I was asked by a friend at Gilt to write a piece on why any man with aspirations of being stylish needs engraved stationery.  I loved that he used the word aspirations. Because let’s be honest: Don’t we all aspire … read more →

Studies have empirically proven the correlation between a man’s ability to dance and his ability to attract the opposite sex. This research may or may not have been conducted at my fraternity between 2003 and 2007, but that’s beside the … read more →

Back in the golden age of schmaltz, the one-liner was king. Henny Youngman, the greatest of the Borscht Belt yuk-niks, had a million of them. (We’ll refrain from repeating them here. They don’t translate all that well to print. Or … read more →

Making a good toast, or short speech, is not hard at all. If you follow the rules. 1. Adopt a mildly provocative tone. This ensures that the audience will listen. It’s the basis for the English best man’s speech. If you tease … read more →

In times of great strain or moments of quiet bitterness, there is nothing to salve your wounds or prove your wit better than a well-chosen quote in a language no one has spoken for centuries. A choice and incomprehensible expression … read more →

There are two schools of thought regarding karaoke. One holds that it’s a spontaneous bout of sing-a-long whimsy and that, in this spirit, having premeditated and practiced a karaoke song somehow profanes the entire project. You might sound good, but … read more →