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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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Oakley Eric Koston Frogskins Sunglasses

The 80s have made a strong comeback, so it's no surprise that the quintessential 80s cool guy sunglasses have too. The Oakley Eric Koston Frogskins Sunglasses celebrate Eric Koston joining the Oakley skate team. Featuring dark gray lenses and a subtle, yet distinct wood grain pattern and a EK logo,…

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Win a Nooka Watch

Partnerships (whether it's business or pleasure) are generally based on give and take, but not this time.  When The Toilet Paper and Cool Material hooked up we decided to do things differently. We're just going to focus on the give and we want to give you a watch. A Nooka…

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Fashion
Nixon Private SS Watch

Here's the watch to wear if you're dressing for the job you want, but don't yet have the paycheck you want. Somehow both posh and pragmatic, the Nixon Private SS Watch features a strong face and stainless steel band and case. As expected with Nixon analogs, it uses Japanese quartz…

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Warrior Footwear ‘Tour’

Clean and simple are not two words you can use to describe most sneakers out there today. The Tour from Warrior Footwear is decidedly so. The brand that originated as the sporting shoe for Chinese athletes, puts out a damn good looking shoe, with the quality and price point to…

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Accessories
Forest Bound Leather Bottomed Tote Bag

You can't fake rugged vintage style like this. This sixty year old WWII era US navy bag turned every day tote bag is lined with soft brown canvas and reinforced with a deep brown leather bottom. The Forest Bound Leather Bottomed Tote Bag has already aged well, and has potential…

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