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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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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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Kenneth Cole Vintage Black Fragrance

From the fresh green lime and dry oakwaood aroma to the vintage ink bottle design Kenneth Cole Vintage Black radiates classic masculinity. The fragrance has a timeless cool for confident and sophisticated men. The combination of oakwood with lime creates an icy tequila essence that makes Vintage Black a desirable…

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Shop Ecko Holiday Giveaway

In case you were not paying attention when you read about unique, bizarre, and at times ridiculous hoodies, Marc Ecko made a bunch of them. Looking at all the Cool Material posted on a regular basis is great, but the tactile sensation of strapping on a new pair of kicks,…

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Fashion
M. H. Bertucci A-2T Watch

With the right mix of attractive design and durability this watch from Bertucci is a stunning traditional watch. Classic style and quality are present at every angle, from the mineral glass crystal over the face, the rugged titanium case, to the military grade nylon strap. The high contest dial is…

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Hugh Simms Caulfield Neckties

Named for the epitome of rebellious prep, the Caulfield collection of neckties by Hugh Simms demonstrates the brand's theme of "Ivy League Grit" with 9 styles of ties featuring English prep school patterns and fictional badges. With designs like the Rusty Gate or Werewolf Priests, the ties have a daring…

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Entertainment
Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception

Thought to be destroyed in 1973, the official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception not only survived, but can be found on Amazon. So what kind of James Bond-esque super spy secrets can we find in this declassified guide? Spycraft met magic during the cold war, the CIA turned to…

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