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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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6 Teas That Deliver as Much Caffeine as Coffee

You need a boost of energy, but you don’t want to drink a cup of black coffee. You could go one route and fill half your cup with hazelnut creamer in an effort to get rid of that coffee taste. Or, you could go a completely different route and grab…

By Christopher Osburn
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Gear
The Orbitkey 2.0 Is the Better Way to Carry Your Keys

The standard key ring is far from perfect. While some may look good, they all create bulk and unnecessary noise when you move around. With the Orbitkey 2.0, your keys won’t jab your thigh or announce your arrival before you walk through the door. Thanks to the clever design and…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
The Beginner’s Guide to Street Photography

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been shooting photos for 10 years or 10 minutes, or whether you’re a commercial studio photographer or a wedding photographer. It doesn’t matter whether you shoot with a full-frame DSLR, an old Leica, or some weird rig whose name you can’t pronounce that you found…

By Maxwell Barna
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Justice League’s First Official Trailer

It seems like DC can't catch a break. Of their three recent releases, only Man of Steel got even a lukewarm reception and even then, audiences and critics had some serious problems with Zach Snyder's Superman. So here's to hoping Justice League can finally give the DC Extended Universe the treatment it…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Turning a Log Into a Dugout Canoe

If you had asked us what it took to build a canoe in the era before power tools and big box hardware stores we probably would have just said "a lot." After seeing "The Birth of a Dugout Canoe" by Northmen we can safely say it's far more work than…

By Cooper Fleishman
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