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Why Gifts are Better than Cash

December 12, 2018

by David Isle.    Many of my most prized possessions were gifts from others. My mother gave me a beautiful acoustic guitar for my high school graduation that has been with me ever since. A dozen ye...

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Indigo Witches

December 06, 2018

by Jasper Lipton.    There’s a difference between plain old ‘blue’ and indigo. Good indigo has a richness and a shine to it; an iridescence that connotes sea and sky.

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Bernstein's Folly

December 04, 2018

by Steve Gottschling.   For Leonard Bernstein, the conductor and music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969, every Thursday of the 1958-59 season felt like a sort of purgatory. T...

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Ask the Rakish Man: Plane Travel

November 29, 2018

Hello everyone, and welcome to The Rakish Man. My name is Léon Philippe and I am here with all the right responses to your sartorial queries. I’ve poured my first glass of Grand Marnier, so let’s g...

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Book Review: Bill Cunningham's Fashion Climbing

November 27, 2018

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.  The late fashion snapper Bill Cunningham left nothing if not good will with his passing. Long before his death, the originator of street style photography was already a...

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Jobs? Never!!

November 20, 2018

by Daniel Penny.   A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed when I came across the trailer for Jobs? Never!!, a new skateboarding film directed by, and starring, Jim Greco. Throug...

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Dealing with Stains on Thanksgiving

November 20, 2018

by S. Charlie Weyman.   One of the ironies of Thanksgiving is that it’s a day we get dressed in some of favorite clothes, but also a day when our clothes are most likely to be ruined. Careless hand...

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Stan Lee, 1922-2018

November 15, 2018

by Claude T. Hector.   Those who know me recognize that I have three great loves; comics, hip hop and fashion. Anyone close to me would be to tell you that. What may surprise those who have only me...

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