+ Bean Boots

Let's assume this man is putting on his L.L. Bean "79 hunting boots because it's muddy outside in Bridgton, Maine and he's got to go split wood or talk like Tim Sample or whatever it is they do. He has every right.

Just you wait until Urban Outfitters sells them in neon. Just you wait...

+ Red Lights

Relax for a second. Look around. A watched pot never boils.

+ T.A. Scott's Lobster Dock

The lasting pleasure of a good lobster dock is most obvious once everyone finds out about it. Once the exclusivity is spoiled and you have to fare long, long lines with boisterous tourists and sloppy toddlers being fattened with fries, the food has to speak for itself.

However, a summer of such dining is well worth it if only for that one day in september: you've bicycled or driven with warm company, the westerly wind occasions an unprecedented buttoning of your shirt, the hedonism of the summer crystallizes to memory, and you consciously scarf your last lobster roll of the season, preparing for the few weeks of calm before Clyde's Cider Mill wakes up.

- Tuxedo Vests

Barring an occupation in the Bar Mitzvah field, the world has no room for tuxedo vests. If anything, the your boutonniere can compliment your date's dress color. Nothing is less elegant than a lavender satin matching tie and 10-button waistcoat.

+ Rakish Elegance

At this point in history, the end could be near for anything. The best way to embrace the society that's falling while still maintaining a roguish indifference is essentially... everything in this picture. Look at that goddamn blazer. Hmmm

+ Dixon Ticonderoga #2

"Material: Incense cedar.
Shape: Hexagonal.
Finish: Non-toxic yellow, high gloss.
Ferrule: Dixon’s famous green with yellow stripes.
Eraser: Soft pink rubber.
Core: HB (#2) graphite.
Markings: Green Foil. “U.S.A. Dixon Ticonderago 1388-2/HB Soft.”
Packaging: Varies. The box I have had 10 in it. Also available by the dozen and multi-dozen.
Origin: Manufactured in USA of California cedar; Company is based in Heathrow, Fla."

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- The Pickle Renaissance

The last average-American culinary stronghold that the yuppies haven't pillaged. Get ready for $30 pickles.