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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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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 Porter Union Backpack

Enjoy an afternoon of hiking downtown or a weekend hanging out in the city, switching comfortably between a backpack or a tote. Inspired by American gardening tool bags, the Blackbird Porter Union Backpack makes a perfect outdoors bag with durable polyester construction a water resistant liner. It's large enough to…

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The Hurt Locker

There's no political slant—just the raw intensity of disarming homemade bombs in a hostile warzone knowing your only mistake will be your last. The Hurt Locker follows a United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal, specially a bomb tech named Sergeant James who isn't driven by a sense of duty, but…

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Moleskine Colour A Month Daily Planner Box Set

Anyone who's ever used a Moleskine would quickly forsake any kind of portable electronic gadget in favor of that little notebook. We're not suggesting that you stop using your smart phone to set reminders for appointments and birthdays, but the Moleskine Colour A Month Daily Planner Box Set is perfect…

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2010 Ariel Atom 3

What happens when you ditch standard car features like, oh say, a roof, windows or any semblance of safety features? You get an extremely lightweight, impossibly fast super car that does 0-60 in 2.9 seconds. The 2010 Ariel Atom 3 features a Honda K20 engine, which pushes this streamlined frame…

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The Little Black Book of Violence

You're not a kid anymore which means working through your problems maturely. It also means that fighting could land you time in prison. That's why The Little Black Book of Violence starts off describing the best methods to avoid a conflict. Learn how to be aware of your surroundings, talk…

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