1. Basically, our goal is to find movie stars and have them get weird with us. Ideally, we find people who have just finished working on a Marvel Comics sequel - that means they’re rich and soul-sick.
    – The Duplass Brothers Have Kidnapped Hollywood! http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=952069&f=37

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  2. I got made fun of so much when I first moved over to the UK from the US for my style/fashion overall but it was my American suits that received the most lambasting.  This should be required reading for Americans coming to the UK or Europe with American-tailored suits, especially #5 about the shoulder. RT putthison: Patrick Johnson has been getting some buzz in the last four to six months. Partly because of their awesome Tumblr, and partly because of their association with GW and Ethan, some of the best dressed men around.  Sometime last Fall, they published a “Top Ten Suit Crimes” list in The Punch, an Australian news and opinion website. The rules expounded are pretty basic for anyone who has been paying attention to this stuff. However, they’re worth reminding, and I like that the guys over at P. Johnson did it with a bit of a middle finger. I’ve posted their top ten tips below, but you can also click the link to the original article to read a bit about what brands they recommend buying. Top 10 suit crimes 1. EyewearAvoid wearing sports sunglasses with a suit. It doesn’t make you look like a blues brother, it makes you look like a PE teacher at a wedding. 2. TagsCut the manufacturers tag off the sleeve of your suit. It’s amazing how many people leave them on. If you need to flash the label of your suit to prove its worthiness then you should get a new tailor. 3. ButtonsIf you don’t want to look like you are facing up for your first court appearance then don’t button up all the buttons on you suit jacket. For a two button jacket only button the top button. On a three button jacket, button the middle button always and the top button only occasionally. 4. Walking to workUnless you are channelling Jerry Seinfield, avoid wearing chunky white trainers with a suit. If you want to exercise then wear a track suit. 5. ShouldersIts not 1991 and you’re not a American footballer so don’t wear shoulder pads that are overly thick with suit shoulders that are too wide. The shape of a suit’s shoulder is very important, it dictates the suit’s cut and is the tailor’s signature. Furthermore it’s the only part of the suit that can’t be altered, so make sure the shoulder is right. Trust your own instincts and don’t let the sales person’s flattery push you towards the wrong shoulder. 6.  SocksWith the exception of the occasional pleasing colour pop that can be achieved with the well thought out use of a simple pair of plain bright socks (ie. Red), stick to socks within the grey, navy or black family. Don’t wear bright striped socks, they won’t make you look like a dandy, they’ll make you look like a twat whose girlfriend bought his socks. 7.  SleevesA baggy sleeve looks sloppy and makes the whole suit look shapeless. The sleeves of your jacket should provide enough room to be comfortable, but no more. Assuming your shirts are the correct length, the suit’s sleeve should stop 1cm before the shirts cuff. 8. Pimpn’ LoafersPointy loafers in white/ light brown (or any colour for that matter) that turn up at the end look awful. When the sales person tells you “these are all the rage in Italy”, that usually means, we got the stock really cheap because they stopped wearing these in Italy 5 years ago. If you are a South American drug kingpin then I apologize. Try to find a relatively plain pair of black lace ups for a navy/ grey suit. 9. Belts with suits - don’t do itBelts with formal suits don’t work, especially when wearing a tie.  Instead use trousers with side adjusters. A belt breaks up the flow of the outfit, which results in your legs looking shorter. They also create unnecessary bulk.  If you are going to wear a belt then please choose one that matches the color and material of your shoes. Also choose a belt with a small, discrete buckle. 10. Don’t fart in a wet suit.

    I got made fun of so much when I first moved over to the UK from the US for my style/fashion overall but it was my American suits that received the most lambasting. 

    This should be required reading for Americans coming to the UK or Europe with American-tailored suits, especially #5 about the shoulder. RT putthison:

    Patrick Johnson has been getting some buzz in the last four to six months. Partly because of their awesome Tumblr, and partly because of their association with GW and Ethan, some of the best dressed men around. 

    Sometime last Fall, they published a “Top Ten Suit Crimes” list in The Punch, an Australian news and opinion website. The rules expounded are pretty basic for anyone who has been paying attention to this stuff. However, they’re worth reminding, and I like that the guys over at P. Johnson did it with a bit of a middle finger. I’ve posted their top ten tips below, but you can also click the link to the original article to read a bit about what brands they recommend buying.

    Top 10 suit crimes

    1. Eyewear
    Avoid wearing sports sunglasses with a suit. It doesn’t make you look like a blues brother, it makes you look like a PE teacher at a wedding.

