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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
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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

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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Forgetful Gentleman

If you want to be remembered—whether by the big wigs at corporate or the woman in the sexy red dress from the holiday party—nothing leaves an impression quite like a hand written note. The Forgetful Gentleman helps you get noticed by the right people with personalized correspondence cards that say…

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Personal/Business Artist Notepad

The art you create for business is quick and gets the job done efficiently much like a hitman uses a gun to get a hit done quickly. Yet personal art is something you savor, much like a blade to cut into your enemies slowly. (Okay, maybe we've been watching too…

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Bresson Rocker

For the sophisticated modern man who appreciates the warmth of the classic design, the Bresson Rocker rocks the best of both worlds. Comfy and classy, it combines supple vintage leather with sleek contemporary aesthetics. The distressed chestnut leather is complimented by the unpolished tubular steel giving this otherwise minimalist piece…

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Foster Weld Co Belt Buckles

If you see hand grinders, machine tools and plasma cutters as art supplies rather than tools then you'll love the distinctive gritty style of Foster Weld Co Belt Buckles. No two look exactly the same because they are hand crafted, hand painted and hand distressed by creative guys who love…

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Star Wars: Episode 8008

If George Lucas were as good at marketing as he is at bastardizing childhood memories, he would have hired Mark Greenawalt to do publicity for the recent Star Wars abortions. If Lucas had, Greenawalt's art would likely have exponentially increased sales figures, public acceptance of the movie (or maybe just…

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