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That Which Brings Joy

July 30, 2019

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   Two children’s books come to mind when I think of Marie Kondo.  Fitting, too, as ever since she’s become a sprightly, life-simplifying phenomenon, people on the intern...

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Belt Bow Cape

July 16, 2019

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   Three different superhero trajectories, represented by their accessories, resonate with me. The first, the essential human superhero.  The second, the hero that could ...

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A Hall of Famer

July 01, 2019

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   A few words inspired by the recent induction of Bryan Ferry’s band Roxy Music into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It’s more or less a meaningless honor, even if wel...

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Book Review: Dandysmes

June 18, 2019

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   Who better to discuss dandyism than Massimiliano Mocchia di Coggia, the cover star of 2013’s I Am Dandy: The Return of the Elegant Gentleman? If only one could have ju...

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Mindfulness

June 09, 2019

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.  It’s the pop psychology self-help trope of our time: stay in the moment (rather than abstracted into smartphone hypnosis); appreciate whatever positive aspects there ar...

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Mansplaining the Fedora

May 28, 2019

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   Well, actually, the hat that insufferable pretentious know-it-all young men have made infamous is the trilby, a hat with a shorter crown than a fedora and, crucially, ...

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Untruisms: You Get What You Pay For

April 14, 2019

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.  Today price is another marketing tool.  We’re still told to think otherwise, thanks to regular posts and articles that helpfully compare the differences between, say, a...

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Alternative Style Icon: Takeshi Kaga

March 03, 2019

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.  For some reason, recent years have seen a surge of discussion of how people could be so gullible they believed the obvious distortions of so-called reality TV shows and...

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