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The Thick of Life
IT WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT IN EARLY MARCH, AND THE LATE-WINTER air was heavy with an approaching rainstorm. We were inside the Dead Rabbit, an upscale Irish pub in lower Manhattan, next door to where General George Washington once toasted his troops. Two
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Contributors
For DAVID COGGINS (01), size matters. Fish size, that is. And he journeyed to Patagonia in search of an elusive prize. “I’m setting out to catch a trout worthy of the surroundings,” he writes in an excerpt from his forthcoming book on page 76. The Be
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Game Time for Grown-ups
IT IS GENERALLY BAD PRACTICE TO TAKE sitcom theme songs at their word. But ever since Cheers debuted, our culture has normalized the idea that sometimes we want to go where everybody knows our name. As a lifelong extrovert in his 50s, I must be clear
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The Magical One-Ingredient Cocktail
IT JUST FEELS SO WRONG. YOU take a single, gorgeous amaro—which probably has a semisecret recipe perfected and handed down through generations—and shake the absolute hell out of it with ice in a cocktail tin. Isn’t that a sin against the liqueur gods
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The Shakerato Shelf
When it comes to a foamy head, nothing beats this juniper-forward Alpine-style amaro. Citrusy and herbaceous deliciousness with a touch of smoke. This Seattle-made amaro captures the region with Rainier cherries and local truffles. There is no one wa
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Shawn Fain Is Done Making Nice
IT ALL STARTED WITH A HANDSHAKE, OR at least it was supposed to. For as long as anyone can remember, contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Detroit’s Big Three have kicked off with a ceremonial handshake between union leaders and t
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Reorganized Labor
The former sitcom star was perhaps underestimated when she won election to head the Screen Actors Guild in 2021, but when push came to shove, she didn’t hesitate to lead actors off sets last summer in what became the longest strike in SAG-AFTRA histo
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Travel Gets Lit
IN JANUARY, WHEN PACKING MY BAGS FOR A “READING RETREAT” IN the Dominican Republic, I agonized about which books to bring. A few days later, bellied up to the beachside bar at the all-inclusive Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana resort (where, in place of
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How To Plan Your Own Literary Vacation
The Gone Girl cruise is over, but Avalon Waterways isn’t slowing down anytime soon: Its upcoming slate of Storyteller Cruises includes actor Graham McTavish (sailing down the Rhine River) and Outlander phenom Diana Gabaldon (voyaging down the Danube)
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Unnecessary Luxeness
A FOUNTAIN PEN IS LIKE A tie these days. It’s not a necessity but an expression of taste—and a chance to snatch a little extra joy from the grip of everyday existence. Given the choice, would you rather scratch out a note with a cheap plastic ballpoi
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Mac Daddy
BELLS AND WHISTLES CAN BE fun, but it’s tough to beat perfectly calibrated simplicity. Case in point: the mac coat. Pared down to just the essentials, the mac—short for mackintosh, the style introduced in the 1820s as a utilitarian raincoat made of r
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Style Counsel
Paul Weller. If you don’t know the name, shame on you. He was lead guitarist and singer for the Jam, a seminal British punk/new-wave band known for hits like “Town Called Malice” and “That’s Entertainment.” They were also known for their mod look—dar
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Red Alert
THE FASHION WORLD USED TO BE a place where watch hounds would venture with trepidation—if at all. With so much to choose from by specialist watchmakers, designer labels rarely offered collectible appeal. That’s changed in a big way. The past 15 years
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The Refresh Smell Great Everywhere
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE YOU’RE THE ONLY one who worries about a swampy butt or sweaty crotch, but trust us—everyone does. Thankfully, an entirely new type of product is hitting shelves this year to address this exact problem: whole-body deodorant. Since th
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Shoes For Getting Weird
I GOT THESE SHOES IN PARIS ABOUT a decade ago, during my first work trip to Europe. I was part of the team at the New York men’s store Carson Street Clothiers, which is sadly now closed. The two owners loved to shop, and we hit a lot of different sto
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My Therapist Died
I WAS 25 YEARS OLD, SITTING CROSS-LEGGED ON A COUCH, UNABLE TO STOP my foot from wagging. My new therapist sat ten feet across from me, his middle-aged girth swallowed up in a high-backed leather chair, masculine: thick wrists, the wide beige band of
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In Judgment Of Donald Trump
AS PART OF HIS ELOQUENT—IF EVENTUALLY FUTILE—SUMMATION in defense of the wrongly accused Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, the hero of the film To Kill a Mockingbird, tells the jury to put aside its ingrained cultural and social racism in order to look th
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How A Black Man Grieves
THE HOMIE KEV WAS KIND, SMILED EASY, AND SPOKE SO soft sometimes I had to lean in to hear him. The homie Kev was cock-diesel and fearless on the football field. The homie Kev took the rap for me without a blink when my grandmother caught me packaging
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Every Thing Means Some Thing
WHERE WERE WINNIFRED AND WILLOW? Last night he came downstairs around bedtime and didn’t see either of them. This alarmed him. He wasn’t worried about Monty—Monty’s an old cat, shows up when he pleases. But the two rescue kittens aren’t as worldly as
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The BEST New HOTELS 2024
A TRULY GREAT HOTEL CAN’T BE MEASURED SOLELY BY THE FANCY SOAP IN THE MARble bath, the plushness of the bed, or the quality of the chocolate provided with turndown service. We all love these little touches of luxury, of course. But they’ve become sta
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What I’ve Learned Sheryl Crow
__ I HAVE BEEN A MUSICIAN since I was old enough to reach the keys on a piano. __ THERE WAS A MOMENT where I realized that what I was meant to be doing was not only reflecting but documenting the human experience. __ IT’S VERY HARD for me to understa
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The Undeniable Joel Kim Booster
BACK IN COLLEGE, JOEL KIM BOOSTER WROTE A one-act play called Layover, about a guy passing through Chicago who gets snowed in after his ex-girlfriend has died by suicide. The guy bunks for a while with the ex’s estranged sister, who is desperate to f
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Credits
For the items featured in Esquire, please consult the website or call the phone number provided. Blueprint, p. 39: Montblanc pen, montblanc.com. P. 40: Versace coat, jacket, and trousers, versace.com. LRS shirt, lrs-studio.com. Manolo Blahnik loafers
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A DEATH in ALABAMA
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA, THE last Sunday of October 2023 was Pastor Appreciation Day. The church was festive, the service well attended. There was strawberry cake, Pastor Copeland’s favorite, and special music in his honor
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THE ESQUIRE EDITORIAL BOARD ENDORSES This haND GESturE
YOU’RE A MAN OF GREAT DEPTH AND SUBSTANCE—NO ONE is questioning that. You have a preferred brand of gin; you know who Ban Ki-moon is. You’d never say “hone in on” because you know that the phrase is “home in on.” But do us a favor. Put down this maga

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