    2. Tags
    Cut the manufacturers tag off the sleeve of your suit. It’s amazing how many people leave them on. If you need to flash the label of your suit to prove its worthiness then you should get a new tailor.

    3. Buttons
    If you don’t want to look like you are facing up for your first court appearance then don’t button up all the buttons on you suit jacket. For a two button jacket only button the top button. On a three button jacket, button the middle button always and the top button only occasionally.

    4. Walking to work
    Unless you are channelling Jerry Seinfield, avoid wearing chunky white trainers with a suit. If you want to exercise then wear a track suit.

    5. Shoulders
    Its not 1991 and you’re not a American footballer so don’t wear shoulder pads that are overly thick with suit shoulders that are too wide. The shape of a suit’s shoulder is very important, it dictates the suit’s cut and is the tailor’s signature.

    Furthermore it’s the only part of the suit that can’t be altered, so make sure the shoulder is right.

    Trust your own instincts and don’t let the sales person’s flattery push you towards the wrong shoulder.

    6.  Socks
    With the exception of the occasional pleasing colour pop that can be achieved with the well thought out use of a simple pair of plain bright socks (ie. Red), stick to socks within the grey, navy or black family. Don’t wear bright striped socks, they won’t make you look like a dandy, they’ll make you look like a twat whose girlfriend bought his socks.

    7.  Sleeves
    A baggy sleeve looks sloppy and makes the whole suit look shapeless. The sleeves of your jacket should provide enough room to be comfortable, but no more. Assuming your shirts are the correct length, the suit’s sleeve should stop 1cm before the shirts cuff.

    8. Pimpn’ Loafers
    Pointy loafers in white/ light brown (or any colour for that matter) that turn up at the end look awful.

    When the sales person tells you “these are all the rage in Italy”, that usually means, we got the stock really cheap because they stopped wearing these in Italy 5 years ago. If you are a South American drug kingpin then I apologize.

    Try to find a relatively plain pair of black lace ups for a navy/ grey suit.

    9. Belts with suits - don’t do it
    Belts with formal suits don’t work, especially when wearing a tie. 

    Instead use trousers with side adjusters. A belt breaks up the flow of the outfit, which results in your legs looking shorter. They also create unnecessary bulk. 

    If you are going to wear a belt then please choose one that matches the color and material of your shoes. Also choose a belt with a small, discrete buckle.

    10. Don’t fart in a wet suit.

    (via mostexerent)

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  3. Am I right and early, or am I just wrong? You always have to wonder.
    – Peter Thiel in WIRED article, How to Spot the Future: http://m.wired.com/epicenter/2012/04/ff_spotfuture/

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  4. And what’s made them change their tactics? They are getting hammered by a generation of coffee shops where the staff do know your name, have proper conversations with the customers and act as neighbourhood anchors. Ben who runs my local, The Espresso Room, has, by making me a lot of flat whites, become something of a friend. And his version of personal service doesn’t involve asking customers’ names – he knows them. He even knows what several hundred of them are about to order as they walk through the door.
    – Kudos to Ben and my friends at The Espresso Room, http://www.monocle.com/monocolumn/2012/04/12/starbucks-have-named-a-drink-after-you/

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  5. We’re already starting to pay our climate bills in Copenhagen,” she said. Recent flooding in the Danish capital had cost €670 million compared with the €270 million it would cost to make the city “climate secure.
    – Beware, We’re Having a Heat Wave - NYTimes.com

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  6. LONCats: The Top 10 Cats Of London This one of the pair of Cheshire St. cats is right outside my flat.

    LONCats: The Top 10 Cats Of London

    This one of the pair of Cheshire St. cats is right outside my flat.

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  7. The larger lesson is that because our memories are formed by the act of remembering them, controlling the conditions under which they are recalled can actually change their content.
    – WIRED Magazine, http://m.wired.com/magazine/2012/02/ff_forgettingpill/all/1

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  8. I mean, if you’re always striving for success, you end up with something like America, and nobody,” she said, smiling, “wants to be like America, really.
    – Via NYT, http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=919192&f=37

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  9. Knowledge scarcity.” This is not an uncommon problem in our modern world. Yet the tools of cooperation have become so powerful that once properly incentivized, it’s possible to bring the brightest minds to bear on the hardest problems. This is critical, as Sun Microsystems cofounder Bill Joy famously pointed out: “No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else.
    – From Tim Ferriss: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2012/02/20/beyond-x-prize-the-10-best-crowdsourcing-tools-and-technologies/

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  10. Perfect Sunday Eecening (Taken with instagram)

    Perfect Sunday Eecening (Taken with instagram)

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