Films
Branding
Short films about etiquette, preparedness, taste, and the occasional unnecessary degree of composure.
Dinner Party
Never arrive at dinner empty-handed. Some gifts simply require more explanation than others.
A Proper Picnic
Standards need not be abandoned merely because luncheon has moved onto the grass.
Introduction / Extended
An extended introduction to The Modern Raconteur: travel, art, food, curiosity, and the suspiciously elaborate side projects that connect them.
Read the Room
A short study in social calibration, discreet improvisation, and the useful art of noticing what everyone else is doing.
Musical Interludes
Musical detours and atmospheric experiments.
The Modern Raccoonteur
The less respectable side of The Modern Raconteur, where the raccoon is occasionally in charge.
The Reflection
It is occasionally a comfort to discover that one’s better self has been there all along.
Look Good
A brief consideration of presentation, confidence, and the advantages of a properly chosen waistcoat.
Refinement
The Modern Raccoonteur considers the difficult relationship between instinct and refinement.
Wash Hands
The Modern Raccoonteur confronts one of civilization’s least glamorous but most persistent requirements.