The Modern Gentleman's Blog

Netflix. Zipcar. “Collaborative consumption”: the idea that you pay for access rather than ownership. In our case, it started with our Founder bringing in his own collection of pocket squares for members to borrow. It resulted in members frequently purchasing the squares they were borrowing. With the new space at 550 Montgomery comes upgrades in [...]

OLYMPIC FLAG BLUNDER SPARKS TENSION, OUTRAGE From the Telegraph UK: “The opening day of competition in the 2012 Games ended with the first diplomatic incident of the Games as organisers were forced to apologise to North Korea for displaying the flag of bitter enemies South Korea before their women’s football match against Colombia. …The error came [...]

Artist Leroy Neiman has died at the age of 91. Neiman captured generations of athletes and pop icons with his frenetic brushstrokes and surrealistically colorful palette. He often painted his subjects in action, attacking his canvasses while his subjects performed in their respective arenas, be it the studio, the baseball diamond, even the chessboard. His [...]