Refinement is Resistance

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The Duchy of Cornwall and The Fisherman's Friends
Cool Britannia. Also: sticky toffee pudding.
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"How Will This End for MAGA Americans?
The Same Way it Did for Nazi Germans: Feigned Ignorance."
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If The Cutlery Could Talk?
A toast to Paris' L'Entente, Le British Brasserie.
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Gathering In The Trenches.
"Your coat is your calling card" — Bill Cunningham
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"Life is a Banquet. And Most Poor Suckers Are Starving To Death.”
The starving right now is self-inflicted. Which wolf do you feed?
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Joyeux Anniversaire to "Le Smoking".
An iconic look turns 60 this year.
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"We Are More Alike My Friends...Than We Are Unalike."
Thoughts from Maya Angelou. In this moment in U.S. History.
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2026 Thoughts from John Pavlovitz
"Most Trump Supporters Aren't Stupid, and That's the Most Terrifying Thing."
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Thoughts from "Martin". So beautiful- they must be shared.
The Art of Being Yourself. "Taste is about values and principles. That's why it can't be bought. When it becomes finely honed, it extends directly to…
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Refinement is Resistance
Refinement is Resistance
A glamorous guide to do-it-yourself democracy, citizenry and diplomacy; from former Vogue Merchandising Editor Maria Devaney. Expect essays three times a week.
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