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Fix It or Bin It? Why Some Things Are Worth Mending

Every man has a drawer of broken things. When a chain snaps or a ring wears thin, do you fix it or bin it? Here’s the case for mending, and what makes a piece worth keeping going.

Tunnel Fits: Who Really Chooses What Athletes Wear?

The coat changes every week, and the chain usually doesn’t. As the NBA season tips off, we look at who really chooses what athletes wear in the tunnel, and why the most personal piece rarely changes.

No Expiry Date: Is There an Age Limit on Starting Something New?

A first Mercury Prize nomination at 84. A first chain at 45. A first signet ring at 60. Who decided these things had an age limit? Some things happen when you're ready, not when you're expected to.

In Hip-Hop, a Chain Meant You’d Made It. What Does It Mean Now?

Is a chain still proof you’ve made it? In hip-hop, it was the receipt for a career. Now anyone can buy one on day one. So where has the meaning gone, and what should yours say?

Does Losing Make You or Break You? What a First Defeat Says About Self-Belief

Does a first defeat expose you, or prove you? Fabio Wardley and Ilia Topuria both lost for the first time this year. Here’s what it says about self-belief, and the luck you make.

Is Jewelry the New Tie? What Men Wear to Work Now

Shirt on, collar open, no tie. So does the chain stay on? With the tie all but gone from the office, we look at why one good piece of jewelry now does the job it used to.

Do Lucky Rituals Actually Work? And Why So Many of Them Involve Jewelry

Got a lucky shirt, or a chain you always touch before a big moment? We look at whether lucky rituals actually work, what the research says, and why so many of them involve jewelry.

Melt It or Wear It? The Case for Keeping Your Grandad's Chain

Is your grandad's chain worth more as cash or as something you wear? With gold near historic highs and inherited jewelry heading for the melting pot, here's why we'd still keep it.

Should Jewelry Be Brought Back to the Pitch?

Football's relationship with jewelry has never been more visible. As the 2026 World Cup nears, why does the pitch still strip it all away?