Esquire articles from June 2005

Esquire archives from June 2005

Cole Haan.(Style agenda: a special promotion for esquire readers)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2005... This season, look for Cole Haan American style and luxury at four exciting new locations. In February, Cole Haan opened its first retail store in Honolulu, HI at Ala Moana Center. In March, Cole Haan opened new stores in Carmel, CA at Carmel...

XM satellite radio.(Style agenda: a special promotion for esquire readers)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2005... In your car. At home. Or on the go. The handheld Delphi XM2go[TM] lets you take XM Satellite Radio virtually anywhere. You get over 150 channels of sports, news, talk and 100% commercial free music, from rock to jazz, hip hop to dance and...

The unveiling.(Editor's Letter)(Editorial)
June 1, 2005... AS YOU READ "The Time of Their Lives," which begins on page 140, think about it not just as the story of thirty men who survived World War II in an extraordinary way but also as a new perspective on the advent of the era of American dominance...

The sound and the fury.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... ARMED WITH HIS SIGNATURE squint and ready to talk elevator rides, Benicio Del Toro welcomed (sort of) readers to our April issue. Inside, Colby Buzzell concluded his antihero's tale of his time in the Army, our "Performance 2005" package...

Inactive duty.(The Sound and the Fury)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Former specialist Colby Buzzell's story about his return from Iraq ("The Making of the 21st-Century Soldier, Part 2") brought mixed reactions from fellow soldiers. Kudos for trumpeting a voice that would have otherwise been muffled by the...

And the esky goes to ...(The Sound and the Fury)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... We scoured the country--and Canada--looking for the best in today's music (Hardware). The Grammys should feel threatened. I was elated to see the Best Canadians category. What is interesting--make that alarming--is that the Arcade Fire is...

Hated and proud of it.(The Sound and the Fury)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... In his April column, Chuck Klosterman examined and excoriated America's need to feel liked in the world. Sure, it's really not our problem if someone likes us or not. However, take a trip to Europe and try to count the conversations in...

Writers' bloc.(The Sound and the Fury)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Esquire gathered and dressed some of the best new writers in America ("Bad Attitudes") for a portfolio of incredible threads and prose. Your feature did more in ten pages to convey the passion and the relevance of literature than The New...

Over the line, eh?(The Sound and the Fury)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Answer Fella pushed one Canuck too far when, in response to a question, he declared, "The Canadian act never made it through Parliament due to an unfortunate case of congenital national wussiness." Now, as a Canadian I can take...

Mayer's minions.(The Sound and the Fury)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... John Mayer's attempt to understand his father by understanding his music impressed some readers (Man at His Best, Music). Others just like his music library. April's column really touched my heart. Thankfully, both of my parents are still...

Fish story.(The Sound and the Fury)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... March's Restless Man misidentified a grouper that was shot on the spearfishing trip with my charter company. It was a black grouper--not a Nassau grouper, which is federally protected. Captain Jo Jo and I run a law-abiding operation. BOB...

Funny * joke from a beautiful woman.(MAN at His BEST)
June 1, 2005... As told by MARIA MENOUNOS Joe and his buddy Frank visit a brothel. Joe goes into the room with the prostitute first while Frank waits outside. When he's done, Joe closes the door behind him and says, "Don't waste your time. man. My wife's...

The awards: the eight most remarkable things in culture this month.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... 1 Most Surreal Take --From The Stanley Kubrick Archives, a new coffee-table book 2 Unhealthiest Diet "A cuckoo clock, a fur cape, license plates and lobster traps, a buffalo head, an entire reindeer, and even, in one unlikely...

Funnier than he looks: Brad Pitt could be the greatest comic actor of our time--if only he weren't so goddamned good looking.(Movies)(Mr. And Mrs. Smith)(Movie Review)
June 1, 2005... THE ABS ARE KILLING HIM, frankly. If ever a movie star needed to spend a year avoiding the gym and scarfing down crullers, Brad Pitt is the guy. I'm not talking Kirstie Alley here, or even Travolta or Hanks at their porkiest; a very slight...

Paul Newman and Ed Harris.(The Conversation)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... A Pulitzer-prize-winning novel by Richard Russo interpreted by a cast that includes Paul Newman, Ed Harris, Joanne Woodward, and Helen Hunt adds up to more than a movie. The HBO miniseries Empire Falls (May 28 and 29 at 9:00 P.M.) depicts a...

Oscar in da house.(BY INVITATIONLY: a special promotion for esquire readers)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2005... Last December, Don Julio tequila was flowing as boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya toasted friends and supporters at a fundraiser for the Oscar de la Hoya Foundation. The evening had everything needed for the perfect fiesta--plenty of Mexican...

A celebration of the life and death of Peter Sellers.(BY INVITATIONLY: a special promotion for esquire readers)
June 1, 2005... Esquire and HBO Films turned the Esquire House into a psychedelic scene to celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated movie, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. To bring the spirit of Sellers to life, guests and wait staff got groovy as...

