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Whether you're already on summer break or counting down the days until your summer vacation, now’s the perfect time to start building your warm-weather watchlist and reading list. We’ve curated the best books, movies, and shows to keep you entertained all summer long.
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The Best Summer Break Movies
These films understand what summer actually feels like—the long days, the freedom, the sense that anything could happen the moment you walk out the door.
Dazed and Confused
It’s the last day of school in 1976 Austin, Texas, and the students are trying to figure out what to do for the next three months. Richard Linklater's coming-of-age stoner comedy is where several careers started, including Milla Jovovich, Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, and Parker Posey.
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Summer Reads Worth Your Time
The best summer reads don't feel like homework. These are the books you'll still be thinking about come September.
The Summer Book
by Tove Jansson
An elderly artist and her six-year-old granddaughter spend a summer on a small island off the coast of Finland—building boats from bark, swimming in the Gulf, and musing about life, death, and God. Tove Jansson's life-affirming book feels like it was written specifically for slow mornings and peaceful afternoons.
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Atlantis Paradise Island
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The Location: Paradise Island, Bahamas
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Atlantis Paradise Island spans five distinct hotels—The Cove for high-design suites, The Reef for residential-style apartments, The Royal for the Lost City centerpiece, The Coral for families, and Harborside for marina villas. The on-property waterpark, Aquaventure, covers 141 acres and is the largest in the Caribbean, with over 20 pools and swimming areas, Mayan Temple slides, and the mile-long Rapids River. Guests are invited to explore Dolphin Cay, a world-class marine habitat with over 50,000 aquatic animals, making for an unforgettable experience. Atlantis Paradise Island is the rare Caribbean mega-resort with everything under one umbrella.
Binge-Worthy Shows With Peak Summer Vibes
When the sun goes down and the couch calls your name, queue up one of these quintessential summer series.
Outer Banks
A group of teenagers on the North Carolina coast spend the summer chasing a shipwrecked treasure worth $400 million. Think treasure maps, shifting alliances, and people doing increasingly desperate things in great weather. This propulsive, sun-soaked series is impossible to stop once you've started.
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