Last night, I sat on a city bus headed to a going away party for a newly-engaged and soon-to-be overseas friend. I had settled in for the short ride to the selected bar of choice when, sitting diagonal to me, an older man struck up a conversation. He sat alone, wearing a Bears stocking cap, [...]
After succumbing to a highly-undesirable metered spot, I finally made it home tonight at 10:35. I trudged up the street and collected my mail. Behind the needless campaign brochure for Daley and the necessary Jcrew catalogue, I saw it.
There, above the yellowed sticker bearing my last name was another staring back at me in thin, [...]
I got a phone call from you today. You told me that, before I lied, you wanted to marry me. You told me you picked out a ring. You told me that on Saturday you got your money back.
I sat at my desk and listened. I heard you explain that you really do want me. [...]
Valentine’s Day is bullshit. And here’s why.
Yes, it is a Hallmark holiday and it is what everyone always says it is, which is ‘just another day.’ But one better than that, it’s a once-a-year reminder that we should give a shit about the person we claim to love. The person we share a bed with, [...]
It’s the oddest thing.
My early morning ride into the loop on the CTA is conducted in silence. Amazingly, people don’t even talk on their cell phones! And should someone’s phone ring, they quickly, and apologetically, rush to make it stop.
It’s silent. Silent like a library or a wake. A wake. Huh. We’re certainly [...]
Hats. Whether they seemed to make sense or not, there were hats in abundance. Top hats, like the one above at 3.1 Phillip Lim. And Russian inspired fur at Baby Phat…
And then there were those who centered their whole collections around a variety of hats…those who did it terribly (Luella)…even her poor models wanted to [...]
Thom Browne, favorite of Anna Wintour and innovative menswear designer (he raised the pant hem for men to above the ankle years ago and is still putting out collections), will now be designing for Brooks Brothers and has turned out one of the most delightful and whimsical collections for fall. Really, I heart Thom Browne. [...]
