Protected: I.M. Survival Lesson #9 – Watch Out for the Cannibals

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How to Protect Your Clothing From Moths
October 4, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
Way back in 2010, I bought a vintage wool mackinaw cruiser on eBay. Boy, was it a handsome jacket. I got a great winter season of wear out of it. When spring arrived, I put my mackinaw in the coat closet and forgot about it. When we had our first cold snap the subsequent fall, […]
Podcast #838: Can Virtue Be Taught?
October 3, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
The ancient Greeks and Romans thought a lot about what it means to live a virtuous life. They believed that good character was essential for achieving both individual excellence and a healthy, well-functioning society. For this reason, they also thought a lot about whether virtue could be taught to citizens, and philosophers put this thinking […]
Sunday Firesides: Look Into the Tomb
October 2, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
A year and two months after his wife died, Ralph Waldo Emerson opened her tomb. Emerson had been visiting Ellen’s grave daily since she’d succumbed to tuberculosis, just two years into what had been a happy, golden marriage. But on a gray day in March 1832, Emerson decided to not only talk to Ellen as […]
Podcast #837: The Cues That Make You Charismatic
September 28, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
Charisma can make everything smoother, easier, and more exciting in life. It’s a quality that makes people want to listen to you, to adopt your ideas, to be with you. While what creates charisma can seem like a mystery, my guest today, communications expert Vanessa Van Edwards, says it comes down to possessing an optimal […]
Podcast #579: Jack London’s Literary Code
September 26, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
Note: My guest in this episode, Dr. Earle Labor, died on September 15 at the age of 94. Earle was the world’s foremost authority on one of the Art of Manliness’ guiding inspirations and lights: Jack London. Earle dedicated his career to London scholarship and his work was pivotal in turning London’s literature into a subject of […]

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