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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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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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The Big Lebowski Coasters

Here's a common problem:  You're throwing a party and wearing your favorite oversized sweater when you go to carefully rest your White Russian on the coffee table and realize you don't have any coasters!  Major bummer.  Don't let this mistake happen to you at your next soiree by picking up…

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Articles
iHops: 8 Brilliant Beer Apps

Until scientists much smarter than us figure out how to make pouring beer out of an iPhone a reality (ala that sweet Bud Light commercial), we're going to stick to consuming our favorite beverage the best way we know how - in copious quantities. However, that's doesn't mean saddling up…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
Vans Bali Slip-on Sneaker

Summer is supposed to be the most relaxed of the seasons. The season of barbecues, golf, days at the beach and extreme hatred of the day job. It's supposed to be fun and easy. But it also happens to be extremely hot, so you have to dress accordingly. Throwing on…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
Wavejet Water Propulsion Engine

The American solution to all transportation related problems starts with strapping a bigger engine to whatever it is needs fixing. It's how we ended up with rocket powered VW bugs, monster trucks and muscle cars. It's also what makes America great. The latest problem, as determined by the people at…

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Entertainment
Rome – Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi

Danger Mouse does more collaborations than Akon and Diddy/P. Diddy/Puff Daddy/Swag (really?) combined, but unlike the latter two most of the stuff Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) does kicks ass. The latest offering may be the most out there yet (which is saying a lot if you ever listened to his stuff…

By Mike Newman
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