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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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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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GIVEAWAY: L.B. Evans Kent

Too comfy to call shoes and too rugged to call slippers, the L.B. Evans Kent has a stone washed corduroy upper and a natural sherpa footbed with an indoor/outdoor sole. They're cozy enough for bumming around on a lazy Sunday morning and durable enough that you don't have to change…

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Tech
Sony GPS For Your Bike – NV-u35

Without GPS we'd still be having that fight about asking for directions (never gonna happen) . If you haven't already jumped on that bandwagon then let Snoop Dogg give you directions. And if that's not enough to convince you maybe it's because you're really more of a bike commuter. That's…

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Accessories
L.L. Bean Eastport Handsewn Ranger Moc

L.L. Bean almost single-handedly turned non-military boots into a men's fashion statement, and while you might not wear the original waterproof Bean boot out for a night on the town, you'll definitely consider lacing up the Eastport Ranger Mocs to do just that. Stuck somewhere between a full-fledged boot and…

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Articles
If Men Wrote Women’s Magazines: The Sequel

Contrary to popular belief, men listen when women talk (occasionally absorbing some of the conversation) so we expect the opposite to be true. Why else would we constantly be hearing about how the relationship is a two-way street? It's no surprise then that when we talked, you listened. But just…

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Clothing
Penfield Gibson Jacket

Penfield clothing is born and bred in the good ole' US of A and they rep their home team by offering the Gibson jacket in Red, Light Khaki (it's kind of like white), and Blue. Plus, since it's designed to stand up to the New England climate you know the…

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