M. Evan Wolkenstein

When I was 7, I got my first home game system, the Atari 2600. It already came with Combat and my parents splurged for Pitfall. Those two...

Mike and I were talking. I’d sat down at his empty table to bang out day 21 of my New Year’s Resolution, and he struck up a conversation....

The entire advertising industry is based on the idea that some spotless, shiny, pristine whatever it is suddenly materialized at just the...

When I was a kid, I’d read the funny papers, eagerly, every Sunday morning. If it was Christmas or Thanksgiving or the 4th of July, most...

This is day 17 of a 30 day New Year’s Resolution. I have another secret writing identity. I’m not only a Style BLogger. I’m also the...

It just might tale midway-age to rock tweed. This is day 15 of a 30 day New Year’s Resolution. I did the math. I’m halfway through my New...

My little cuz: it took a funeral to meet her. A gift from beyond the grave…? This is day 14 of a New Year’s Resolution. 1. Some things...

Like father, like son. This morning, I came downstairs dressed for my Uncle’s funeral. I’d assembled a cozy sweater and blazer and a tie...

If you’re keeping up with this 30 day write-o-rama, you know I’m in Milwaukee doing the serious business of grieving the passing of my...

In the 1950s, industrialists were interested in studying productivity and the effects of lighting. They added extra lights to the factory...

Apprehensive. This is day 6 of a New Year’s Resolution. An hour ago, when I said goodbye to my Uncle, it was really goodbye. He might...

I’ve learned a few things since 2005. This is day 6 of a New Year’s Resolution. Most of what I know about Style comes from the past five...

Do Not: Smoke. Do: Wear a Plain, White T This is day 4 of a New Years Resolution. Under no circumstances should you spend $50.00 on a...

Battlestar Galactica teaches us much about cutting corners. This is day 2 of a New Years Resolution. When we were young, our teachers and...

Austin brings out my inner bad-boy-biker. Every year, while people around the water-cooler talk about their New Year’s Resolutions, I...

Bad guy. Good guys. Someone suggested, recently, that my blog’s name could use an edit. More specifically, I should consider changing a...

Your reply to a compliment should match the approximate enthusiasm of the compliment. Why? Read below. When 32B offers you gum, take it....

The Style For Dorks Guide to getting rid of stuff. Clockwise from upper left. 1. Anything you haven’t worn in a year. 2. Anything that no...

When I leave work, stressed out and exhausted, I have two options, and I usually do the wrong one. I can come home, take off my...

Wherein our hero turns 40 and attempts to find resolution on the complex feelings about this new decade. For those of you who’d like a...