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Clothed in Power

August 27, 2018
by David Isle.   Politics has become the elephant in every American room. No matter how innocuous the interaction, the political elephant lurks, watches, farts. At least until Don Jr. shoots it and...
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On Protection

August 09, 2018
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.    The American government’s recent rush to offer billions to farmers harmed by the trade war that same government has threatened reminded me, as do all things, of #stee...
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Taking a Shot

August 02, 2018
by Alexander Freeling.   Most writing about new technology sounds painfully outdated within a few years. It’s hard to evoke the thrill of a new device or technique which will soon be commonplace, h...
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Alternative Style Icon: Oetzi the Iceman

August 02, 2018
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   To quote the TV dub of The Big Lebowski, “This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps.” He’s been called Europe’s oldest celebrity. But a style icon?
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Outpost of Self

July 04, 2018
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   Long, long ago your correspondent dreamed of an ideal rootless world of a jetsetting lifestyle, ideal for the shock troops of capitalism among whom he daydreamed himse...
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The Airport Test

May 27, 2018
by William Phips.   As I prepared for my first real job interview, a friend gave some advice that proved prescient. He told me that the more senior the interviewer, the less you need to worry. The ...
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What to Wear to: "Cocktail Attire"

May 23, 2018
by David Isle.   As if there weren’t enough evidence of the continued decline of English taste and sensibility, I have managed to secure an invitation to tonight’s Savile Row event at the British e...
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Tom Wolfe, 1930 - 2018

May 20, 2018
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   His voice was unique, a one-off as individual as his trademark white custom suits.  His politics and hangups, however, could be as run-of-the-mill and factory-manufact...
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