Bathroom Humor

Bathroom Humor

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Weekends are the time to relax and unwind. Same applies to our content. Somehow this guest post by Matthew Karl Gale just wouldn’t feel right on a Monday morning. * * * Last weekend I cheered on the ponies...
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The Preppiest Office In America

The Preppiest Office In America

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Yesterday Bloomberg put up a piece on Vineyard Vines’ new Stamford, CT headquarters, dubbing the space “the preppiest office in America.” It could certainly lay claim to being the most nautical. Climb aboard the video segment below.
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Ancient Discovery: BBC’s 2005 Egypt Docudrama

Ancient Discovery: BBC’s 2005 Egypt Docudrama

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Last week a recommended title popped up in my Netflix streaming queue. Its title was simply “Egypt,” and I scrolled past it wondering when exactly I would be in the mood for a documentary about ancient Egypt. But a few...
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Inherently Logical And Spatial Thinkers

Inherently Logical And Spatial Thinkers

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The website Freshome, one of the most popular design resources on the web, according to the site’s about page, boasts an impressive 10 million pageviews per month. It also boasts the interesting fact of being founded in Romania. That may...
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In Need Of Remasculinization

In Need Of Remasculinization

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Earlier this week a real estate listing came by my desk here at MI headquarters. It’s for a property called Little Park, located on a street known as Gentleman’s Row in the London suburb of Enfield. As you can see...
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Collecting Vintage Menswear Posters

Collecting Vintage Menswear Posters

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Yesterday I was going through some of my old writings (thinking how they might make for an amusing volume of bedside reading), when I stumbled across an article, completely forgotten, that I did for The Rake a few years ago....
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The New Vitale Barberis Canonico Showroom

The New Vitale Barberis Canonico Showroom

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This week I received a press release from the Vitale Barberis Canonico woolen mill, which has a 352-year history and is in the 13th generation of the same family. In collaboration with one of Italy’s finest tailoring houses, A. Caraceni,...
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On The Occasion Of The Bard’s Birthday

On The Occasion Of The Bard’s Birthday

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Today is the birthday of William Shakespeare, who would have been — well, pretty damn old. In pondering a post in his honor I thought of the film adaptations, and the first one that came to mind was Kenneth Branagh’s...
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The Downtown Association

The Downtown Association

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Guest post by Matthew Karl Gale * * * In the Wall Street neighborhood of Manhattan is a private oasis known as The Downtown Association. Founded in 1859, this formerly men-only club is situated in the financial district and offers...
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Take A Seat

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From our inbox: Sir, I am looking for advice on the proper office chair. I want something very traditional. My quandary is tufted or non-tufted. I’ve always leaned non-tufted but I am being told by many that tufted is more...
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The Mantiques Of Nicholas Brawer

The Mantiques Of Nicholas Brawer

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On East 72nd Street in New York, right next door to Ralph Lauren’s Rhinelander flagship emporium, rests the shop of Nicholas Brawer. Brawer offers an extremely refined selection of antiques geared towards men, especially those with sporting and military interests....
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Bates College Dorm Room, 1901

Bates College Dorm Room, 1901

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Guess he didn’t like the wallpaper, and really you can hardly blame him. Photographer and athlete George French at Bates College, Maine, circa 1901.
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