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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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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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What We're Buying
The Cool Shop

What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

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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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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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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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Blackbird Lucky 13 Guitar

Basically the Lucky 13 from Blackbird is the guitar equivalent of a Tesla Roadster – big performance, little frame.  Stealing its name from the unique 13th fret neck connection the Lucky 13 is a traveling guitar that gives you the big sound and tonal quality of a bigger body model. …

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Tumi Everett Essential Tote Bag

Soft, unstructured and versatile are all words that can be used to describe the average man's wardrobe on a daily basis. This isn't always for the best if you plan on occupying any rung of the ladder near the top. When it comes to bag though, those three little words…

By Cooper Fleishman
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ZAGGmate iPad Keyboard Case

Trying to classify the iPad as anything other than itself, the greatest invention in recent memory or the best mobile gaming platform ever is bound to give you a headache. Critics say it's not a tablet or a netbook because it doesn't have a keyboard or, in some cases, a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mini Paceman

Mini anything is normally a good idea. Tiny cell phones, tinier candy bars and the tiniest of toys are just the beginning. Cars, on the other hand, can be a bit of a different story. For quite some time, bigger was better. You weren't the king of the castle without…

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To A Tee: Jedidiah

Jedidiah is a humanitarian-based fashion brand aspiring to cultivate change with each and every t-shirt sold. In 2004, they created the Hope Collection to help raise awareness and money for various humanitarian organizations throughout the world. A tee's design is inspired by the program it will aid. With $10 donations…

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