M. Evan Wolkenstein

We, like Tony Hawk, shall do a 180. This is day 3 of a New Years Resolution. Recently, I wrote about aspects of Style where cutting corners is not only advisable, it’s downright admirable. Now, we’re going to do a 180 like the dude in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Where not to cut corners. My first pair of non-cheap footwear. Purchased nearly five years ago. Cost more than all the shoes I owned at the time, combined. Guess which pair I still wear and cherish, today? 1. Grown-ass Sh

Cozy top. Cold toes. Two equal and opposite rules apply in all areas of the aesthetic. Observe the categories. Mash up the categories. Wisconsin Captiol Building (Madison) Observes the Categories Part of what makes this building attractive to the eye, for example, is the purity of the design. To a student of architecture, sure, the neoclassical design contains elements of various historical periods. But to my rather untrained eye,  the constancy, the balance, and the univocal