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Quality Dreams

November 25, 2011

On Thanksgiving, we ate turkey. And it put us to sleep, and we dreamed…that the people in Turkey ate turkey, too, but didn’t make a big deal about it. The people in Chile ate chili. In Belgium they enjoyed Brussels sprouts and Belgian waffles. In France: French toast with a side of French fries. One [...]

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Quality Here…No Matter What You Call It

November 20, 2011

Today’s birthdays include Joseph Fidler Walsh, Mary Cathleen Collins and Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr…Otherwise known as Joe Walsh, Bo Derek and Vice President Joe Biden. We have musician, actress, politician. We have different names for the same people. It happens. If Allen Stewart Konigsberg hadn’t changed his name, would he have made the same quality [...]

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No Clowing Around

November 18, 2011

There’s no gentle way to put this: on a corner of our favorite secret alleyway in Lower Manhattan, we stumbled upon a glassed-in corner room, painted orange. In this room, around a table, sat six clowns. And they were playing poker. A crowd had gathered to watch. Was this an art installation? Or had we [...]

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Timberland PRO Boots Get You to Your Nachos

October 20, 2011

What, really, could be better than nachos? We know the answer to that: a holiday to honor the nacho. We kid you not. October 21st is the International Day of the Nacho. We are so celebrating this holiday. It’s not that we’re all that crazy about nachos (they’re okay, they just kinda scare us as [...]

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Timberland PRO and Duofold to Begin Thinking About…

September 25, 2011

After the spring and summer that was filled with a near-hurricane and a desk-rattling earthquake, our public service department felt compelled to share with you the strong possibility, based on what usually happens, that winter will soon be upon us. Hard to believe, given the humid past couple days. Yet, you read it here first. [...]

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Timberland and Carhartt to Weather the Storm

August 26, 2011

So, there’s weather coming up the coast. Okay, we’ve already had an earthquake this week. And we waited 20 minutes for the F train on an otherwise fine day yesterday. And we ran out of milk for our coffee. Darwin said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent [...]

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Timberland and Woolrich for That Grounded Feeling

August 24, 2011

Okay, so there was an earthquake yesterday. Well, there were actually dozens of earthquakes worldwide yesterday. But in our Gotham-centric world, the Virginia quake that caused the evacuation of buildings and put cracks in the Washington Monument also rattled New York. We don’t like to get rattled. Still, if we can handle the A train [...]

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Carhartt and Timberland for the Alley of Your Mind

July 29, 2011

There we are, strolling along our favorite alley in Chinatown…and we see a terrific reminder of all the grand, noble and very cool influences that have descended on New York to make it sometimes hum. If it’s not the quintessential melting pot, well, it certainly has all the ingredients for a great stew. What we [...]

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Historic Events for Modern (Alpha and Timberland) Times

May 23, 2011

This day in history includes some excellent coincidence. In 1626, Peter Minuit bought the island of Manhattan from Native Americans for stuff (as in: things), valued at $24 in today’s currency. When the Native Americans wanted his boots, too, he replied (well, reportedly): “Wait 337 years until Dave’s New York opens, and go buy your [...]

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A Riveting Story, with Amazing Levi’s and Timberland PRO for You

May 9, 2011

Okay, here’s the story (and we promise to describe this as delicately as possible): When Levi’s Jeans first hit the American market in the 1870s, the pockets were riveted to make for an extra sturdy pair of pants. We almost take this design for granted today. But back then there was a whole lot of [...]

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