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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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Featured Stories

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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 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
By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
By Cool Material
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partner
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

The Cool Shop
The Cool Shop
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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

The Cool Shop

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What We're Buying
What We're Buying

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

The Cool Shop

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
What We're Buying

The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

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Travel
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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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Food
Bacon Toothpaste

Don’t you hate it when you’ve had a platter of bacon and as much as you want to let the taste linger in your mouth for days on end proper “hygiene” says you need to brush your teeth?  We’d be happier keeping that bacon-y taste and letting our teeth just fall out,…

By Mike Newman
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Contests & Give-Aways
Reminder – Diesel and Hyundai Powered Giveaways

There is so much awesome stuff that passes through the pearly gates of Cool Material on a regular basis that sometimes you might miss something fantastic. Consider this a friendly reminder to Lose the Leather with the Hyundai Giveaway and strap on something fresh and clean with the Diesel Giveaway.

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audio
Arkcanary II iPhone Speaker

When was the last time you were at a party that didn't involve someone busting out their iPhone and party-jacking the music? We can't say definitively, but it was probably before the iPhone existed. It's ok though, we've all been there and we're guilty of it too. After all, one…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Gear
Golfball Launcher

It’s a known fact that the best part of a driving range is the few precious minutes when the guy in the ball collecting truck comes out.  You can hear the collective shuffling of feet as each guy gears up to tee off at him.  The only real explanation for…

By Mike Newman
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Cameras
Nikon COOLPIX P300

If you’ve compared the shots you’ve taken with your pocket-size digital camera to the ones your buddy’s taken with his SLR you’ve most likely felt a bit of an inferiority complex.  Sure, you can carry yours around without a neck-strap or a purse but you might as well be taking pictures…

By Mike Newman
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