Esquire articles from March 2008

Esquire archives from March 2008

The January, issue celebrated ten years of what I've learned interviews.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The January, issue celebrated ten years of What I've Learned interviews. That's more than 180 notable minds, more than 1,000 pieces of wisdom, and, luckily, only one reference to Jimmy Kimmel's genitals. ...

Lessons learned from what I've learned.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... Complementing new advice from Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Michael J. Fox, and others in January were highlights from all ten years of What I've Learned, including a special interview with our mascot, Esky. I do most of my reading in the sauna,...

Sure, it's impressive, but so is reading.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... Convinced that he could identify the network responsible for a television program just by watching it, Chuck Klosterman tried to figure out why in his column (January). Klosterman's not imagining things. (3) His theory just lacks a...

Pam Pochel loves us.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... In his editor's letter, David Granger mentions that talking golf in front of most people, especially women, makes you look like an asshole (This Way In, January). But not to me. In fact, there are two very specific items in my online dating...

And Armen Kowalski loves her husband.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... It's scary when one of the first things out of your spouse's mouth in the morning is "You are the meanest woman in the world." I couldn't even remember what I did. And then he showed me my honorable-mention-earning entry excerpted in the...

Behind the style shoot.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FOR THIS MONTH'S style feature, a showcase of iconic American style, we had one person in mind: the icon himself, Steve McQueen. Twenty-seven years too late for McQueen, we came up with an ingenious (and only...

The end of summer.(LETTER-INSPIRED FICTION)(Short story)
March 1, 2008... Whether it's funny, tragic, or just plain strange, occasionally a particular line in a letter stands out so much that we can't help but wonder where it came from. This month we sent one of those lines to a fiction writer and asked him to fill...

This month's shameless inclusion of praise.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... This New Year's Eve I made plans to spend time with an attractive coworker. Before the festivities, I got out Esquire's Big Black Book 2007 and studied up. Not only did it help me look good enough to impress my date, but easily popping the...

Carrying your smartphone and dealing with the upcoming summer heat.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... I just got a Palm Treo and really like the phone. Only thing is, I don't like anything competing with the bulge I already have in my pants. Are there any good carrying cases for the style-conscious guy? ROBERT PURVIANCE Los Angeles,...

Reader article: Rick Le Burkiens favorite beers.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... We received a series of effusive letters, charts, and studies from reader Rick Le Burkien about the superiority of California's microbrewed beers, which he claims can lower your heart rate, improve bone density, and decrease your chances of...

How Brian Clement spent his free time this Christmas eve.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... Bumped from recent flight and inspire by the Leisure Meter, I decided to make my own chart of how I spent the ensuing nine hours. Explaining to my mom why I'd have to miss church. (15 minutes) Wandering. ...

The best things to do in Sandusky, Ohio.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I went through your magazine looking for contact information, and I was flabbergasted to learn that your offices are not in Manhattan, as I had assumed, but in a little town called Sandusky, Ohio. Maybe my image of...

Recognizing the recognition of our contributors.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Society of Illustrators has selected two drawings by Esquire's sex-column illustrator, John Cuneo, to include in its fiftieth annual exhibition, on display through April at the Museum of American illustration in...

Elsewhere in the bin.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... I wanted to express my heartfelt (and very late) thanks for writer at large Scott Raab's endorsement of Sweet Hot Mister Mustard (Man at His Best, December 2006). Sitting at my desk, thinking of all my lunch options, (6) I'm cursing the heavens...

Two ways to be entertained at esquire.com.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Tin Can Blog: Earlier this year, David Vann set out to sail his homemade boat around the world. He wrote about his preparation in our December 2007 issue ("I Do Not Have a Death Wish"), and over the next few...

Sandwiches & the art of casual dress.(EDITOR'S LETTER)(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE SANDWICH PICTURED where my photo usually resides sits at the nexus of a couple of the themes of this issue. Every January, the fashion staff and I journey to Italy for the big men's-fashion shows in Florence and...

