I’ve spent way too much time standing in the rain at Kempton Park on a Wednesday evening to care about what the official rankings say. If you look at the stats, they tell you one thing, but if you look at the way a jockey actually handles a horse when…
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Most polo shirts are actually terrible and we need to talk about the collar
Most men look like they’re about to explain a software update when they put on a polo shirt. It’s a sad reality. We’ve been sold this ‘timeless classic’ lie for decades, but the truth is that 90% of the polo shirts on the market are designed by people who seemingly…
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Why most Indian wallets suck and the few I actually trust
Most Indian wallets are designed for a version of India that doesn’t exist anymore. They are built for the guy who still carries a wad of 500-rupee notes thick enough to stop a bullet and enough loose change to rattle like a tambourine. It’s 2024. We have UPI. We have…
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Stop buying shitty gym belts because a Reddit thread told you to
In 2018, I was squatting 275 pounds in a basement gym in Columbus when my cheap, double-prong ‘leather’ belt from a big-box sporting goods store literally snapped. The buckle didn’t just come undone; the metal prong sheared off. I didn’t get hurt, but I felt like a total idiot standing…