The official guide to gift guides

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Apparently there are filters on my email and social media accounts preventing any content from getting through without the words “gift guide” appearing somewhere in the text, meta description or ALT tag. This is the season of giving, and to help me prepare, my algorithm and the host of online retailers with whom I’ve ever … Continue reading The official guide to gift guides →

Games of choice

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Life presents us a dizzying array of choices on a daily basis. Invigorating to some and debilitating to others, probing our innermost desires to come up with a decision can be stressful. Or, it can be great fun. In recent weeks two forms of the same parlor game have been circling in the orbit of … Continue reading Games of choice →

StyleBlueprint monitors and sets trends in the New South

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Please take this post as an unqualified endorsement. If you follow New South Essays because you are interested in the contemporary South, you will not find a better source of compelling content on the internet than StyleBlueprint.