By Jeffrey the Barak. Crocs. Perhaps the most divisive shoe of modern times. Hated by many due to their famously ugly appearance, and loved by even more due to their toe-spreading, foot-pain-curing magic. The shoe that can be restored to new with a spot of ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. My Rolex Submariner I have been a quite an avid watch collector and flipper for some time, buying and selling my way through dozens of wildly different styles, (mostly Seiko), albeit with three periods of minimalist one-watch heaven. I have always ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. The Cappuccino, the favorite morning pick me up for Italians that evolved into any any time of day drink for the rest of the world, was originally a single shot of espresso, with about the same volume of steamed milk, and ... Read More
By Sigmund Shonholtz. or How to be a Self-Entertaining Entity, S.E.E. Be the cause in your coincidence. There are billions of people, animals, and things on this planet, and between them, there are trillions of possible intersections. Combine them with trillions of moments each day, ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. An American classic, the boat shoe is a fashion staple around the world. It is a shoe that a man or woman can wear in hot climates and is an alternative to the flip fop, and yet it is still very ... Read More
Levis 501 (c) Levis By Jeffrey the Barak. Online shopping is amazing. It is so convenient and usually a great bargain too as sellers don’t have the enormous cost of providing a glass and granite palace to show you their goods. But some things do ... Read More
My first experiences with vocal compression left me a mite ambivalent. On one hand, the idea of a vocal already being recorded with very minimal volume fluctuations was so exciting that I’d lay awake all night anticipating the benefits I’d reap from purchasing my own ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak In the tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson, first published in 1837, the hero of the story is the little boy who screams “He’s naked”. In his innocence and honesty, he sees the truth. This little boy is ... Read More
By Mark Bernstein There’s been a lot of attention in the news about sexual abuse. The most recent scandal involves some sports coaches at a large American University culminating in the firing of a legendary and iconic football coach for being complicit in the cover-up ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak For years I have noticed many young men walking around in brightly colored nylon mini dresses. I should explain that my eyesight is not great and that I have never watched any sport involving teams of men playing with balls. Well ... Read More
