It’s been a minute since I last hyped some goods. Like many of us, I’ve been a bit distracted by three things: The war in Ukraine. The chance it might result in us all being nuked to bits. The amount of people using the phrase… Read More
Dating back to the 1920s, the ‘sweatshirt’ was originally proposed as an item of sportswear — an alternative to the itchy and shrinkable woollen jerseys worn by American football and baseball players. If we quickly fast forward (skipping over Brando and McQueen, Ivy, tie-dying, debates… Read More
I caught the 2015 documentary Sherpa the other night. Did you know Mt. Everest is now a tourist destination? I had no idea. I watched as a bunch of western business-alphas lounged about drinking tea and yawning on about their personal goals, as teams of poor… Read More
As with most sequels Lockdown 3 isn’t as good as the original. As you’d expect, this one is bigger, bolder and stupider — Boris Johnson is clearly a Michael Bay fan — and just like any rubbish film, people are choosing to leave half way… Read More
The avid e-shopper can feel it – almost physical, almost tangible. The sales are on, but the most significant discounts are yet to materialise. Many retailers are holding at 25% off. Sales stalkers are holding their nerve, waiting, refreshing, hoping their size will survive to… Read More
These Mountain Research cargo pants are “multi-dimensional” according to retailer Haven. I can’t figure out how many dimensions, outside the usual three, are at play here? But I do know I prefer all my trousers to exist on at least three dimensions. I find two… Read More
