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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act

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.

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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy
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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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The $1,200 Sneaker Giveaway ​

Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop

For the beach, the lake, the trail, and wherever you like disappearing to on summer weekends.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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A curated selection of our favorite gear

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America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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

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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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The Best Book Covers of 2016

If you were to judge a book by its cover, each of these would win the Pulitzer. AIGA Design Archive, which has been cataloging great design since the '20s, teamed up with Design Observer to crown the best designed books of last year. Two lists were released. One of the lists includes…

By Mike Newman
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Tech
Apple Unveils New iOS 11 Emojis

We use about 5% of the emojis Apple offers. Still, with every new operating system and fresh batch, we find one or two new ones to work into our texting lexicon. The soon-to-be-released iOS 11 batch is no different. The new collection will include 56 brand spanking new emojis for Apple…

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Hex x DeLorean iPhone 7 Case

There are more phone cases in the world than we could ever hope to cover, but none are like the newest release from Hex. The company known for their more angular and geometric designs has teamed up with DeLorean, a company even more well known for angular and geometric designs, to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
KFC Now Has a Clothing and Accessories Line

Everyone's favorite "finger lickin' good" chicken just got its own clothing and accessories line. Yes, you read that correctly. Under the name KFC Ltd., the company just launched a limited collection including everything from socks and a Colonel style string tie to a logo town t-shirt and a zinger space blanket.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Neematic Electric Bike

The first thing you’ll notice about the Neematic Electric Bike is the striking, Erector set with wheels design. That unique tubular frame design allows the bike to have a clean and minimal look while remaining incredibly lightweight and durable. It also allows the bike to be built with a mid-drive motor…

By Cooper Fleishman
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