The Look: The Leather Cycle Jacket
Cycle jackets have been around for decades, and the bold statement a man declares when he slips one on is buried deep in American tradition.
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Men You Wish You Were: Gordon Parks
Every month Primer is recognizing a different individual for their accomplishments, cultural significance, and general awesomeness. Since February is Black History Month we decided to step up the ... [more]
Great Men You’ve Never Heard of: Alan Turing, Inventor of the Computer Program
You sit in front of a computer all day, but do you have any idea who's responsible for pioneering the glowing box that's on every desk in every home and office around the world?
Make Coffee With a French Press That is Cheaper Than Starbucks and Tastes Better Too
Stop blowing all your money on $4 coffee. With a french press you can make delicious joe at home that tastes better than a coffee shop's AND it's a whole lot cheaper.
Wardrobe Essentials for the College Grad on a Budget
Until you graduated college, there wasn't much need for a week's worth of suits, dress shirts, and ties. Pulling together a professional wardrobe when you're offered a job doesn't need to be ... [more]
Great Men You’ve Never Heard Of: Alexey Pajitnov, Creator of Tetris
You've been playing the game he created ever since your first Game Boy, but do know anything about the man who invented Tetris, one of the greatest and most widespread games of all time?
Great Men You’ve Never Heard Of: Michael Collins, The Third Apollo 11 Astronaut
Throughout history, for every great man in public knowledge, there is at least one more, of equal importance, forgotten. In the case of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that put men on the moon, that ... [more]
Indochino: A Story of Entrepreneurial Refinement
What do you get when you combine the product enthusiasm and customer loyalty of Apple, Google’s compulsive drive towards improvement and the slick, urbane look of GQ? As over 7,000 (mostly repeat) ... [more]
From Paper Clip to Profit: An Interview with Jonathan Boos, Founder of Würkin Stiffs
Würkin Stiffs founder Jonathan Boos is a self-made man who has created and earned everything around him. And it all started with a paper clip.