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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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LaCie USB 3.0 RuggedKey

If part of you is still uncomfortable storing all your documents and videos in this mysterious "cloud," you're going to want something to store them on that won't break just from being tossed in your pocket. When Dropbox and Drive aren't your cup of tea, there's the LaCie USB 3.0…

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DIY: Speakers

Anything involving wires usually scares off about half the DIY population. As guys, it’s something that should be embraced rather than feared. We’re not saying you need to get knee-deep in computer parts, but some basic work would be good for you. When it results in a new set of…

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Drinks
Red Cup Shot Glasses

Want to take your beer pong game to an epic new level? Try playing a few rounds with these guys. The quintessential outdoor party staple gets shrunk down to shot glass size with these Red Cup Shot Glasses. Everyone's standard tailgate beverage holster—the red Solo cup—is now available as adorable shot glasses. The…

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Tech
Logitech TV Cam HD

Skype has been the greatest thing for some (beautiful people) and the worst for others (Steve Buscemi). Still, no matter where you fall on the Adonis scale, you're going to want to both look your best and see the person you're chatting with in their best light as well. Doing…

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Clothing
To A Tee: Casual Industrees

When a company describes themselves as a multi-hundred dollar one, you absolutely need to purchase whatever it is they're selling. Go directly to Casual Industrees site, select your favorite Seattle-bred design, and add to cart. If you need more reasons to shop, the brotherly operation is run out of a…

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