Manolo says, over at the Manolo for the Big Girl, Ms. Plumcake asks, What do we think of the tradition of the fiancé asking Big Daddy’s permission before popping the question? Is it a sweet gesture or patronizing insult?

Manolo says, the Manolo has down the comprehensive interview on the subject of glamour with his internet friend, and all-around smart person, Virginia Postrel for her blog Deep Glamour. Here is the little portion of what awaits when you go to read the whole thing. 1) How do you define glamour? Glamour is the peculiar and elusive characteristic that combines, in unspecified and unspecifiable proportions, the qualities of charisma, style, beauty, desirability, confidence, rarity, and mysteriousness. In fact, it is almost impossible to fully define what makes something glamorous. As with the Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s definition of obscenity,…

Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Watching… Reading… The Manolo cannot believe that he has not seen the Sideways movie before this. Truly, this was the significant gap in his cinematic education, now rectified by the Argentine cable channels’ mania for showing movies in their entirety, uncensored, in the original language with the subtitles. The movie was enjoyable and well-made, and rang mostly true, if annoying in places. However, what made most enjoyable for the Manolo was how well it shows one of the Manolo’s favorite places in California, the Santa Ynez valley in…

Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Barbara Stanwyck! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend Long Island, who was able to get this week’s celebrity straight away.