What I've learned: Glenn Fitzpatrick: Esquire general manager, 46, diagnosed with ALS, summer 2007.(This Way In: THE SOUND & THE FURY)(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)(Interview)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] > I've always been a prime-rib kind of guy, medium rare, garlic mashed potatoes and creamed spinach, eaten while sipping my second Grey Goose martini. > My wife has been after me to start writing letters to...

The vocabulary: terms and ideas you will encounter in the pages that follow. Great for conversation.(Man at His Best)(Glossary)
March 1, 2008... * SHORTS-LENGTH IMPERATIVE n: The socially accepted length of men's shorts, a standard that began migrating south with basketball teams in the 1980s, reached its nadir with European men of leisure in the 2000s, and is currently creeping back up...

The Alternative Oscars: praise for the overlooked. Censure for the overpraised.(Film)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Virtually everybody agrees that 2007 was a terrific year for movies. No matter. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will still hand over its statuettes to hearty feel-good blather and life-affirming...

The averagies: a celebration of the pleasingly mediocre.(Man at His Best: THE CULTURE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasms. By simply parroting back whatever Larry David says (David: "We gotta get outta here!" Garlin: "Yeah, we gotta get outta here."), it makes you feel as if Jeff really is just a...

The all-adjectives review.(Man at His Best: THE CULTURE)(Beneath the Roses)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE ALL-ADJECTIVES REVIEW >> Words that describe Beneath the Roses (Abrams, $60), Gregory Crewdson's new book of photography: Cinematically lit. Dirty. Godforsaken. Unexplained. Careful. Quiet, even. Lonely. Really,...

Big important book of he month.(Books)(Lush Life)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RICHARD PRICE knows. He knows how crime sounds and smells, and he knows that it's all tied up in race class, two big subjects all too rare in American fiction. He knows that the buildup and the aftermath are much...

The 96 least nurturing words published this month.(Excerpt)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... "I cranked up the discipline that week, three sessions a day. Sammy was too gutted at night to even untie his lifting shoes, just slept propped up in the corner like a bag of shit. But it was the only way we were going to win; he'd taken after...

Your wall is moving: how to add video and software art to your home.(Art)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SAY YOU HAVE an empty wall, wide open and smack-dab in a high-traffic zone, and you've got nothing to hang there. You could pick up a nice painting, hoping you wouldn't get tired of it in six months or a year. Or you...

Four names to know: video and software artists worthy of your wall.(Man at His Best: THE CULTURE)(Bill Viola, Cory Arcangel, Lincoln Schatz, Michael Bell-Smith)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Bill Viola His art: Colorful slow motion videos, some loud and disconcerting. See billviola.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cory Arcangel His art: Film- and gaming-based software videos. See teamgallery.com. Lincoln Schatz His art:...

4 signs a webisode might not be awful.(The Internet)(Website list)
March 1, 2008... SO THE FUTURE of filmed entertainment is the original, serialized content that streams online. Great. We're bored at work sometimes. Now that the writers' strike has halted new episodes of scripted TV shows, we've sampled that future. And for...

Playing the apocalypse: Frontlines: Fuel of War picks up when the world's oil supply runs out. A review of the game-plus earnest footnotes from a strategic expert.(Gaming)(Product/service evaluation)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Frontlines: Fuel of War (THQ $49 to $69, depending on gaming console), a first-person "shooter" game, the year is 2024, and the world's almost run out of oil. (1) Over flashing pictures of a newly depressed...

Bewilderingly nonfamous band of the month.(Music)(DeVotchKa's A Mad and Faithful Telling)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TWO YEARS after a mini-breakthrough from scoring the soundtrack to Little Miss Sunshine, Denver's DeVotchKa churns out A Mad and Faithful Telling. Their fourth full-length album, it applies an untraditional...

Soundtrack to this issue: go back to the cover, begin music, start flipping. This story will cost you $6.93.(Man at His Best: THE CULTURE)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... "Idle Hands," the Gutter Twins A menacing headbanger from the self-proclaimed "Satanic Everly Brothers"-ex-Afghan Whig Greg Dulli and ex-Screaming Tree Mark Lanegan. A perfect companion to all that Zeppelin you've been dusting off and busting...

