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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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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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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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Recreated Cocktails from “The Simpsons”

Cocktail Chemistry is a fantastic site and YouTube channel where you can learn about everything from making a boulevardier to a snowglobe cocktail. For the newest series, Recreated, they're tackling some of the iconic and hilarious cocktails from The Simpsons. Cocktails like the Flaming Homer. Going frame by frame to…

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Human Skull Logs

There's just something about a big pile of flaming human skulls in your backyard firepit that sends the perfect message to your friends, family and neighbors. If that kind of sheer terror is something you're interested in, look no further than these fireproof human skull logs. Each skull is "about…

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The 8 Best Craft Beers That Aren’t Craft Beers

There’s a heated debate currently going on in the world of craft beer. If a small, craft brewery is sold to a giant conglomerate, but they don’t change much, are they still considered to be "craft"? Take for example the Scotch whisky industry. Pretty much every famous distillery is owned by…

By Christopher Osburn
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Vollebak Shirts Are Pre-Camouflaged for Abuse

Worried about looking like crap after a downhill bike ride, Tough Mudder or particularly extreme workout? Vollebak's new Blood, Salt and Dirt Camo shirts are pre-camouflaged for abuse. Each of the shirts is designed for a specific situation to disguise blood and cuts, sweat and salt, or mud and dirt…

By Cooper Fleishman
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What to Wear This Spring: Active Wear

It’s no secret that we’ve come a long way since the days of tiny muscle tees, really short shorts and super swishy pants dominating the athletic wear category. Thankfully, there are so many options out there for on-the-go guys who want to maintain a style for themselves while they keep up with…

By Sarah Mastriano
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