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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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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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Plus Minus Zero Watch

A man's watch says a lot about his character. Sometimes you want to go big, and sometimes you want to go home (or at least not be at work), but you always want to look good. The Plus Minus Zero watch is understated and handsome while still being innovative with…

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Entertainment
The Men Who Stare At Goats DVD

The Men Who Stare At Goats is an unbelievable comedy about secret government psychic spies that happens to be true... or at least based on a true story. This political satire walks a line between hilarious and grim as it highlights major problems with corporate greed and corruption in the…

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Clothing
Navy Gingham Check Shirt by Proper Cloth

There are very few shirts that look just as good on the floor as they do on (only your shirts, her shirts always look better on the the floor) and even fewer that can do double duty at work and play. Gentlemen, the Navy Gingham Check shirt by Proper Cloth…

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Contests & Give-Aways
Win a brand-new iPad from Thrillist

Thrillist, a free daily email, sifts through the crap to find the the best of what's new or unknown in your ‘hood. Each day, you'll get info on the one new restaurant, bar, event, or service you need to know about that day. Whatever it is, we promise it won't…

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Pre-order Apple iPad

Apple teased us with iPad specs a few weeks ago, but now they're ready for a commitment. Pre-orders for the iPad start today (March 12) so you can be the first to get one on April 3rd and spare yourself the wait in an epic long line full of Apple…

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