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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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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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Striker Light Mine Professional

At first glance this does not look like something you'd want to stick under the hood of your car, the crevice under the sink or even carry around in general.  The Striker Light Mine Professional is the steroid injected version of Striker's original Magnetic Light Mine and is far more…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
A Touch of Code: Interactive Installations and Experiences

MacBook. Blackberry. GPS. PC. IPhone. 65" 3D TVs. It doesn't matter how much you try to escape it, unless you're Amish, technology is everywhere. It's in art, the workplace, transportation and every other aspect of your life. Personally, we like it, so we're not going to bitch. A Touch of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Clingo Parabolic Sound Sphere

If there's one thing we learned from that drunken night we stole a traffic cone and ran around the streets shouting nonsense it's how the right shape can amplify sound so perfectly (also that Mind Erasers are a bit too delicious).  The parabolic shape of this aptly named Parabolic Sound Sphere…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Vans Hairy Suede Pritchard

Unless you work in a web 3.0 office, are a craftsman or are self-employed you probably can't get away with sneakers at the office. We love a quality pair of dress shoes as much as the next guy, but there's a certain level of comfort that comes from a pair…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Computers
USB Film Roll

In the ever relevant words of Forrest Gump, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Don't get us wrong, we like chocolate as much as the next guy (but nowhere near as much as any woman), but we'll take a box of vintage…

By Cooper Fleishman
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