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7 Lessons to Learn From Binge-Watching Netflix This Summer
School's out for summer, but there are plenty of lessons to learn from the latest release of Red Bull Media House productions on Netflix.
Red Bull TV's "Social Fabric" on Netflix
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1. Workwear is the new streetwear. Tie-dye is always cool. Swim in your jeans.
Need an outfit to steal the show the next time you step out on the town or walk down the street? Follow Kyle Ng, LA-based Brain Dead designer, as he travels around the world — from Nairobi to Tokyo — to unpick different aspects of menswear. Meet denim nerds, punks and seriously obsessive hat collectors who show you the true art of streetwear in the new series "Social Fabric."
Red Bull TV's "After the Raves" on Netflix
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2. Want to see the sunrise? Don’t wake up early, stay up all night!
Legendary DJ Tommie Sunshine takes you on a journey inside the world of electronic dance music. From the hottest clubs in the U.S., Europe and around the world, Sunshine explores the past, present and future of EDM with today’s hottest DJs. When you’re done watching "After the Raves," you’ll have the know-how to keep the party going and the people dancing through dawn’s early light.
Red Bull TV's "Made To Be Broken" on Netflix
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3. Got (summer) goals? Choose your friends carefully.
Maybe your summer calendar isn’t packed with pool parties and music festivals. Maybe you’ve got bigger fish to fry like running a marathon, competing in a Spartan race or completing your first triathlon. Whatever goals you’re pursuing this summer, it’s important to have a crew in place that will support you through the finish. “Speedgoat” Karl Metzer’s handpicked team played a crucial role in his successful attempt to break the thru-hike speed record by running the entire Appalachian Trail in just under 46 days! Make sure your coal doesn’t run out with the proper support crew and relive Speedgoat’s epic run in the documentary film "Made to Be Broken," now on Netflix.
Red Bull TV's "Liquid Science" on Netflix
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4. Want to live forever? GZA aka The Genius can show you how.
Imminent mortality ain’t nothing to mess with. Instead of wasting your precious summer contemplating your impending doom, learn about your best chance to live forever with tips from GZA in the series "Liquid Science." Go deep inside the imagination of a hip-hop legend as GZA takes you to unique locations where new discoveries and technologies are being produced and meets with the scientists and engineers shaping our future.
Red Bull TV's "Screenland" on Netflix
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5. Too broke to travel or party? Let your computer take you on a psychedelic trip.
From portals to psychedelic trips to a George R.R. Martin-backed VR museum, digital pioneers are hacking reality. "The computers of the future will be drugs and the drugs of the future will be computers," said Robin Arnott, video game developer and VR creator, in "Screenland," a documentary that you can watch now on Netflix. The next time you find yourself couch-locked without the necessary means to live large, throw on a VR headset and expand your mental.
Red Bull TV's "The Horn" on Netflix
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6. The one number you need to know if you plan on summiting the Matterhorn.
Yodeling is so last century. Nowadays, if you plan on summiting the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, don’t forget your mobile phone. And don’t forget to put the Air Zermatt emergency number in your favorite contacts. The world’s top helicopter search and rescue team conducts between 1,600-1,700 rescues per year including 500-plus winch/fixed rope rescues, 100-140 night rescues and up to 24 rescues in a single day. Follow a season in the Alps with Air Zermatt on the award-winning series "The Horn."
Red Bull TV's "The Road Trick" on Netflix
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7. Seal the deal with your summer crush with one question: “Do you believe in magic?”
Everybody loves magic! The next time you’re struggling to find the perfect icebreaker to talk to that girl at the bar, or want to make a lasting impact with that guy at the beach, blow their minds by making a salt shaker disappear, moving objects with your mind or giving them a secret tattoo. Magician Adam Trent can teach you how. Follow Trent as he travels across Europe, immersing himself in the culture and people around him. Think your crush is out of your league? Watch episode 4 of "The Road Trick" as Adam magiks his way into a date with a Danish supermodel.
