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Welcome to the new Saturday edition of Manual, featuring the most useful (and most fun) stories of the week.
Long Pants in the Summer? Life’s Too Short
By Chris Black
The temperatures are soaring rapidly. This week, New York City is set to reach a scorching 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Summer in New York is, to put it mildly, a sweaty and uncomfortable affair. Downtown is teeming with tourists, the air is heavy with the smell of weed, and the streets are littered with trash, needles, and human waste. This time of year always sparks a debate I feel strongly about: should men wear shorts in the city? Perhaps it’s the Southern humidity I was raised in, but I come from a family that's all for shorts. My father, a staunch advocate of year-round shorts (well-worn khakis are the go-to), has passed on his love for them to me. When the temperature rises, walking around New York City becomes a torturous experience. Why not alleviate the discomfort by allowing your legs to breathe? Arriving at a meeting drenched in sweat in July is a fate I wouldn’t wish on anyone, not even my worst enemy. Read the full story here.
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