A few hundred years ago, you wore houndstooth to avoid a fight. The pattern—a duotone check characterized by a series of broken squares or abstract, four-pointed shapes—was one of the few not registered as an official clan tartan in Scotland. … read more →

The Nolans In the late sixties, Dick Nolan (above) brought Don Draper levels of cool the sidelines of 49er games. Nothing better illustrates the subsequent decline in standards than the case of Nolan’s son Mike, who had to petition the … read more →