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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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What We're Buying
7 Essentials from Filson’s Warm-Weather Shop
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
By Cool Material
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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.

Steals

The best deals and offers on the web

Editors' Picks

A curated selection of our favorite gear

Must-Reads

Our team’s top picks

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Travel
Travel

America’s Most Historic Golf Trip

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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Sports
Sports

The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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What We're Buying

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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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What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

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Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Wild Turkey’s New ‘Cheesy Gold Foil’ Release Is a Tribute To a Collector’s Classic

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Drinks
FSC Wooden Wine Rack

Christmas is an awesome holiday and everything, but taking care of the tree is a pain in the ass. If you're more of a big natural fan, it makes a mess all over your car and your place. If you go the artificial route, its much less fun to play…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Clothing
Salvation Army ‘Army for Japan’ T-Shirt

By now, you're well aware of the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant issues that continue to plague Japan. You're also probably well aware of our undying love of gear, specifically awesome t-shirts. This is one of those rare occasions where we get to combine our desire to do…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
FiiK Skateboards

We’re not trying to sound lazy or anything but what's stopped us from using a skateboard as a main form of transportation is the low speed and constant workout.  Also, we don’t want to have one jacked calf.  Luckily FiiK Skateboards has made the skateboard a viable means of getting around since…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
6 Pack Frame Cinch

If you’ve learned anything about us from our slew of posts it’s that we have an affinity for biking and also for knocking back a few cold ones.  Now, we don’t do the two at the same time but since we do need to transport said beer on our bikes…

By Mike Newman
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Tin Cloth Shop Apron

Aprons tend to be a mixed bag among men. Long associated with the generator of cupcakes, steak dinners and other fantastic edibles, the apron has manly purposes too, and it's high time we reclaim the apron from our better halves. This Tin Cloth Shop Apron is a perfect example of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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