The Trad

...you couldn't read a doctor's handwriting.  March 6th, 1888 page from Caswell Massey dispensary book. Click image to enlarge.

Robert Trachtenberg is writing and directing a documentary on Mel Brooks. The following is an excerpt from an interview he did with Bro...

The Hireling, 1973 Sunday nights aren't the same without Downton Abbey.  Sure, the plots are flimsy as erasable bond but it's a ...

Andrew Dillon, Photo courtesy of Flagler College Alumni Association We called him Drew-- but only behind his back.  My English profess...

"Grodd believed Americans needed an alternative to the overtly stylish menswear from Europe and the repetitious predictability  ...

A Mischianza of images, most of which did not make it to The Trad for various reasons. The Trad Rejection Collection

Croatian Zinfadel The Echo X-Ray (EX)  installed an 88 bottle wine fridge in our kitchen for my 43rd birthday. It's not everyday a ma...

Red Fleece Fall 2013 - Twenty Somethings (age or waist) Scissor to fly proximity 1975 Colorado Springs Mercer & Son...

Brooks Brothers Catalog, Spring, 1990   During the bad old days of Marks & Spencer ownership (1988-2001), Brooks Brothers went thro...

Pasta fagioli in Northern Italy is so thick a spoon can stand in it.  In Southern Italy, it's much more soupy. Along the same lines,...

Brooks Brothers Fall Winter Catalog  1984 Employee handbook describing "Own Make" in 1986  ...

B&W houndstooth with red over-plaid Black & red shepherd check Now these are Black & Red jackets every UGA football fan ...

Didn't plan anything for tonight?  You do know it's Valentine's Day? Looking for last minute ideas?  I've b...