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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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What We're Buying

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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
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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The Bond Mixology App

Even if you were a youngen when James Bond proclaimed, "Shaken not stirred," it affected you to the point where whatever was being put in your sippy cup next better be served that way or heads would roll.  Now for $2 we can live the Bond lifestyle - at least the drinking…

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The Oona

What we love about The Oona is it has as many different uses as ways you might try to pronounce its name.  Okay, even if you got it on your first shot and you're way smarter than us, it's got a lot of different uses.  The guys who created The…

By Mike Newman
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Fashion
Nixon The Axe Watch

Nixon and Horween are two names that need no introduction round these parts. Two of the biggest names in their industries, the Pippen of watches and Jordan of leather (LeBron and Wade if you desire) have collaborated yet again and surprise, surprise, it's fantastic. The latest slam dunk from the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Web’s Greatest Burger Recipes

There's a 99% chance you'll be around a grill at some point this Memorial Day Weekend. Included in that 1% of people who aren't are those too hungover to go outside and face the sun, those who somehow got caught at the office and the .0001% of the population that…

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Entertainment
Beer Craft: A Simple Guide to Making Great Beer

Beer makes everything better. The liquid lubricant makes music sound better, girls look better and (if paired properly) food taste better. It's probably the greatest invention since the wheel (screw sliced bread), which is probably why we love it so much. As much as we love craft brews like Dogfish…

By Cooper Fleishman
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