Remember Ted Kennedy with this in-depth portrait of the senator from Massachusetts as a young man not yet a lion, but working for a legacy all his own
The Rules for September 2009The bottom line on e-mail addresses for lawyers, the correct way to jump rope, and more 9/1/2009, 7:30 AM |
Playing with Fire That Isn't Wild at Burning Man 2009While firefighters continue their deadly work in southern California, the mad scientists at this year's festival of "radical self-expression" are turning fire into art. 8/31/2009, 2:54 PM |
The Five Best Local-News Segments on YouTubeBecause even Glenn Beck couldn't make up reporting as ridiculous as a bear attack reenacted with cardboard cutouts. Well, maybe he could. But these videos are less frightening. 8/31/2009, 12:19 PM |
Monday Morning Cheerleader: Amy Mecca of the Philadelphia EaglesLooking for a fresh take on the NFL? Huddle up here. A sideline veteran (and part-time surgeon) for the Eagles gets up close and personal with Michael Vick's post-prison debut and more. 8/31/2009, 9:00 AM |
Conversations About the Weather: Not Just Small Talk AnymoreMaybe Katrina should have brought Mother Nature into intelligent conversation four years ago, but somewhere over the course of this wretched summer, the forecast became Topic A. 8/28/2009, 3:42 PM |
Five Excellent Shirts for Your Post-Summer Return to the OfficeForget back to school you're bracing for a cold, hard reality of your own. What better way to bid farewell to summer than buying yourself a really, really nice shirt? 8/28/2009, 2:46 PM |
The Great Men's Stores of AmericaIntroducing the Esquire Ten, the best shop for every kind of shopping a man does (with runners-up in each field so you're guaranteed to find something in your neck of the woods) 8/28/2009, 8:13 AM |
The Zoology of SalesmenAnd how to make the most of your time with them, whether you're dealing with the old man at the department store or the snot-nosed punk at the chain 8/28/2009, 8:07 AM |
The 40-Year-Old ShopperA meditation on style at the cusp of middle age, when it's time to move on to the distinguished stores. Because, hey, it's okay to have a some gray in the beard. 8/28/2009, 8:06 AM |
The American Tenth Grader: What I've LearnedA teacher used the familiar Esquire forum as a means of teaching his students autobiographical writing. His homework assignment, it turns out, turned into some damn good advice for back-to-school season. 8/27/2009, 5:07 PM |
Minka Kelly: Funny Joke from a Beautiful WomanFunny health-care follies from the Friday Night Lights star (and now alleged fiancee of Derek Jeter) 8/27/2009, 1:51 PM |
The Classic Waiter's Corkscrew: Because Some Things Need Not Be ImprovedAn example of why good design doesn't just look good it also saves you time, money, and space 8/27/2009, 1:10 PM |
Obama Targets Jack Bauer, but Who Takes the Fall?The closer you read the newly released CIA reports and read into the Justice Department's torture probe, the more you realize nothing much is going to come of them 8/27/2009, 11:09 AM |
Are Sports Fans Really This Happy?What's a devotee of the "underdog" to do when our culture only makes him suffer more for his own sadistic faith? 8/26/2009, 5:04 PM |
The Last KennedyRemember Ted Kennedy with this in-depth portrait of the senator from Massachusetts as a young man not yet a lion, but working for a legacy all his own 8/26/2009, 2:09 PM |
The Best-Dressed Coffee Table in AmericaFashion comes and goes, but elaborate coffee-table books about fashion pretty much last forever. A few of the latest. 8/26/2009, 12:44 PM |
Ted Kennedy's Eulogy for His Brother: Love at Last SightNot love as it is described with such facility in popular magazines. Love as only a man who knew strength in crisis could put into words. 8/26/2009, 12:08 PM |
Why Are You Working So Hard?Americans are hooked on a habit we can't stand, but the recession offers a chance to find out how to kick it before our cultural obliviousness gets the best of us 8/26/2009, 9:00 AM |
Ted Kennedy: What I've LearnedQuotes on lessons well learned about his brothers, his family, cancer, and much more from the late greatest senator from Massachusetts, who died Wednesday at 77 8/26/2009, 8:56 AM |
Everything Don Draper Said: More Entertaining Redaction Than a CIA ReportWe like taking things out of context for a laugh but never thought it could be serious. Then one blogger painstakingly re-watched two seasons of Mad Men to gather all of its protagonist's dialogue. 8/25/2009, 2:54 PM |