Wife Guy Times Three
Ne-Yo and his roster.
Don’t let the glamorous showbiz exterior fool you: I’m a known task enjoyer.
Puttering, tinkering, cable management...
A highlight of my weekend was swinging this fella around.
If you caught a glimpse of that 11” steel basin wrench and reflexively whispered “hell yeah brother,” perhaps you too are a married man in your forties.
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I’m not here to recklessly gender Home Depot items *plays riff*. Just speaking on my own lived experience as a provider (of fixed sinks and opened jars).
Real Acts Of Service hours.
Wife Guy would have been a fantastic name and conceptual anchor for the ‘stack, btw — what Heavies is to gym life, or how Spyplane has cornered the market on emerging designers of obscure pants.
A dedicated newsletter for the pleasures and terrors of domestic comfort.
And occasionally, Indiana Jones themed wedding rings.
Anyway, mah wiiife recently alerted me to this clip of R&B lifer and fellow short king Ne-Yo opening up about his own relationship(s) on Sherri Shepherd’s syndicated talk program.
In case you haven’t thought about Ne-Yo in a minute (shame on you), the man who accidentally gave us Vybz Kartel’s most romantic song is in the middle of a country pivot (shame on us).
Still, “Give Me Everything” with Pitbull and Afrojack continues to destroy Applebees Half Price App nights around the country. His Peedi Crakk-featuring debut “Stay” remains a highlight of any discerning millennial warm-up set, ideally mixed into or out of “Just A Friend 2002”.
Did you know there was a Mario song on Fool’s Gold?
While we’re playing throwbacks, there once was a summer when I DJed Times Square with Ne-Yo twice.
First was for the Xbox Kinect launch; this thumbnail does not do justice to hundreds of synchronized dancers krumping in front of Toys “R” Us (RIP). The second was a Honda CR-X activation a few weeks later that I don’t fully remember but it apparently involved Pharrell and 3D glasses?
On both dates, Ne-Yo had a dedicated crew member with him whose sole job was to wipe down the stage for impediment-free footwork.
Can’t speak to the division of labor in his current romantic arrangement (at the very least, feels like our guy has to remember a lot) but I hope it is an equitable partnership for all involved.
If you can nail a 360 spin you can definitely tighten some faucet nuts.
GUV, “Chasin’ Luv” — Toronto hardcore guys (with a new LP out next week) get jangly / wear Kangols. Full support on both!
T.I. x Pharrell “Let ‘Em Know” (‘06 back)
evilgiane, Giane 2 (Surf Gang gone ambient)
Mitski, “Where’s My Phone?” (digging her “zany” era)
Ralph Lauren Fall 2026 show — the boys are fully in the tank for this collection, rightfully so. Every look is more or less incredible and I love that it happened the same weekend as Lo Goose On The Deuce.
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