Monthly archive September, 2011
Suits 101: What Kind of Suit to Wear

Suits 101: What Kind of Suit to Wear

Last class, we learned when you should wear a suit. Now that we have that (mostly) figured out, the next question you should ask your self is: what kind of suit should I wear? The short answer to this question is not the suit in the featured picture. I tried to think of exceptions to...
Never Fear a Negotiation

Never Fear a Negotiation

While most people will never have the opportunity to negotiate something as important as the Treaty of Versailles (pictured), we do negotiate in our everyday lives–even though we might not know it. Going to the store and buying an item is the most common form of unknown negotiation. The prices of goods in a store...
Fall Favorites: The Wingtip

Fall Favorites: The Wingtip

One of my all-time favorite things in the world is the wingtip shoe. I can (and often do) wear wingtips in every situations imaginable: going to the store, a job interview, mock trial, riding a bike, going to a movie, and sometimes just sitting around. The wingtip is the perfect shoe in both feel and...
Ray Wylie Hubbard: The Greatest

Ray Wylie Hubbard: The Greatest

This weekend, in perhaps the greatest live show I’ve ever seen, Ray Wylie Hubbard performed as both the legend he is and as one of the most accessible people around. Ray started off strong and fast and never let up–exciting the crowd by growling off snake farm. It just sounded nasty, and yeah, it pretty...
Ikea Makes Daycare for Man-Children

Ikea Makes Daycare for Man-Children

Ikea makes the best $8 tables that $8 can buy. Additionally, they can offer some really neat lighting and home necessity options for really cheap. However, it appears that I’m in the minority of men who are willing to state that. In fact, one Ikea store in Australia recently created Mänland–a daycare for males who...
American Craftsmanship at its Finest

American Craftsmanship at its Finest

One of the greatest things about purchasing clothing is seeing a “Made in USA” tag. While America might not produce the highest quality fabrics or materials domestically, I get a sense of pride when I know that something I bought was made in the country where I live. This satisfaction is largely waning, and to...
Suits 101: When to Wear One

Suits 101: When to Wear One

Knowing how to wear a suit serves little purpose unless one knows when to wear it. Technically, one could wear a suit at any time. However, this method is admittedly cumbersome, uncomfortable, and sometimes ostracizing. True, a gentleman should dress for success at all times, but sometimes it’s best to let loose and go the comfort route–but...
Fall Favorites: Sweater Weather

Fall Favorites: Sweater Weather

Fall is here, and we all know what that means: sweater weather.  Featured below are some of the best sweaters of the season. First, to kick things off, let’s start with the classic. J. Crew Cashmere V-neck sweater in jetty stripe: $225 This sweater has a timeless cut, and a simple no-nonsense pattern.  This wears...
The Six Ways You'll See Your Dad

The Six Ways You’ll See Your Dad

Usually I don’t expect much from college humor outside of some sophomoric humor. While this video might have some facetiousness, it does have a poignant underpinning. The time when a son finally views his father as a person (as “you”) is often a very surreal moment. “Like father, like son” is a very understated saying. Unfortunately,...
Fatherhood and Testosterone

Fatherhood and Testosterone

A recent article in the New York Times details a recent study which found a correlation between men who pursue active roles as fathers are have lower testosterone levels than those who choose not to take on this role: “The real take-home message,” said Peter Ellison, a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard who...
Suits 101: An Introduction

Suits 101: An Introduction

Suits 101 is a basic course in how to properly wear a suit. Too many 21st century men are still wearing suits in a manner that makes them look like a child walking around in daddy’s suit. The main theme of Suits 101 is simple: fit. The suit’s fabric color or pattern, while important, is...
A Century of Bill Monroe

A Century of Bill Monroe

Today is the 100th birthday of American music legend Bill Monroe. He is universally known as the “father of bluegrass,” and has influence reaching even to Johnny Cash said it best, when introducing Bill Monroe: “The popularity of Bill Monroe and the bluegrass music has remained constant and has been heard throughout the world to...