Alfredo Gironelli

Come accade sempre per le dimostrazioni di teoremi ovvii, è più facile eseguirle che leggerle. (V. I. Arnold)

[HellCatMaddy @Madmaddingcrowd]

“No sex scenes and the food looks horrible.”

Sounds like dinner with my wife!

[7/11 Truther @DaveMcNamee3000]

I’m ugly lemme tell ya. Circe fed a pig some soup and it turned into me!

[π @avversativo]

Ma che ne sa Nolan

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Timeless Earth, by Peter Kolosimo. Sphere Books, 1974.

[Raconteur Press, LLC @raconteur_press]

Timing is a thing.

[no context old films @oldfilmsquotes]

Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

This is not what sprezzatura means.

The term sprezzatura comes from The Book of the Courtier, a 16th-century text by the Italian diplomat Baldassare Castiglione. At the time, the livelihoods of certain European elites depended on their proximity to the throne. The better you could serve the King or Queen, the more prosperous and secure your lifestyle would be.

In his book, Castiglione used the word sprezzatura to describe how a courtier should perform their duties while concealing all effort, so that even the most difficult accomplishments seem natural and effortless. As he wrote, it's "a certain nonchalance, to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it." In this way, you would seem indispensable to the royal court, as you are too talented to give up.

Menswear writers later co-opted the term to describe the process of looking stylish without seeming like you tried. This idea goes back to Beau Brummell, arguably the single most important figure in menswear history, as his dictums in the early 19th century still shape how we think about dress today. At the time, there were powdered fops who wore ornate dress and giant wigs. Brummell championed a simpler, more austere form of male attire consisting of a dark tailcoat and full-length trousers (rather than breeches). His style of dress at the time was known as the dandy, even though today we use the term to describe someone who visibly puts effort into their dress.

Brummell was fastidious about his presentation. There's an often-passed-around story about how he would spend hours in the morning tying his white cravat so it would look perfect without seeming like he tried. One morning, guests saw one of Brummell's dressing rooms with a container full of cravats. When asked what those were, the valet said: "These are our failures."

Brummell insisted that you always look stylish, but effortless. If lore is to be believed, he once said: "If John Bull turns around to look at you, you're poorly dressed: either too stiff, too tight, or too fashionable." (John Bull was a term for a random man at the time, sort of like Joe Blow).

Whether rightly or wrongly, this still shapes how we think about men's style today. Hence, my objection to the first outfit below on Brunello Cucinelli. A peak-lapel sport coat with a crisp white dress shirt, a dark tie, blue jeans, and bright tan shoes signals a lot of effort. To me, it looks calculated and contrived. Whereas a slightly more casual shirt (light blue) worn with a tweed jacket, no tie, and jeans looks more natural. Did Tom Selleck consider his clothes when getting dressed? Of course, no one would fall into these clothes while climbing out of bed. But he has hidden his effort better.

[Raphael Colantonio @rafcolantonio]

Premieres tomorrow:
The latest and last episode of our Dev Playthrough of Dishonored.
It was great and emotional at times too.
Thank you for all the love.
With the amazing @mitmitman, @jlmonnet and @GaGzZzYT

https://t.co/gpbU8oAG4K

[Raphael Colantonio @rafcolantonio]

Tomorrow, last episode of our Dev Play through of Dishonored (kidding, there is one more):

https://t.co/DOLwM2PCkm

[Raphael Colantonio @rafcolantonio]

Alright, one more Dishonored dev playthrough, because you’ve enjoyed them so far. With @DBakaba Dinga superstar again.
Coming tomorrow:

https://t.co/T8sbWHrtXr

[jordan @wickskiller]

i watched backrooms for the plot:

the plot:

[Raphael Colantonio @rafcolantonio]

Tomorrow… new episode of our Devs Playthrough here:
https://t.co/53vLFvSa13

[Yesterday's Print @yesterdaysprint]

Daily News, New York, New York, June 14, 1931

[Raphael Colantonio @rafcolantonio]

Here is episode 5 of our Dishonored Dev Playthroughs:

https://t.co/8bQLJ1hcUP

[Raphael Colantonio @rafcolantonio]

Third episode:

https://t.co/ErU5AzRd5O

[Raphael Colantonio @rafcolantonio]

Dishonored Fans! Part 2 of 9 of our developer let's play will go live tomorrow at 8am Pacific.

https://t.co/FZI2h79sy8