Advertisement The Morning Report The five best stories from around the web. Friday, October 27th Edition 1 Classic The Drake’s crew heads to Middleborough, Massachusetts, to visit the home of Alden, one of the world’s great shoe manufacturers, and the last of its kind. By Instapaper Pocket 1 Classic The Drake’s crew heads to Middleborough, Massachusetts, to visit the home of Alden, one of the world’s great shoe manufacturers, and the last of its kind. By Instapaper Pocket 2 Dress Codes When Esquire’s fashion director received an invitation that read “Alpine Black Tie,” he had to wonder: should we play along with dress codes anymore? By Instapaper Pocket 3 Skills If you’re pouring beer by tilting the glass to minimize the foam, you’re getting it wrong. By Instapaper Pocket 4 Hustle One brave reporter tries a handful of CEO morning routines to see which action-packed regimen is the best setup for a high-performance day. By Instapaper Pocket 5 Trends Why do we all suddenly want to dress like cowboys? Chris Black wonders, is it a desire to flirt with red-state aesthetics, or just a yearning to escape email? By Instapaper Pocket