Author: Chris Mads

  • A weekend in Budapest

    One of my friends is getting married this summer and that means just one thing – stag weekend. Now, gents, the stag weekend has a certain reputation thanks to films like The Hangover, pretty much entirely thanks to the film series. But there are a few easy things to remember if you are heading out…

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    Twitter #101: Don’t be a tool

    “Stay here, and try not to do anything stupid” This blog post is sponsored by the wisdom of Captain Jack Sparrow. I’ve written previously about my thoughts on the social niceties of Twitter, but since the President of the USA conducted his campaign there and appears to be running his regime through the micro-blogging site,…

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    Date night

    Arguably a date is the situation where the gentleman’s capability to live up to that name is most keenly tested. It is the arena where the fusion of the modern and traditional sides of chivalry combine. And it has it’s challenges. Oh lord does it have it’s challenges. Some things which were once chivalrous are…

  • Coffee time: The Dark Horse, Toronto

    Dark Horse Espresso Bar, John Street, Toronto I’ll admit, I am a bit of a coffee fan. Technically a tea and coffee fan, but years of working local news means I have become inured to bad cups of tea. Coffee, however, I am a big fan of when made well. As a result, I have…

  • Discovering AA Gill

    Someone far wiser than me once said that many people are often not appreciated in their own time. I would imagine, in this age of instant knowledge and social media that this is truer now than ever. If I see a name trending on Twitter or Facebook, my automatic fear is that the person in…

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    Madden’s Law on spoilers

    MADDEN’S Law: After any culturally significant event, such as the release of a film or TV show, there will be an agreed “spoiler-free” cooling off period. After that time those who have seen it may discuss it freely and it becomes the duty of those who have not to avoid spoilers. The cooling off periods…

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    Gents of the Year 2016

    Time has announced its annual person of the year – the President-Elect of the United States, Donald J Trump. I’ve had my say on that. Mr Trump is the perfect winner. He typifies everything that has happened in 2016 and is, almost without doubt, the person who made the biggest mark on the world. But…

  • Here we go

    Starting fresh. Same idea, whole new look. Welcome to The Millennial Gent. It has been a circuitous route to get here. The Millennial Gent has spawned out of my previous site The 21st Century Gent, indeed I have pulled across some choice posts from the previous site to get this one going. What is the…