The Real Macaronis – Britain’s Scandalous Mens Club

There have always been daring trendsetters throughout history, from fops and dandies to our more modern hipsters and fashionistas. The ‘Macaronis’ of 18th century Britain outdid them all in their extravagant fashion excesses and pretentiousness.  These young, male British aristocrats were famous not just for their extremely elaborate (and often effeminate) dress, but for theirContinue reading “The Real Macaronis – Britain’s Scandalous Mens Club”

Catcher, Lawyer, Soldier, Spy – the Odd Life of Moe Berg

Morris (Moe) Berg was all that and more, a life-long bachelor, devoted Jew, and eccentric intellectual.  The son of a pharmacist in Newark, New Jersey, young Moe fell in love with baseball.  He began playing baseball at age seven, first for a local Christian church, then high school, then at Princeton University.  The sport becameContinue reading “Catcher, Lawyer, Soldier, Spy – the Odd Life of Moe Berg”