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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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The Cool Shop
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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‘Do What You Can’t’ by Casey Neistat

Do What You Can't is the latest short from Casey Neistat that focuses on essentially throwing up a big middle finger to everyone that's ever told you "no" and following your dreams. In his words, "Keep your head down. Follow the rules. Do as your told. Play it safe. Wait…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fashion
Timex and Carhartt WIP Watch

Carhartt's "premium" arm, Carhartt Work in Progress, recently teamed up with everyone's favorite affordable watchmaker, Timex, to create the Timex x Carhartt WIP Watch. On the design side, it appears to be a modified version of the popular Timex Expedition Acadia with Carhartt WIP branding on the face and the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
The High Knife Has a Built-In Pipe

What do you get when you take a Swiss Army Knife and all the necessary tools to get your smoke on? The High Knife. It's got everything you need from your pocket multi-tool for everyday tasks: large blade, small blade, corkscrew, bottle opener, can opener, tooth pick, awl, screwdriver and tweezers.…

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Test Drive-Thru: Jaguar XF S

“Test Drive-Thru” is a series where we review new cars and new fast food items The base 2017 Jaguar XF (the 20d RWD) is a fine car. At $48k, it offers better than average interior appointments and decent performance. It's nice, but not overly exciting when you consider other cars…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
What to Watch This Weekend: Burning Sands

With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…

By Mike Newman
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