The suggestion: judicious use of the word dude.(Man at His Best: THE CULTURE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WE'RE NOT GOING to do anything extreme, like, say, call for a ban on the word dude. It is important for us all to note, however, that the word is tired. It was funny when the Coen brothers reintroduced it to the...

The rules.(Man at His Best: THE CULTURE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Rule No. 601:A man's DVD collection should be no larger than his book collection. Even if it's a comic-book collection. Rule No. 625: Husky women from former Soviet-bloc countries with a limited command of the English language make the best...

The endorsement: self-delusion.(Opinion)(Essay)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] O fall the overrated things in the world--sex on the beach, John Updike--the most overrated is the Truth. The Truth has its uses, yes, but it should be approached with extreme caution. Especially when dealing with...

People who aren't as nice as you'd think they'd be.(Man at His Best: THE CULTURE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Puppeteers, nurses, hippies, clowns, 911 operators, comediennes, civil-rights leaders, ice-cream-truck guys, God, grown men named Nicky, TV-makeover doyennes, the gays, Alex Trebek, flight attendants, portrait...

Funny * joke from a beautiful woman.(Man at His Best)(Tamara Feldman)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [As told by TAMARA FELDMAN] ONE DAY a little boy wrote to Santa Claus, "Please send me a sister." Santa Claus wrote him back, "Okay, send me your mother." ABOUT THE JOKESTER: Such tasteless candor makes 24-year-old Tamara Feldman well...

Seventy-five years of storied history--in one easy page! This month: style.(Page 75)
March 1, 2008... "Esquire aims to be, among other things, a fashion guide for men. But It never intends to become, by any possible stretch of the imagination, a primer for fops."--Founding editor Arnold Gingwich, issue one AUTUMN 1933: ESQUIRE ASSERTS ITS...

$30 hooch.(DRINKING: THE SWEET SPOT)(scotch)(Buyers guide)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After extensive polling and market research, or at least lengthy editorial discussion over drinks, we here at the Esquire Institute for I Advanced Research in Mixology have come to believe that the male brain divides...

How to buy Cowboy boots.(The ANALOG Man)(Buyers guide)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 1983, I spent a year in Austin, filming Blood Simple with the Coen brothers. For a Jewish kid from Washington Heights, New York, that was an exotic locale. From the day I arrived in Texas until the present, I...

A celebration of utter utility: the Robertson screwdriver.(Man at His Best: THE INSTRUCTIONS)(Peter L. Robertson)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CANADIANS WILL BE celebrating an important anniversary this year, and like most of our anniversaries, we'll be celebrating it largely alone. A century ago, a traveling salesman named Peter L. Robertson invented a new...

March dilemma no. 1: you've got nowhere to put your sunglasses.(Man at His Best: THE INSTRUCTIONS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Consultants: Esquire's fashion editors [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] {1} Don't rotate them upward so they're sitting on top of your head. Instead take the protective case that came with your sunglasses and make sure it's always in your...

The "anti" in antiaging.(GROOMING)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... We're not supposed to care. We're supposed to grow older, wiser, and all the more wrinkled before we expire in our sleep during some Viagran marathon. And yet. So many salves, unguents, and mystical goops promise to slow down the aging process...

Dry pits.(THE SUGGESTION)(armpits)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SWEATY ARMPITS a re what brown teeth were in the '90s, right after toothpaste makers started squeezing whitening agents into everything. They're anachronistic--a throwback to a time when you couldn't go to an online...

The rules.(Man at His Best: THE INSTRUCTIONS)
March 1, 2008... Rule No. 569: Slowly swiveling your chair 180 degrees and dramatically saying "Yeeeeees?" doesn't work in a cubicle. Rule No. 605: Butter, lightly salted.

Ask Dr. Oz: the lightning round: if you had one of the world's foremost medical professionals cornered at a party, what would you ask him?(Man at His Best: THE INSTRUCTIONS)(Mehmet Oz)
March 1, 2008... 1. What is the best multivitamin for a man under 60? One-a-Day Men's Health Formula or liquid Vemma. 2. I read that the heat from my dishwasher can cause toxins to be released from plastic things like food containers and water bottles....