The new ambassadors: it's time to throw out everything you thought you knew about world music. Namely, that it doesn't rock.(Music)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... WHEN I WAS A KID playing air guitar to "Rock You Like a Hurricane," I didn't care that my new favorite band was from Germany. I'd have loved the Scorpions just the same if the band were from around the corner or around the world. As luck would...

Q+A: Robert Plant.(Music)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... IT'S TROUBLING when rock legends don't have the courtesy to preserve their legacies with a well-timed overdose or plane crash. Thus, we must endure Rod Stewart's coughing up a lung all over the American songbook. And thus, our ingrained image...

This month's lesson: the science of a hit song: minor 6-4-1-5.(MUSIC LESSONS)
June 1, 2005... EVERY WONDER WHY a lot of the big hit songs on the radio sound the same? That's because there are only so many combinations of chords you can string together to make music. As a songwriter, I'm always analyzing chord progressions, and lately...

No, really, who's your daddy?(Books)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD TOM (not his real name) is a superbaby. Or at least that's what his mom thought when she conceived him with help from the Nobel Prize sperm bank. Opened in 1980 by an eccentric California millionaire, the Repository for...

Big book of the month.(Books)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... THE FIRST RULE of reviewing a Chuck Palahniuk book is Be Nice to Mr. Palahniuk. Not because he sells a boatload of books, which he does, nor because he has led a rough life, which he has. No, you are nice to Mr. Palahniuk because of all his...

Wining & moaning: temporarily trapped to the north, our director and gadget guru hits the bottle.(The Digital Man)(wine stoppers)(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 1, 2005... FOR THE NEXT SIX months, I will be writing this column from Vancouver, British Columbia, where I am directing RV, starring Robin Williams. Every time I start a film, I am consumed with so much dread that I try to find an illness that will force...

Destination dining: four resorts beautifully situated in the middle of nowhere, where relaxing is just what you do between courses.(Food & Drink)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... "WE NEED THE TONIC OF WILDNESS," said Thoreau, and, I might add, a good bottle of burgundy. Great restaurants in the middle of nowhere are everywhere in Europe, where the Michelin Guide gives three stars to restaurants "worth a special...

Paper cuts, poly seal, buttons &, bathroom reading.(Answer Fella)
June 1, 2005... ESQUIRE'S ANSWER FELLA believes that there are no stupid questions, just stupid people who don't ask questions, fearing they'll took stupid. So ask Answer Fella anything. If he doesn't know the answer, he'll, find out who does or who has a...

It's only a game: but on these four pages, this summer's coolest gear is begging to break a sweat.(THE ESQUIRE CATALOG)(Buyers Guide)
June 1, 2005... RUN-D.M.C.'S JACKET Since 1974, Adidas has been making essentially the same Superstar track jacket made famous by Run-D.M.C. in the mid-1980s. And this summer's Superstar Twisted track jacket doesn't mess too much with tradition, deftly...

It's Jesus time: on the cusp of his thirty-third birthday, the author is tormented by an undeniable truth: He's somewhat less successful than the Son of God.(Chuck Klosterman's America)(Column)
June 1, 2005... THIS JUNE, I SHALL BECOME a thirty-three-year-old human, which (for me) is probably middle age. Purely as a numeric designation, "33" ranks among my favorite nonprime numbers: It was Bird's and Kareem's jersey number (and Magic's, at least...

Understanding Enron (finally).(Chuck Klosterman's America)(Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room)(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... There are countless enlightening moments in Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, an engrossing new documentary based on the best-setting book by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind. If you (like me) never truly understood the...

Sex.
June 1, 2005... * How do I tell my wife that if she wants our sex life to improve, she should go on a diet? I watch what I eat and visit the gym three times a meek. I've held up my end of the bargain. Am I out of line to ask for the same in return? Your...

Baseball without the steroids: now that the biochem labs are in retreat, the Giants, of all teams, are leading a defensive rebellion.(The Game)
June 1, 2005... MIKE MATHENY DOESN'T KNOW THIS, but the lowest point in his career came in a batting cage. Six seasons ago, not long before he was released by the Toronto Blue Jays, he was taking cuts prior to a game in Minnesota. He wasn't going to play; he...

Thirteen things you don't know about women.
June 1, 2005... 1. Sometimes a blow job means "Don't call me." It's a subtle thing. And believe us, most of them are quite sincere. But every once in a while, it's late, we're tired, and we just need to get out of the car without an explanation. 2. Never...

A drugmaker reborn: a little-known European drug company may be just the tonic to infuse life into our soft and bloated pharmas.(The Portfolio)(Sanofi-Aventis S.A.)(Company Profile)
June 1, 2005... IF THE PHRASE "DON'T HAVE A THROMBO" makes you think of Austin Powers instead of the antiplatelet drug Plavix, that's okay with Sanofi-Aventis. The lack of name recognition for the world's third-biggest drug company is mysterious. When I told...

