Damn. I wish we had thought of this one ourselves. The Trad (add them to your read list) is pulling some interesting editorial in the form of their “Blind Oxford Tasting” series. This is how Trad is running their blind test: “Each shirt had all tags removed and was numbered 1-5. I washed the shirts three times and then had them professionally laundered with no starch. The shirts were issued at a lunch I hosted last week at a nice little Italian place where I had an amazing plate of grilled octopus but that’s another story.”

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Known world-wide as the site of Lincoln’s assassination, Washington D.C.’s Ford’s Theater will reopen next week as part of a new museum complex. The timing is advantageous, the week marks Lincoln’s 200 birthday. Today the NYT reviews the new enterprise, which includes the nearby Peterson House. Like at Memphis’ Civil Rights Museum, the power of place will work to enhance the ideas presented.