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Sprezzatura
On Style and the Fate of Our Words
Sep 9
3
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Writing Requires Hospitality:
Or, the Painter vs. the Writer
Sep 5
5
1
June 2026
The Cool Elegance of Ferris Bueller
Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the habits of living artfully and well.
Jun 11
2
The Brilliant Elegance of Columbo
Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the habits of living artfully and well.
Jun 9
2
The Elegant Life of Nero Wolfe
Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the habits of living artfully and well.
Jun 8
2
This Works
(But Almost No One Will Use It)
Jun 1
2
1
May 2026
Returning After a Long Absence
Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the habits of living artfully and well.
May 17
4
2
The Newest Status Symbol
An excerpt from The Elegance Code
May 3
3
2
3
On the Writer's Life
Dispatches on romance, adventure, and the discipline of living artfully and well.
May 1
1
1
April 2026
Edith Wharton’s Rooms Are Telling You Everything
On character architecture, taste as diagnostic, and the technique we have almost entirely forgotten.
Apr 29
2
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