To The Manner Born

Are we so evolved that swimwear detergent has become deriguer? From the wonderful folks at Roux Maison Toad

Today we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of British writer, wife, lover, mother and gardener Vita Sackville West. May her memory be p...

On this date in 1978, at 1030 GMT, BBC4 radio aired the first episode of Douglas Adams' A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Each anniver...

There is a wonderful book of men's clothing, Anderson and Sheppard-A Style is Born edited by Graydon Carter and Cullen Murphy which high...

"After our tete a tete, I believe I've figured out why so many men are disappointed with the clothes they have tailored. They simpl...

According to the marketing geeks at Nabisco, 40% of Oreo eaters remove the tops of their cookies before eating. Whichever your preference (...

In the US most television game shows, and "reality" series began life somewhere else, probably Britain. To mix the market up a bi...

There are fewer pontificators of men's fashion than women's but this season They , whomever they are, have deemed that the well dres...

The Raspberry Pi computer was released yesterday. About the size of a credit card, it's a fully programmable computer on a Linux platf...

Gents: Just in time for spring. One pair Kenneth Cole brown and linen weave men's spectators, marked size 10.5 (US) medium, although I w...

Today is "do as I say, not as I do" day. Specifically, back up your cellphone. Since the dawn of the home computer users have bee...

Do you know the prescription for your eyeglass? Can you get it? Supposedly, today only Coastal.com is offering a free pair of glasses inc. ...

It's rare when not watching the Super Bowl means that you actually missed something important. But I did and I did. I missed this ad. ...

While I won't pretend to any knowledge of the London Foundling Hospital, other than what history is easily located online, I do know ho...

Childhood bliss These are not the forced nostalgia pages, but I got on a roll while assisting the fashionista with several car repairs yeste...

Talking with yesterday's birthday girl reminded me of when I was her age. Once upon a time, was an era known as "the good old days...

Today is an international day of celebration, feasting and thanksgiving because we are each invited to share with in the festivities surroun...

It takes two to tango, and at least that many to start a revolution, but today's birthday boys played a significant part in changing the...

While straightening the deck chairs on my personal Titanic, I received a letter from my MD, which I'll paraphrase. "Toad, it says, ...

Many are called but fewer chose to go, to paraphrase the good book. The rest of us are unable to be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year...