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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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Alfresco Natural Cart

The bar is the epicenter of any party, but if you want to kick it up a notch the bar has to be great. The Markham Console Bar is excellent, but is lacking in one key feature - wheels. The Alfresco Natural Cart from Crate & Barrel has everything you…

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Accessories
Bagua Slip-Ons

Unless you plan on choosing to take her "friend" home from the bar, you had better look your best - but that doesn't mean you have to be uncomfortable in the process. Vans and Sperry both make great slip-on kicks, but they don't exactly scream unique. With modern un-necessities like…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Entertainment
Mos Dub

There are so many things about Mos Def that represent Cool Material - Def Poetry, a room for his shoes, Boondocks - and none of that even begins to address his ridiculous musical chops (or the ones on his face for that matter). Yeah, there's collaborations with Gorillaz, Kanye, and…

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Helveticards

The over embellished patterns and ornate old typefaces of the average deck of cards seems out of place in a modern minimalist world. These Swiss designed playing cards challenge the standard card design with a long overdue contemporary upgrade. Featuring the only font rock star enough to get its own…

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Griffin Elan Form Chilewich Case for iPhone 3GS

The Griffin Elan Form Chilewich Case essentially arms your iPhone with modern day chainmail, made out of their trademark woven vinyl over a polycarbonate inner shell. The combo gives it a ruggedly handsome appeal and keeps it safe from impact. Available in light gray or gravel, the Griffin Elan Form…

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