http://manolomen.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 14 May 2008 15:49:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Speaking of the negative portrayal of slick-haired men in Hollywood movies, even worse is the treatment of blond men. (And worst off of all are slick-haired blonds.) With the exception of the broken-nosed Owen Wilson, called by some the butterscotch stallion, tow-heads are nearly always cast as bad ... http://manolomen.com/2008/05/14/blond-beast/ Having already discussed the greased hair of movie villains such as Gordon Gekko, Izzy was amused to see a satirical news story in The Onion titled "Nation's Slicked-Back-Hair Men Rally Against Negative Hollywood Portrayal." It begins: Thousands of members of the slicked-back-hair community gathered in Hollywood Monday to protest the ... http://manolomen.com/2008/05/13/oiled-snakes/ A Continuous Lean has kindly scanned in some pages from J. Press catalogs from the late 1950s and early 1960s.  Looking at the images, it's amazing to see how little has changed at the ultra-preppy store, which still sells narrow ties and Shaggy Dog shetland sweaters.   Among the store's current ... http://manolomen.com/2008/05/12/stay-pressed/ In one of Izzy's favorite episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the neurotic protagonist is highly annoyed by extra trouser fabric bunching up over his crotch. But the "pants tent," as Larry David calls it, is a phenomenon that occurs only when he sits down, which makes the ... http://manolomen.com/2008/05/09/portable-teepee/ Graced with Reagan-esque looks, Jeffersonian brains, and the fists of Teddy Roosevelt, Gene Tunney should be every thinking-man's favorite boxer. It's a shame that he's largely been forgotten, even though he's one of the most intriguing sports figures in American history. In contrast to Moe Berg, the Sorbonne-educated ... http://manolomen.com/2008/05/07/sweet-scientist/ Although Izzy had heard of gangsters getting suits customized to conceal weaponry, he had long wondered whether detectives do the same.  According to this fascinating New York Times story, they do.  But the most interesting part of the article is the discussion of the psychological benefits of having a clean ... http://manolomen.com/2008/05/06/the-well-polished-gumshoe/ Thanks to New York magazine, Izzy discovered the existence of padded men's briefs made by a company called Bottoms Up.  Men's jackets already have shoulder-padding, so why not some, er, rear-guard action? And, hey, why not have a substitute for the codpiece, that much-maligned pouch that disappeared in the 16th ... http://manolomen.com/2008/05/02/davy-got-back/ Bill Cosby flaunted his support of elite universities by donning an old-timey Yale sweater (though he himself is a proud graduate of Temple).  It's harmonious simplicity is a refreshing change from the loud, explosively-colored Coogi sweaters he wore as Cliff Huxtable on the Cosby Show.Share This http://manolomen.com/2008/05/01/boola-boola/ . If Jay-Z is a mixmaster at combining patterns, Matthew Broderick is totally whack.  Not only do the dimensions of the stripes and checks clash, but the colors create a big stew of ugly.  Even more shabbily, Broderick's thinning hair is unkempt, his jacket is too wide at the shoulders (note ... http://manolomen.com/2008/04/29/how-not-to-succeed-without-really-trying/ Like the pro he is, Jay-Z managed to successfully combine checks with checks plus a third pattern on his sweater.  Certainly his monochrome color choice helped prevent the appearance of too much busyness.Share This http://manolomen.com/2008/04/28/check-baby-check-baby-1-2-3/