Author: Jack Baruth

This spring, thousands of people, mostly but not exclusively men of a certain age and financial position, will drive their shiny new Escalades, Yukons, and Silverados to the local Harley-Davidson dealer to see a new-for-2025 motorcycle called the Pan America ST. An evocative name, to be sure, and one reinforced by the omnipresent U.S. flag…

Two weeks ago, the YouTube channel Hodinkee released a video featuring noted Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim, in which he spent 37 uninterrupted minutes talking about … buying watches in retail stores. Not acting, his personal life, or his experience as a Korean-born artist building a career in the United States. Just the purchase and…