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The Wisdom of Crowds
I’m back in New York, properly jet-lagged and coming to terms with the aftermath of eating a phenomenal amount of Ibérico ham and the beer that goes well with it (i.e. my clothes barely fit). The Hemingway trip was a great success—I’...
The Print Edition
Michael and I both love Scotland so we thought we’d dedicate an entire issue to one of our favorite places.
The cover sets the tone with a photo of a lovely Highland cow taken by our friend, James Harvey-Kelly. I was on that trip w...
Hemingway, Revisited
I’m writing to you from Paris, one of my favorite cities, about Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway said Paris was a great city to discover as a young man. That was true for him and certainly true for me.
This is the 100th anniversary of T...
What Makes a Good Bag?
THE FIELD TOTE IS HERE
Like many people, I’m obsessed with bags. I own many, have worked on some and think about them a lot. My collection keeps growing and will continue to grow. Bags represent your relationship to purpose and sty...
The Habits of Happiness
Some Simple Rules of Life
When I turned 50 almost a year ago, I wrote Fifty at Fifty, a list of fifty lessons and observations from my half century. It was nice to reflect on what I’ve learned and what I’ve yet to learn. It became one of t...
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