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Issue 028: The Return of the J. Crew Catalogue, Phish, Stores are Shrinking, and Some Good Made in USA Gear.

Sep 7 •

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Issue 027: Q&A with How Long Gone's Chris Black and Jason Stewart, Yohji Yamamoto, Sauna Meetings, Venmo and a Spotlight On: Optics.

Sep 4 •

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August 2024

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Issue 026: Tennis and the Curse of Popularity, How Costco Has Changed Shopping, The 10 Best Tailors in NYC, Oasis Returns and an Instagram Deep Dive.

Aug 31 •

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Issue 025: The Virtues of Sandals, Beekeeping on the Rise, Al Pacino's Childhood, An Irish Knitwear Legend, and a Substack Deep Dive.

Aug 28 •

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Issue 024: The End of Fashion Subcultures, How to Wear Linen, Lobster Boat Race, Magazine Deep Dive and a Spotlight On: Ralph Lauren.

Aug 24 •

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Issue 023: Hitting The Road in L.L. Bean's Bootmobile, Alain Delon: Godfather of the Trench, German Army Trainers and a Q&A with Miles Fisher.

Aug 21 •

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Issue 022: Summer-Only Golf, The Decline of America's Public Pools, An Ode to Old Bay and Spotlight On Home Audio.

Aug 17 •

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Issue 021: Amazon's Race to the Bottom, The Curse of Perfectionism, The Fine Art of Out of Office Messages and Spotlight On: Recycled Products.

Aug 14 •

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Issue 020: Matchbook Renaissance, Rimowa's Repair Program, Olympic Race Walking, an Excellent Shoe Bag and Good Snacks.

Aug 10 •

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Issue 019: The Bermuda Short, Train Travel's Comeback, Olympic Table Tennis, A New Madras Collab and Quality Cycling Gear.

Aug 7 •

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Issue 018: Zuck's Glow Up, Quitting Spotify, New Balance's Lofty Ambitions and a Spotlight On Foundational Footwear

Aug 3 •

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July 2024

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Issue 017: The Handcrafting Resurgence, A Yuppie Retrospective, Costco Travel Diary and Our Picks from the New Drake’s x St. JOHN Collaboration.

Jul 31 •

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