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Posts tagged “style”

On Convictions …

On Convictions … April 13th, 2016 @ 7:19 am PDT

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson

Los Angeles

The Douche Hat March 24th, 2009 @ 8:16 am PDT

The chapeau pictured here has become pathetically popular in Los Angeles lately. For a year or so we referred to it as The K-Fed, but now we just call it The Douche Hat. (This should not be considered a compliment.) Even K-Fed hardly ever is seen in public donning it these days, it’s become so […]

Good Suits

Good Suits November 12th, 2002 @ 1:18 pm PST

Men’s Fashion: Part 1, SuitsUnfortunately the majority of suits you see look awful. This isn’t necessary. Even if you work ten hours with your jacket on, being mindful of your clothing will keep you ready for cocktails after work. Too many men either don’t care or don’t know how to wear a suit, and, suitably, […]

DropCaps

DropCaps May 10th, 2002 @ 1:30 am PDT

Have you ever wanted to format the first letter of a paragraph so that it was larger than the rest of the text in the paragraph? This effect – commonly seen in print – is called the “dropcap”. The easiest way to do this is with a little bit ‘o CSS. It works in most […]

Elements of Style

Elements of Style February 20th, 2001 @ 3:07 am PST

A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject. This is one of my favorite rules. Well. Not really. But I think every high school student should be required to read (and memorize) William Strunk, Jr.’s Elements of Style. I don’t know how you could have possibly made it […]

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