Pakistan's Dandy UN Ambassador

Pakistan's UN Ambassador, Abdullah Hussein Haroon, seems like he just stepped out of a Rex Stout novel.

Still not convinced? Watch this:



I bet he has a fantastic orchid garden.

Going Across the Sea

To thine own self be true

Cosa de Gringos

Botswana

Time to get a better job

Maybe it's that I'm a new father. Maybe it was growing up during the Reagan era that made me a sucker for this advertising aesthetic. Whatever the reason, I keep seeing this ad in the NYT Magazine, and it's really managed to get under my skin.

This fine watch can be mine, and someday, my son's. We can start our own tradition. All it requires is $49,000.

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