Rescue remedy spray.(THE CALM MAN)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE LIQUID IN THIS VIAL, a natural calming agent invented by British doctor Edward Bach in the 1930s, is flower extracts diluted to microscopic levels in a mix of water and brandy. Homeopathic stress relief. Does it...

You've become obsessed with your NCAA bracket.(MARCH DILEMMA NO. 2)(National Collegiate Athletic Association )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Consultant: Jan Yager, time-management expert [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] {1} Admit you have a problem. Sometimes this happens because someone else points it out: "You really seem to be getting overinvolved with this whole thing." ...

Answer Fella: scary fish, phone phobia, stretch marks & sushi.(Man at His Best: THE INSTRUCTIONS)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ESQUIRE'S ANSWER FELLA believes that there are no stupid questions, just stupid people who don't ask questions, fearing they'll look stupid. So ask Answer Fella anything. If he doesn't know the answer, he'll find out...

Sex.(Man at His Best: THE INSTRUCTIONS)
March 1, 2008... I get these really nasty, headaches every time I ejaculate. It doesn't matter if I'm having sex or just masturbating. Please help me. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I can't help but recall that old joke: A guy goes to the doctor and says,...

Can't ever remember her name.(MARCH DILEMMA NO. 3)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Consultant: Stephen Jacoby, Esquire associate publisher and frequent partygoer [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] {1} Look, odds are she doesn't remember your name, either. Relax and reintroduce yourself. That immediately puts the other person at...

The new casual.(Man at His Best: STYLE)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE ENGLISH AND ITALIANS can argue alt they want over who makes better suits, but nobody does casual like Americans, Jeans, chinos, T-shirts, sneakers-the righteous stuff of weekends and vacations--were all invented...

The year in milestones: Lacoste's isn't the only notable anniversary in 2008.(Man at His Best: STYLE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Converse Turning: One hundred Founder: Marquis M. Converse Associated with: Chuck Taylors, Joey Ramone [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Calvin Klein Turning: Forty Founders: Calvin Klein and...

Three ways of the polo shirt: how to update a Brat Pack staple for 2008.(THE NEW CASUAL)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With a blazer: 1. Always tuck in your shirt collar, unless it's Halloween and you're going as Chevy Chase in Caddyshack. 2. Keep everything on the fitted side. There's nothing like a baggy polo shirt to add...

Nylon watch strap.(THE EXTRA 10%)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lose the metal or leather watchband for the summer and replace it with a nylon strap. It's sweat-resistant and machine-washable, and you can easily swap out darker options (like the famous NATO strap, bottom, a...

A few words on shorts.(THE NEW CASUAL)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Forget opening day at the ballpark or last-minute meetings with your accountant--the surest sign that spring has arrived is knee--caps. White, pasty knee--caps as far as the eye can see, with people breaking out their shorts and settling in for...

The semiotics of khaki pants: the subtle details and sure signs that set these pants apart.(THE NEW CASUAL)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... PLEATS: You know the drill: Flat fronts are considered more modern, but pleats provide room to maneuver without ripping your pants. Options go from slight folds to voluminous double pleats, and for our money, the subtler the better. CUFFS:...

The endorsement: Sperry topsiders.(THE NEW CASUAL)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Unlike just about any other leather shoe worth owning, Top-Sider boat shoes can get wet. Scratch that: They should get wet, because-the more they're drenched in seawater and left to dry away from direct heat, the...

Make your own khakis.(THE NEW CASUAL)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... > In a large bowl, stir together two parts water and two parts light-brown mud with one part curry powder and one part ground coffee. Add white pants and let soak overnight. Dry and wear responsibly,

A name to know: Bally.(THE NEW CASUAL)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Swiss shoes: The term ain't sexy. Yet over the past decade, this 157-year-old Swiss footwear company has become something of a lust object for die-hard quality hounds--and not just for its shoes. Chalk up the recent surge to Brian Atwood, the...

Classic sunglasses.(THE EXTRA 10%)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Sunglasses are not an area in life where a man should be hip or trendy or ahead of the curve, so the next time you're in the market for new shades, do yourself a favor and flip through a celebrity tabloid. Notice all the shapes, sizes, and...

