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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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Ray – One Remote to Rule Them All

No, this is not another device that was announced by Apple yesterday, Ray is actually a super clean-looking remote for your TV. While you're still busy scrolling through cable menus to find shows to watch, Ray users will be able to browse and select programming a more convenient way. The…

By Mike Newman
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Gear
Burnside Knives by Former Adidas Originals Designer Rick Maderis

Burnside Knives is a newly minted knife shop out of Portland helmed by former adidas Original designer Rick Maderis. Started out of a machine shop, Burnside makes knives that draw from their roots, while still innovating to combine urban and outdoor sport cutlery. The first release, Cabrillo, is a 9"…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pax 2 Vaporizer

When the Pax vaporizer was first released, it set the vaporizer world on its head. (We were fans.) It was a sleek, Apple-like device designed for vaping tobacco or, predominately, some herb. Now we have Pax 2. The upgraded model is even more compact, heats in as little as 45 seconds,…

By Mike Newman
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Goods Case

This Full-Grain Leather Small Goods Case is handcrafted in the USA and perfect for writing instruments, sunglasses, and a variety of other items you need with you on occasion. Designed to stand up to the rigors of everyday use, the leather carry-all can be tossed in your bag and thrown around…

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Pub-Sheds: Small Backyard Pubs

If you have a shed behind your house, it's probably there to store lawn equipment, old paint cans, and an array of other random items currently collecting dust and spiderwebs. A better idea for your little backyard structure: A pub shed. All you need to do is install a few…

By Mike Newman
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