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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act

Inside FRET12, the Chicago shop turning rock ’n’ roll culture into clothes, art, live sessions, beer, and more.

What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch
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What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

I spent some wrist time with the Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE Gold, a wonderfully strange feat of watchmaking with no dial, hands or crown.

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

The Henson Razor Is a Precision-Machined Work of Art

We're sick of the quarantine beard, so we're going clean shaven again. We're doing it with a Henson razor. Precision-machined out of aluminum by a boutique aerospace manufacturer, this razor feels and works better than anything else on the market. It presents the blade at such a precise angle you…

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The Henson Razor Is a Precision-Machined Work of Art

We're sick of the quarantine beard, so we're going clean shaven again. We're doing it with a Henson razor. Precision-machined out of aluminum by a boutique aerospace manufacturer, this razor feels and works better than anything else on the market. It presents the blade at such a precise angle you…

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LEGO x adidas ZX 8000

Calling the new LEGO x adidas sneakers bricks for your feet might conjure up thoughts of Marquis de Sade, but the nostalgic shoes are anything but painful. The colorful running shoe receives all the primary colors of LEGO's original bricks, minus the agony of actually stepping on them unawares. Not…

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New Balance x Tokyo Design Studio x Snow Peak Sneakers

Hiking sneakers like the Tokyo Design Studio x New Balance R_C4 are here to stay with plenty of new, even better options constantly being released. Case in point: the New Balance x Tokyo Design Studio x Snow Peak Sneakers you see here. Despite the fact New Balance teamed up with Tokyo…

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Columbia Facet 45 OutDry

The Facet 45 OutDry hikers looks so stealthily contemporary, they could pass for a wingless Skunkworks project. The urban and trail hiker uses waterproof OutDry material, ballistic textile technology, welded overlays, and an integrated strap lacing system that makes securing your dogs quick and easy. The shoe also incorporates a…

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