to Netflix this month. Fans cannot wait to see what their favorite characters are up to.
Natalie Zamora|
One 'Stranger Things' fan decided to turn the election season Upside Down by adding their own candidate to the ballot.
Jessica Bowman|
You’ve probably already guessed that ‘Bridgerton’ put up impressive stats. But how does it measure up to other Netflix originals?
Ellen Gutoskey|
You don't have to find your way to Hawkins, Indiana, to experience the Upside Down. You can rent it for as little as $49 per night in St. Louis.
Jessica Bowman|
Nancy Wheeler from 'Stranger Things' might the sassiest, gun-shootin’ big sister there ever was, but according to a recent fan theory on Reddit, it is time for her to get the ax.
Jessica Bowman|
The Stranger Writers account revealed the first five movies connected to 'Stranger Things' Season 4, and they're as random as you'd expect.
Jessica Bowman|
With the fourth season of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things officially confirmed, fans are (unsurprisingly) already coming up with their detailed theories and ideas for what’s to come.
Natalie Zamora|

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