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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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An Incredible Journey through the Himalayas in Ultra HD

This video, shot from above 20,000 feet in Ultra HD, is about the closest you can get to experiencing the Himalayas without actually visiting. A crew from Teton Gravity Research flew a helicopter from Katmandu up to 24,000 feet on supplemental oxygen to get some of the most stunning footage…

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Fashion
J.Crew Revamped New Balance 990 V.1s From The 80s

When New Balance first released the 990 sneakers in the early 80s, the marketing headline was "On a scale of 1000, this shoe is a 990." The original 990s included years of R&D with no expense spared to create the ideal running shoe for the time. All the technology that…

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Rent Leonardo DiCaprio’s Bachelor Pad

Your dreams of partying like Leonardo DiCaprio just got one step closer to being reality. For $4,500 a night, you can actually stay in Leo's lavish Palm Springs getaway. Situated on 1.3 acres in Old Las Palmas, the party mansion features wood ceilings, a pool, tennis court, glass walls, six bedrooms, and…

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Wear This: Spring Hike

It's almost the time of year when men emerge from their homes with pasty skin and a yearning for Mother Nature. Gone are the fireplace nights and salt-strewn 'Welcome' mats. As you gear up to get out, we recommend looking the part. A pair of laced-up Danner boots, a Patagonia…

By Tim Jacobsen
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Features
The Last Man on Earth: The Next Great Network Comedy?

Think of the best TV comedies of all time: Seinfeld. The Office. Friends. Arrested Development. Know what they all have in common? An array of main and minor characters who each bring something unique to the show. Would Seinfeld work without the hundreds of quirky people Jerry and crew encounter?…

By Mike Newman
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