FLAT AND WHITE
The flat white, the smuggest of coffees, consisting of a shot of espresso topped with hot milk, but bereft of the latter's most capricious characteristc - froth - is a drink prepared exclusively by a stock character who, himself is always sumg, flat and white - and who confuses barrista skills with the predictable cool of the fixed-gear bicycle, an armful of regrettable tattoos and a charity plimsole.
Sep 29, 2012
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ELEGANT APPROACHES TO THE ART OF REFUSAL
BY MR. JONATHAN SKAN
Declining invitations is frequently a daunting endeavour. Another dinner, another launch, the opening of another bottle of cheap wine. Declining with finesse is rarely easy and the risk of causing offence is high. Working in THE PRINCE OF WALES' private office, however, furnished me with an invaluable set of skills in this area.
My first piece of advice is to just get on with it. If you know you probably can't make something, then act fast and deliver the bad news. Never allow yourself to take the easy but hurtful option of ignoring the invitation altogether. Secondly, afford your inviter the respect of replying to them in a stylish way. A handwritten 'no' in fountain pen on expensive notepaper, preferably with an embossed address at the top, makes a difference. Saying 'no' to something significant by e-mail does not, and should never, cut it. Thirdly, get to the point. Don't waffle or beat about the bush: tell it like it is, but keep the tone upbeat. Never tell flagrant lies; you'll always get found out. White lies need to be kept subtle and to a minimum, even when declining something that sounds ghastly. In these cases, remember to talk up whatever you're saying 'no' to and wish your inviter every success with it, but never be superficial, so as to not undermine your position when the time comes to decline something that you really ought to attend but can't. Finally, treat people as you would like to be treated, and make it personal. If you're really dreading saying 'no' then that's the moment to pick up the phone, take a deep breath and explain yourself. Such calls work wonders. They disarm, they diffuse and people remember them with gratitude. There are several tactical lines you may wish to employ to spare your inviter's feelings without outright lying to them. 'I read your invitation with great interest,' is the kind of thing that might work, as is 'I am deeply flattered that you thought of me.'
Article from Fantastic Man Issue no.16
ELEGANT APPROACHES TO THE ART OF REFUSAL
BY MR. JONATHAN SKAN
Declining invitations is frequently a daunting endeavour. Another dinner, another launch, the opening of another bottle of cheap wine. Declining with finesse is rarely easy and the risk of causing offence is high. Working in THE PRINCE OF WALES' private office, however, furnished me with an invaluable set of skills in this area.
My first piece of advice is to just get on with it. If you know you probably can't make something, then act fast and deliver the bad news. Never allow yourself to take the easy but hurtful option of ignoring the invitation altogether. Secondly, afford your inviter the respect of replying to them in a stylish way. A handwritten 'no' in fountain pen on expensive notepaper, preferably with an embossed address at the top, makes a difference. Saying 'no' to something significant by e-mail does not, and should never, cut it. Thirdly, get to the point. Don't waffle or beat about the bush: tell it like it is, but keep the tone upbeat. Never tell flagrant lies; you'll always get found out. White lies need to be kept subtle and to a minimum, even when declining something that sounds ghastly. In these cases, remember to talk up whatever you're saying 'no' to and wish your inviter every success with it, but never be superficial, so as to not undermine your position when the time comes to decline something that you really ought to attend but can't. Finally, treat people as you would like to be treated, and make it personal. If you're really dreading saying 'no' then that's the moment to pick up the phone, take a deep breath and explain yourself. Such calls work wonders. They disarm, they diffuse and people remember them with gratitude. There are several tactical lines you may wish to employ to spare your inviter's feelings without outright lying to them. 'I read your invitation with great interest,' is the kind of thing that might work, as is 'I am deeply flattered that you thought of me.'
Article from Fantastic Man Issue no.16
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Photography: Alasdair McLellan
via Chriag H Patel
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Michael David Quattlebaum Jr.
Arranged & Illustrated by Nikolai Rose
Images via Nikolai Rose
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"I went to Santa Monica High School and skated the Dog Bowl and hung out with all those guys, Jay Adams, etc. I went to go see this documentary and I thought I was going to be the only person there. And when I saw all these kids and they're clapping at the end of it, it was the first time it registered that the whole culture is over-romanticized on the East Coast. But on the West Coast, it was really looked down upon. It was low end. You wouldn't tell people that you surfed or that you skateboarded. It was definitely not something that was celebrated. I really appreciated that, and I was really happy to be part of this kind of outlaw culture. At the same time, I know so many people in Malibu who just take the mindset of: "Well, my parents worked their whole lives to buy this house on the beach. I'm already here. Why don't I just stay?" I just think that there is a little bit more to life than that."
From Daniel DiMauro's Interview with Sean MacPherson
Saturday's Magazine Issue No.1
From Daniel DiMauro's Interview with Sean MacPherson
Saturday's Magazine Issue No.1
Sep 4, 2012
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