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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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Lifestyle
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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Vintage Camera Lamp

Wasting precious words describing how cool vintage cameras are is pointless. You already know they're great. You might even have one or two sitting around the house on shelves, but they're probably nothing more than paperweights at this point in time because film (and processing) are so hard to find…

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Batman Batarang Folding Knife

We're not saying buy this knife and go out and attempt to fight crime, but if you're looking for a badass way to cut the twine to tie up your recycling or open up a package, this is a cheap and awesome investment. The Batarang Folding Knife gives you two…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Bill Murray Wearing Socks Print

While we have listed the price as $16 on this post, just realize that you're actually going to pay double that. No, there's no hidden fees or anything, it's just that you're going to want to buy two copies of Bill Wearing Socks by Niege Borges. You'll want one to…

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Calligraphuck Profane Letterpress Cards

Greeting cards are boring. The entire billion dollar industry is built on fake... nevermind, we're not going to get into that argument. Suffice it to say that, even of most men hate them, greeting cards are a necessity. With Calligraphuck, they can be fun too. Why? Because they're beautifully typeset,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Drinks
Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine

Normally we would be skeptical of any booze illegally made in the woods by a man named "Popcorn," but there's just something about moonshine that tickles our inebriated fancy. Of course, if you are going to sip some of that stuff, be prepared to be knocked back a few feet like you just…

By Mike Newman
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