Some incredible stories of survival are well known, and other less so. Still others have been covered up entirely by the silt of time. I came across one such story in a long out-of-print volume of nautical lore, and was surprised that it had remained so obscure. The experience of Bruce Gordon, who spent years trapped on ice floes in the unremitting hostility of the far north, is an achievement of survival that perhaps exceeds that of his tropical counterpart, Alexander Selkirk. Selkirk, readers may recall, was the real-life inspiration behind Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. Bruce Gordon has been forgotten. Read More

Previously: Anna “I kind of hope she breaks up with me,” I thought to myself, waiting for her to arrive, because I couldn't leave her and I wouldn't dump her. If you leave a great girl like her, and have just one bad night anywhere else in the world, in a sausage fest club with mediocre girls giving you attitude, you'll get angry at yourself for leaving. You'll feel despair at trading real connection and chemistry for the mere potential of having it with someone else. But if she breaks up with me, I will be free of regret and what-ifs. Read More

No girl has ever improved her looks with a gaudy mural injected under her skin or a piece of metal dangling from her nostrils. There's no man on Earth who has ever thought about his girlfriend or wife, “Man, you know what would make her even sexier? A butterfly emblazoned just over her ass.” Yet despite this objective reality, thousands of girls continue to mutilate themselves at an astounding rate, to the point where more girls now have tattoos than men. Here are the reasons why you should shun these girls like they're lepers. 1. They're sluts What kind of girl would Read More

If you think about it, the concept of pocket squares is kind of odd: a functionally useless piece of cloth in a functionally useless pocket. But of course, any self-respecting sharp dresser knows that clothes aren't just about being functional—what's life without a little style? You might be surprised to learn, though, that while there have been stylish people around since clothes became a thing, pocket squares came onto the fashion stage relatively late. Handkerchiefs, pocket squares' rustic ancestor, have been used since ancient times. But surprisingly, in the Western world, carrying a single handkerchief for nose-related issues only became popular Read More

Women's “instinct” is centered around mating and social dynamics. Men go after life like a hunter chasing down prey. When not hunting, men simply get some R&R to recharge for the next mission. Men are “on or off'.” Women are a whole different ball game. In many ways, men think of women as a recreational activity, whereas women have a variety of “modes” that can make men's “black and white” thinking can come unstuck. Little Girl Small children put on an act to get their way. Men are forced to grow out of this phase, since a whining man is unacceptable—but women Read More