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Why Mid-Century Was Humanity’s Last Great Frontier
Even amid Cold War tension, discrimination, and fragility
Sep 27 • 
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Narrative Capital: The Secret Behind Icons
The One Asset Every Legend, Billionaire, and Cultural Giant Shares
Sep 19 • 
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5
Why You Need to Care About How You Look
It determines the reality around you
Sep 12 • 
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26
What You’ve Been Lied to About Happiness
It’s simpler than it seems
Sep 5 • 
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5

August 2025

The True Meaning of Cinema
It has always been more than entertainment
Aug 20 • 
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7
How to Actually Find Your Passion
It’s Not What You Think
Aug 10 • 
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13

July 2025

If You Feel Behind in Life, Read This
How to Be a Man With Nothing to Prove
Jul 30 • 
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140
Why Men Stopped Dressing for the Evening
And Why the Black Tie Deserves a Quiet Renaissance
Jul 19 • 
Patrick Gunn
22
What Cary Grant Knew About Being a Gentleman
The Untold Truth on Why Every Man Wanted to Be Him
Jul 11 • 
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18
3 Not-So Simple Secrets To Live a Great Life
Exist with Elegance, Live on the Edge, Be Aware of No Tomorrow
Jul 9 • 
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6
The Lost Ritual of Drinking
On Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Being Present
Jul 1 • 
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9

June 2025

The Societal Shift No One Saw Coming
The New Counterculture Has Already Begun
Jun 29 • 
Patrick Gunn
19
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