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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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SeaVees 10/60 Buck

In standard SeaVees tradition, these 10/60 Bucks are named for an event that occurred in October 1960. In this case, it was Gerry Mulligan, the pioneer of West Coast Jazz, performing and recording with his Concert Jazz Band in Santa Monica. Don't get us wrong, we're big fans of history,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Computers
Bamboo MacBook Case

When we first heard “Carmel Bamboo” we thought of some delicious sounding panda dessert.  While this would have been interesting (and misspelled) the reality is much more exciting in this (MacBook) case.  The Carmel Bamboo is being used by Silva Limited to create a lightweight and sustainable MacBook holster that…

By Mike Newman
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Kix Berlin Concrete Usb Sticks

Concrete is one of the most serious materials out there. When you want something robust, manly and permanent, you use concrete. There's a reason driveways and nice new pairs of shoes are made of concrete - it lasts a lifetime. Kix Berlin understands the manly appeal and durability of concrete,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
Moleskine App

Rarely do things that have been around forever just blowup out of nowhere like Moleskine notebooks have over the past few years.  It would be like if Pavement got together and released an album that outsold Lady Gaga and got them booked on Idol to play in front of screaming…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Converse Premium Ox Natural Low Tops

At one point or another, you've probably owned a pair of Cons. Maybe they were Chucks or Purcells or Classics, but the odds are you're no stranger to the comfort of Cons. Thanks to a new round of improvements, Chuck just got a premium upgrade. Using thick, natural canvas, leather…

By Cooper Fleishman
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