For more than 100 years, the Oyster Bar Saloon in New York City has been a quiet refuge for some of America’s greatest writers, as well as the advertising men who were the original Mad Men. Isn’t it time you bent your elbow there?
Sixty years ago, an old money scion with a rebel streak created a scandal at one of the oldest tennis clubs in America. His grand faux pas? Changing the way the game is scored. The eventual result? A fundamental improvement in the modern game
A new book about Norman Maclean, the writer who grew up in Montana, went to Dartmouth, and, after he wrote A River Runs Through It, became an unlikely American legend
The author—a sportsman, naturalist, and artist—wanted to capture a sight few people have ever seen: the illuminated glory of the greatest game fish in the open sea
One of Broadway’s most anticipated spring shows brings to life the book we all read in high school with a style aesthetic that has inspired two of Polo’s most iconic looks—American prep and American workwear
Ian Fleming was, in many ways, the prototype for his creation. He cared about the finer things, dressed impeccably, and was a master of espionage—and the martini. A new biography brings his story to life with the pace of a thriller
The painter Josef Albers took the humble square and turned it into a study in how certain combinations of color can create magical effects on mood and seeing. He taught Johns and Rauschenberg, and he made Judd think twice. Look closely, and his work will reveal the secrets why certain colors look good together
1959 is considered the greatest year for recorded jazz. A new book examines what it took for Miles Davis, liberated by his time in Paris, and two other musical geniuses to make their mark in music history
He has persevered in extreme environments for nearly half a century, leading journeys to the polar regions and elsewhere that have tested the limits of human endurance. He has also written some 30 books, including a new biography of Lawrence of Arabia. Just don’t call him Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
We’re not big on cultural roundups, so we decided to see if we could create one that looks at the creative pleasures of the moment—movies, books, series, music—with a decidedly Polo sensibility
