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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.

The Cool Shop
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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Lifestyle
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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The best deals and offers on the web

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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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Nixon Raw Steel Watches

In case you've never been inside a Chipotle, Urban Outfitters or one of it's similarly decorated faxsimiles, raw materials are all the rage. If you can get Tex Mex and stupid tchotkes while basking the glory that is raw materials, why can't you take it with you? After the huge…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
5 Iconoclasts and their Moment

This post is brought to you by Saab. At Saab, we believe in independent thinking. It’s in everything we do. Learn more here. Over the eons, the arc of human history has been bent towards a new future by many things: the invention of the wheel, the signing of the…

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Food
Chocolate Chilli Mustard

There is a strange law when it comes to food that even when you really like certain foods separately when combined together the sum is not always greater than the parts.  In fact, sometimes it is far, far less (peanut butter ketchup cheese sandwiches for example).  Yet, there are other times…

By Mike Newman
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Shop Cool Material Additions

Contrary to popular belief, the best things in life aren't free. One way or another, you always end up paying for it. Which is why we can appreciate the simple exchange of goods for dollars because you know exactly what you are (and aren't getting). When you Shop Cool Material,…

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GIVEAWAY: 2 Diesel Chronograph DZ4212 Watches

Now that Summer is here, it's time to start appreciating the finer things in life: Quality time at the beach, perfectly mixed cocktails, ice cold beer and the clothing (or lack thereof) are all excellent reasons to leave the house. Trading in jeans, shirts and sneakers in favor of things…

By Cooper Fleishman
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