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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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What We're Buying
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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

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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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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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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Sussman Brother’s This is a Cookbook

Cooking isn't easy. If it was, we'd all have our own TV shows on Food Network instead of there being a show about finding the next greatest person in the kitchen. (Total aside: why isn't there a grilled cheese show? We'd settle for Iron Chef: Grilled Cheese.) But cooking isn't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
NOCS NS700 Phaser Headphones

There was a time when we didn't really care what headphones looked like, or the bells and whistles they came with. As long as they were convenient and actually played music we were fine with them. We can't pinpoint the exact date, but it was around the time when the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Food
Snow Peak Chopping Board Set

Preparing a delicious meal while you're out in the wilderness is no easy assignment. Nine times out of ten you're regulated to a can of beans and what ever you can jam on a stick. With the Snow Peak Chopping Board Set, you can bring a little bit of your…

By Mike Newman
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Cider & Wine Press

If you've decided to start bottling wine and your first thought is to get a big kiddie pool and remove your socks and shoes, please stop immediately. Besides the toe-jam infused drink you're about to serve up, we all know this could happen. For a better way to make your…

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Cat Cora Stainless Steel 2-in-1 Burger Press

Cat Cora - the sexiest Iron Chef (though that Mario Batali is a worthy competitor) - is ready to help you make a burger. Instead of those homemade patties that end up like flavorless amoebas, use her Stainless Steel 2-in-1 Burger Press to craft interesting burgers and sliders. The press…

By Mike Newman
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