Simple Rules for Wearing Men’s Clothing

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In this edition of not dressing like a slob we’ll look at professional attire.  I have compiled a very simple list of things any gentleman can do to avoid looking like a complete tool while not spending and more money on clothes than he otherwise would.  Each of these items I see gentlemen doing wrong on a regular basis and feel the need to help.

Rule 1 – Know what to match

  • Shoes match your belt
  • Socks match your pants

Rule 2 – Your pants should not be from the 1990s

  • No cuffs
  • No pleats
  • Good length (people should not be able to see socks while you’re standing up)

Rule 3 – Know your size

  • If you are a gentleman of a larger girth or height you may need to shop where sizes are well stocked for you
  • If your shirt buttons are straining then your shirt is too small

Rule 4 – Know your age – shoes

  • Your shoes should not have tassels unless you are over 60
  • Timberland work boots are not dress shoes no matter how clean they are
  • Learn the pleasures of a good shoe shine

Bonus Round – $5 word

  • Haberdashery – A clothing and accessory store that specializes in the needs of a gentleman

Now, help out with your own wisdom in the comments.

Get to know The Hood Internet

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With all the attention paid to Girl Talk lately, I feel like we should get to know another big name in the mashup game: The Hood Internet. The Hood Internet is made up two deejays from Chicago. (They actually released a mixtape of songs entirely by Chicago bands/rappers, which is pretty neat.) Their style is much different from Girl Talk’s, though. Whereas GT likes to skip from popular song to popular song, Hood Internet’s trademark is mixing indie rock and electro with hip-hop. And instead of quickly fading from one song to another, they tend to let the beat ride a bit more, which isn’t necessarily bad.
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Regretsy… without the regret. So just Etsy.

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I’ve been obsessed with the amazingly hilarous site Regretsy for the past few days.  After going through hundreds of back pages, looking through the worst shit human hands have ever created, I found myself inspired to find some Etsy artists whose work I wouldn’t be ashamed to display in my home.  I’ve shared a few of my favorites below. Continue reading →

Cheese Eating Dance Music Monkeys

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Time for another music post. Today I’m going to hit you with a bunch of stuff from two artists who may or may not wear striped shirts and berets and smoke Gauloises. Here’s a small taste of two dope French musicians, Sebastien Tellier and Martin Solveig.

Alors…. ecoutez a la musique!

First there’s Sebastien Tellier. He’s this skeevy-looking crazy man who kind of sounds like a lounge-singing version of Giorgio Moroder and Simon Le Bon.


“Kilometer”


“L’Amour et La Violence”


“Roche”


“Divine”


“Sexual Sportswear”

And here’s some stuff from Martin Solveig. He’s more of a producer god than a singer. At one point there was a Facebook petition calling on Solveing to produce Michael Jackson’s next album. Silly euros. Despite making REALLY pop-friendly music (in English, even!), Solveig is criminally overlooked over here. C’mon people! Pay attention!


“Everybody”


“Rejection”


“Linda”


“Something Better”


“Something About You”


“Madan”


“Jealousy” by Martin Solveig

Martin’s Funeral

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Editor’s Note: I’m reposting this today in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Has there ever been a more talented human being than Bill Cosby? Yeah, he may have gone far off the deep end of get-off-my-lawn crankiness in recent years, but not only was he maybe the greatest standup comedian of all time and starred in and produced one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, but he actually is a pretty amazing composer and musician.

Here’s “Martin’s Funeral,” his requiem for Martin Luther King, Jr. (It was later sampled by A Tribe Called Quest).

Crassercise: you did better than I did

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Well.

For all of my best intentions, I made it to the pool twice.

Hit me with your results and I’ll add them to this post.

Name What you did How you feel
SWC 2x Swim Feeling okay, but unimpressed
MOL 3xYoga; 2xWalk/Elliptical; some other

I’m not going to make any excuses for myself, so I’ll give you one of my favorite one mile swim workouts. It’s a broken mile. It’s easy, but you do have to keep track of things in your head – AND you have to pick up speed as you go. Take about 10 seconds in between each.

1×275 (11 lengths of the pool) – warm up
1×250 (10) – moderate
1×225 (9) – moderate
1×200 (8) – faster
1×175 (7) – faster
1×150 (6) – faster
1×125 (5) – faster
1×100 (4) – sprint
1×75 (3) – sprint
1×50 (2) – sprint
1×25 (1) – sprint

Then do a 100-200 cool down.