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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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Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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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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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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News Planet Vinyl Wall Map

Decorating the walls of your less-than-humble abode is no easy task. Even if you just paint them a shade of your favorite color you're looking at around $200 for the tiniest of jobs and that doesn't include the cost of labor. Once you factor in the labor (along with the…

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Coil Lamp Kit

There's a sense of pride that comes with any D.I.Y. project.  Even when said project is fairly straightforward there is still a "raise your glass to a job well done" feeling that comes with its accomplishment.  So, while the toughest part of this Coil Lamp Kit may be getting your…

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Audyssey Lower East Side Media Speakers

Analog is supposedly far superior to digital in everything but convenience. Call us lazy, but being able to access damn near our entire library of music with something smaller than a pack of smokes (that also happens to make phone calls) is worth the sacrifice. With the Audyssey Lower East…

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The New Art

This post is brought to you by Saab. At Saab, we believe in independent thinking. It’s in everything we do. Learn more here. Graffiti has existed for decades as simple gang tags on street corners, illegible writing on subway cars, or bathroom stall words of wisdom on penis size and/or…

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Video Game Classics

Regardless of where you stand on the whole "video games as art" debate (for the record, we're for it), they involve some aspect of art - even if it's only the cover. If movie posters (which usually end up becoming some aspect of the DVD or VHS jacket) are considered…

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