In his controlling hands, technology became both the engine and the emblem of transcendence. But as the iPhone slips from his grasp, Jobs is making his final bid for immortality.
The Five Least Straight Moments in "Bromance"MTV's new reality show stars a guy searching for a friend, through a process that achieves a level of unintentional homoeroticism not reached since the Grecian Olympic era of girded loins. 1/9/2009, 2:08 PM |
Talk-Radio Politics for "The People": A Response to Governor SanfordAfter the South Carolina conservative spoke out in defense of the "anti-bailout Republicans," Esquire writer-at-large John H. Richardson offers a point-by-point breakdown of where the GOP went wrong. 1/9/2009, 8:04 AM |
Kimberly Roberts: What I've LearnedA 27-year-old Katrina survivor turned accidental documentarian talks about losing her generation, learning from childhood drug deals, and telling off George W. Bush. 1/9/2009, 7:00 AM |
Philip Glass: What I've LearnedThe composer espouses his work ethic, from the steel mill to the concert hall. 1/9/2009, 6:45 AM |
All-American Wisdom & Advice from Headliners in All 50 StatesFifty interviews. One person from each state. Esquire's eighth annual Meaning of Life issue coincides with a historic transition in Washington, at a time when America is trying to figure out what it learned about itself during the presidential campaign. 1/9/2009, 12:01 AM |
The Bitter NFL Rivalry That No One's Talking AboutThis weekend's playoff matchups features a football feud whose roots stretch back decades and we're not talking New York versus Philly. 1/8/2009, 8:14 AM |
Odette Yustman: Funny Joke from a Beautiful WomanThe Transformers veteran, who runs, showers, and screams her way through Dark Knight scribe David Goyer's new thriller, The Unborn, has us falling on our asses. 1/8/2009, 7:45 AM |
Chloë Sevigny: What I've LearnedThe Big Love actress advocates for more nude scenes, fewer horny casting agents, and less therapy. 1/8/2009, 7:30 AM |
Has the Polygamy Obsession Taught Us to Love Our Families Again?It may have started with Big Love, which starts up again this month, but blue-sky depictions of second-wife syndrome in the culture reveal a change in the American home. 1/8/2009, 7:15 AM |
Noa Tishby: Funny Joke from a Beautiful WomanThe new girl from Big Love dresses down a pirate joke and herself. 1/8/2009, 7:05 AM |
Harry Dean Stanton: What I've LearnedThe 82-year-old Big Love actor on Jack Nicholson as president, Paul Newman as great, Marilyn Monroe as used, and Marlon Brandon as nothing. 1/8/2009, 7:00 AM |
George Johnson: What I've LearnedAn 81-year-old fisherman accepts GPS, gas prices, cancer, Manny Ramirez, and nightmares come true. 1/8/2009, 6:45 AM |
Choosing the Right Mechanic for America's Economy: Op-EdIn an exclusive response to a new Esquire.com column highlighting him and other "anti-bailout" conservatives, the governor of South Carolina offers three reasons why government intervention isn't the answer. 1/7/2009, 3:00 PM |
The First 100 Days, 76 Years Later: Book ReviewAdam Cohen's Nothing to Fear charts how FDR fought against naysayers and saved America in his first three months. Now it's Obama's turn. 1/7/2009, 7:45 AM |
Charlie Daniels: What I've LearnedThe 72-year-old singer on abortion rights, barbequed bologna, and the connection between Hank Williams and William Shakespeare. 1/7/2009, 7:30 AM |
A Soldier's Dilemma for the Everyman: Everlasting WardrobesIf durability and longevity are cool, consider yourself Miles Davis. The Esquire fashion director will now take your style questions. 1/7/2009, 7:18 AM |
Duane "Dog" Chapman: What I've LearnedThe bounty hunter atones for his racial controversy and prison time -- but not for the love of the chase, or the wardrobe. 1/7/2009, 7:00 AM |
The Anti-Bailout Republicans' Highway to Economic HellRewriting history, warmongering, dragging around piglets -- and Obama hasn't even been seated yet. Just how far will absolutists go in the Battle Against the Bailout? 1/6/2009, 7:43 AM |
Larry Bird: What I've LearnedLarry Legend shoots his mouth off about getting bored, getting nervous, being alone, being a garbageman, and the pleasure of not thinking about anything. 1/6/2009, 7:30 AM |
Why Crossing Your Legs Won't Hurt Your Sperm Count (or Your Game)I have the habit of sitting with my legs crossed, knee over knee. I can feel a little pressure on my testicles, but is it enough to do any damage? 1/6/2009, 6:59 AM |