Out Magazine – The End of International Male Catalogue

By Out Magazine In the mid-1970s, former ad salesman Gene Buckard opened a San Diego store whose name, Brawn of California, defined its mission: changing the way men perceived “loungewear” from tacky leopard-print brief and fat-shaming muumuus to sexy, body-hugging and box-revealing underwear, bathing suits, thongs and jocks. Undressing for success fueled a second store …

Man Bag Mania

From Fortune Magazine By Colleen Kane Man bags have gone mainstream and upscale. Designers make them in fur, plaid, and all kinds of shapes. Bags intended for men make up nearly a fifth of the luxury handbag market, according to the market intelligence firm Euromonitor, and those numbers are rising. The value of these bags …

Sunday Afternoon read

A few chapters into the book “The Gollum and the Jinni.” If you like tales weaved with folklore, this one is quite lovely.

3 Steps To Teach Your Kid Good Manners & Avoid Me Wiping My Bloody Hands & Greasy Bike Chain On Your Car Window

If you cut me off by turning into the driveway of an elementary school with your 2 thousand pound car, and I have to slam on my bicycle brakes to avoid having both my bike and my body smash into the side of your car- don’t just continue on in your life-or-death mission of dropping …