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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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Growler Crate

If you haven't picked up on it yet, we're kinda big fans of beer. It's delicious. We're not the biggest craft beer geeks in the world, but we like to know what's going on so we can get drunk off the good stuff inform you. One of the trends that…

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Tech
Lightning Bolt Power Strip

In the inimitable nerdery of one of the greatest YouTube videos of the 2000s, lightning bolt!, lightning bolt!, lightning bolt! In spite of that video, lightning bolts are cool. Now, instead of some boring tan rectangle to plug all your electronics in, you have this lightning bolt power strip. It's…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Get Drunk Faster Glasses

There are days when you need a drink, and then there are days when you need to forget everything that happened for the last eight hours. This set of glasses works for both, but is uniquely suited for the latter. Here's the thing: these glasses have no flat bottom to…

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Krone Hanssen Wood Stubbe Poufs

Walking into your backyard (or someone else's if you don't have one), cutting down a tree and turning it into pieces of furniture is something normally best left to the professionals. Creating side tables from stumps is probably the easiest option, but it also has its drawbacks. Will it sit…

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Fashion
Batman Mask Cufflinks

While you fantasizes about Anne Hathaway in a jet black catsuit and attempt to decipher exactly what Bane said through his funky mask, spend sometime upgrading your wardrobe with these Batman Mask Cufflinks. Listen, there is little room for fun when it comes to wearing a suit, but one area…

By Mike Newman
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