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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
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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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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Wallplates Functional Light Switch Covers

How many times do you (or someone you live with) lose your keys? What about mail? Have you ever missed an important piece of mail because whoever picked it up today simply left it on the table and you never saw it? Even if you go the route of a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
FishEyes Underwater Camera Fishing Reel

Fishing has always seemed to us like nothing more than a reason to sit around for hours drinking beer and telling good stories. There's nothing wrong with that, but that sounds like nothing more than an average Saturday to us. Fishing is supposed to also be about actually catching fish.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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To A Tee: Declaration

Declaration was founded in 2009 by college roommates Kenn LoBianco and Joe Klepacki in Boston, Massachusetts — the very same city where over two centuries ago, the War of Independence was ignited, which ultimately lead to the birth of our nation. Using the American Revolution as their inspiration, Declaration Clothing…

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Dot for iPhone

When you go to a party you can either a) Party (obviously) or b) Spend the evening snapping pictures and capturing video.  As much as we love all our camera toys we also happen to love having a few beers and drawing on our passed-out buddy's face.  Thanks to Dot…

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Timbuk2 Limited Edition Dolores Chiller 2

It's a well known fact that the only thing better than just drinking is drinking in public because it's just the right amount of naughty. Technically you could get arrested, but that's half the fun. (On that note, according to the lawyers we're obligated to say "Cool Material does not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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