This MFM feature is getting dominated more and more by genre fare, but I've always been a sucker for the delights of genre, all the way back to reading my first Tarzan book in elementary … Read More The Top Five Most Brazen Heavy Metal Rip-offs ...
Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double entry accounting. FromShibumi, bestseller by Trevanian Those interested in impressing others with their intelligence play chess. Those who would settle for being chic play backgammon. Those who wish to become individuals of quality, take up Go....
OTGP 5: Trevanian’s Nicholai Hel in Shibumi January 31, 2021 I read many different types of books, but what I love to read the most is a truly badass book. From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, … Read More OTGP 4: Joel Abercrombie’s Log...
Given this is Pitti Uomo week, it seems fitting to bring up the topic of sprezzatura, which readers requested a post on a couple of months ago. It is also fitting because the term is so misused, often in reference to Pitti. Sprezzatura doesn’t mean random splashes of eye-catching ...