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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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Win a pair of handcrafted Crown Northampton Yardley GAT sneakers, a matching cardholder, and a handmade shoe tree.

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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 Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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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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Vise Bookends

A workbench favorite makes its way over to the bookshelf thanks to the innovative designers at Restoration Hardware. Vise Bookends keep your heaviest volumes in place with a distinctly masculine tool. Although rugged, the heavy iron body of the clamps with smooth wooden handles demonstrate an unexpected elegance that looks…

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Johnny Cupcakes Crossbones Fleece Blanket

Warm up with a delicious new treat from Johnny Cupcakes. If you're in the know we don't have to tell you that Johnny Cupcakes isn't a bakery (or adult movie store) but an ambrosial line of apparel. The Johnny Cupcakes Crossbones Fleece Blanket features the trademark cupcake and crossbones design…

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10 Movie Cars That Outperformed The Lead Actor

When actors get old they get replaced by younger, newer models, but classic cars appreciate in value. Looking back at some of our favorite movies the cars are just as memorable (if not more so) than the actors themselves. Hell, in some cases the cars outperformed the lead actor. "Eleanor"…

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Fjallraven Vintage 20L Bag

World renowned Swedish outdoors label Fjallraven delivers the best in quality, functionality, comfort—oh, and let's not forget style. The Fjallraven Vintage 20L Bag delivers on all counts with a vintage top load design and real leather straps combined with modern materials that prove comfortable, practical and long lasting. The Vintage…

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Make Art Not War Jacket

From a photographer and clothing line both known for taking risks and changing the way you look at things, the Make Art Not War Jacket isn’t your standard M65 field jacket. OBEY and Al Rockoff change the face of the military jacket design with bold imagery from the Vietnam War…

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