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“People watched Madden because they loved him,” a former CBS executive told me. “You could argue people watched Cosell because they hated him.” You could also put it like this: Nobody watched John ...
Read moreThe Wild, Thrilling, Southern Roots of the Most Expensive Gun Ever Sold
In a year plagued by deep financial uncertainty across the world, the London auction house Bonhams bucked the trend by bringing a stunning Southern collection—arguably the world’s finest—of Early W...
Read moreRed Wing Shoe Company is named after the small Minnesota town where it manufactures a range of rugged boots and shoes...
Read more“The days of people having to wear the uniform of a coat, tie and suit are over,” said John Florsheim, a fifth-generation scion of the namesake brand, known for its leather-soled dress shoes for me...
Read moreWaxed Cotton—the Original Waterproof-Breathable—Works
That same windproof, fairly light, long-lasting sail fabric also shed water. Which turned it into pretty good clothing for the high seas: those same 15th-century sailors used sail scraps to make ou...
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