The new game in Vegas.(hotels)
June 1, 2005... LAS VEGAS HOTELS HAVE CONE A LONG WAY since the Dan Tanna era, in dining (Picasso), decor (Bellagio), luxuriousness (Venetian), hipness (Palms), entertainment (Cirque du Soleill), and shopping (all,). But there's stilt a critical problem: Every...

Drug of the month: Tribulus terrestris.(THE OVERSTIMULATED GIRL)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 1, 2005... Perhaps you're wondering why I, the Overstimulated Girl, would choose to take a supplement designed to boost virility and testosterone production. It's not that I want to look like a Bulgarian power Lifter. Tribulus has something else to offer,...

The Milken shake.(The Better Man)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... This healthy burst of energy comes from the highly advanced kitchen of Mike Milken, whose chef created it to help the financier fight off prostate cancer. (The emon and orange skins contain Limonene and 8eranioL which have been found to inhibit...

Ask Dr. Oz: free advice from a medical professional.(The Better Man)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... I like sun. I like to look like I've been in the sun. I use SPF 20, and I never forget to apply liberally.. Is this still bad? Yep: still bad. Your body does need about twenty minutes of sun per day to produce enough vitamin D, which...

The new laws of health: or, more accurately, a collection of useful information that probably won't be overturned for approximately three to five years.(THE BETTER MAN)
June 1, 2005... 1) COFFEE IS GOOD FOR YOU. Drinking twenty-four ounces (!) of coffee a day has been shown to substantially lower your risk of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, and, um, gallstones. 2) DRINK DIET SODA, EAT BROWN-RICE SUSHI. Most people can...

The restless man.(Real Adventures of REGULAR GUYS)(yachting)
June 1, 2005... You wouldn't think yachting would be so hard. Throw up a sail, put the wind behind you. Buy a pair of poncy shoes, swab the decks on Sunday. Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Couldn't be much tougher than driving, plus you can fit a hell of a...

Me and Obi-Wan at the zoo: life, art, commerce, and the manhood of Ewan McGregor.(Interview)
June 1, 2005... I've got a bad feeling about this. For weeks I have girded myself, but the Jedi refuses to show. First he's spotted by a spice miner in L. A., filming Michael Bay's latest extravaganza, The Island; then the Bay shoot wraps and poof! Ewan...

The one-night stand: an impossible fairy tale in which Esquire assembles twenty Grammy-nominated musicians together on one glorious stage. Hey, it could happen.(STYLE)
June 1, 2005... ROB THOMAS THE HARDEST THING TO FIND IN MUSIC IS A FRONTMAN WHO'S GOT THE VOCAL POWER TO BELT ONE OUT OF THE ARENA. NOT ONLY DOES ROB THOMAS HAVE A PAIR OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE PIPES IN POPULAR MUSIC, HE'S ALSO GOT THREE GRAMMYS, UNTOLD...

Burt Reynolds: actor, 69, Jupiter, Florida.(What I've Learned)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... --I was number one five years in a row at the box office. But what's really stunning is that no one until me had ever gone from number one to number thirty-eight in one year. --The greatest actors in the world are the people around you when...

Into the light: Michael May had everything. Happy marriage, great family, successful business. He was even a world-class athlete. What kind of a man would upset such a perfect life by doing something as crazy as trying to get his sight back?
June 1, 2005... Humanity has paused on Jones Street near the summit of Russian Hill in San Francisco. Tourists, businessmen, cafe workers, the homeless--all seem to have taken a collective breather at this steepest of places, a city peak where stairs are...

Who is she? The sexiest woman alive: a mystery in six parts.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... She is someone you know. A woman who is so stunning, so ravishing, so unfathomably hot that we cannot in good conscience reveal her all at once. Wouldn't be responsible. If we prematurely printed the photo of her entire body, Lord knows what...

The cure: from hiccups to hangovers to homelessness, Esquire takes on life's greatest problems--and solves them.
June 1, 2005... PAPER CUTS THE CURE: Superglue Next time you slash your finger wrestling with unruly copier paper, skip the Band-Aid and break out the sticky stuff. Though manufacturers will tell, you to keep the glue away from your skin, a small drop...

EG: cigarettes, skull rings, dark wardrobe, anal laissez-faire full-frontal aside, EVA GREEN swears she's not a "dirty French girl." We like her anyway.(A Woman We Love)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Eva Green could sell porn to a Mormon. If you listen closely to the twenty-four-year-old Parisian, she'll convince you that there was nothing at all salacious about her role in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers. Sure, the movie was so sexually...

The time of their lives: sixty years ago, millions of American men did extraordinary things in World War II. But you've never read anything like this.
June 1, 2005... That's it, that's right. McCarthy. That was the sergeant's name. He was an Irishman from Massachusetts. The Boston area. Justin McCarthy. His gun jammed. Funny things happen in war, and that's what happened. This was Normandy, July 26, 1944....