From Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion (Illustrated by Rea Irvin)

What’s in a Name?

A 1941 book called Crosby Gaige’s Cocktail Guide and Ladies’ Companion is where my favorite cocktail first appears in print.

‘Succession’ and the Future of Social Media

Saga of a glosssy and glittering ourobourosss

The Dumbest Interview Question in History

offered without comment

ME TODAY: Our nemesis, the bugle, sounded again

Serving the Fatherland in the National Youth Service Corps