The visual argument: never trust a man who won't remove his sunglasses.(THE NEW CASUAL)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kim Jong Il [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Terminator [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Augusto Pinochet [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Unabomber [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bono

McLaughlin rules: three life lessons from the only show you need to watch between now and the election.(Chuck Klosterman's AMERICA)(The McLaughlin Group)(Television program review)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The McLaughlin GROUP has been on television for twenty six years. I began watching it in 1986. I can't think of any program that has taught me more about human interaction, if not necessarily about politics or...

10 thing you don't know about women.(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. On being asked to write a piece like this, our thoughts immediately become lewd. Hence... 2. The Hitachi Magic Wand is rarely used on the shoulder muscle while gazing wistfully into the distance like the model...

The colonialists' guide to Havana: pray for Fidel's health--the unregulated women, beer, and cigars won't last.(THE Restless MAN)(Cuba, Fidel Castro)(Travel narrative)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE GUY IS PROBABLY SIXTY, his sleeves rolled up to catch the sun, but he could be forty and just have been living hard. I make him for retired military, with his short hair and missing teeth and those faded green...

A newspaper can't love you back: in case you haven't been listening ...(ESSAY)(Personal account)
March 1, 2008... TO THIS DAY, I CAN--if I suffer to think on it--stand apart from the moment, watching as I try to slip my own skin, to disappear myself. I have hair and forty less pounds. I'd pressed my pants for the first time all semester, even worn a tie,...

The (new) laws of casual style: put down the blue button-down, step away from the crocs, and open your closet. We need to talk.
March 1, 2008... 1. When in doubt: a white oxford shirt. 2. That being said, it wouldn't kill you to mix things up every once in a while. Pinstripe shirts are good. Windowpane, too. 3. Blue gingham. Trust us. 4. The closest a man should ever come...

The president of 12% of us: the only way Arnold Schwarzenegger has changed since he became governor of California is that he's gotten even bigger. As big as his huge, embattled, impossible state. Big enough to lead the nation into a new kind of politics.
March 1, 2008... IT WAS FUNNY. What Arnold said at the meeting of the advocates--it was funny. He didn't laugh; he hardly ever does when he says something funny. He only laughs when someone says something funny to him, and then he opens that big androidal...

The Esquire encyclopedia of sandwiches.(Recipe)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] All the time, people ask: What's your favorite sandwich? First of all, I'm stout. I'm fat, really, and also I'm not a fancy guy-not a "foodie" or a restaurant-goer. I go to restaurants if someone else is buying;...

Kate: the most challenging Kate Beckinsale quiz you will ever take.(A WOMAN WE LOVE)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] * You know Kate Beckinsale from films such as Van Helsing and The Aviator, and yet you don't really know her at all. Not by Hollywood's hyper-intimate, "so that's what a C-section scar looks like" standards, anyway...

Learning to smoke: its not permitted. It pisses off. It makes you puke. It confuses you, and it brings clarity. It makes you an outcast, and it helps you meet wonderful strangers. Lessons from a man who did the unthinkable.(Tom Chiarella)(Personal account)
March 1, 2008... FIVE WEEKS AGO, I was working the elliptical, my feet Throbbing out those nasty loops. The entire machine panted Its report, the morning mantra: down, down, down. Once I'd hit a certain threshold of sweat, I quit, grabbed my bag, and walked...

This is not Steve MacQueen: its just a man on a mask wearing ten classic pieces of American sportswear, each as iconic and cool this spring as in the days when McQueen wore them.(esquire style: THE NEW CASUAL)(Buyers guide)
March 1, 2008... THE HARRINGTON JACKET A lightweight alternative to heavier layers, the Harrington (or the G9, as it's known) was, the casual jacket of record for Sinatra, Presley, and, yes, McQueen. Colors range from navy blue to dark red, but the...

In the hallowed tradition of men who wear what they want, to wear and don't give a damn what anyone else thinks about it, five ordinary New Yorkers try on the season's ordinary New Yorkers world to ... Go to hell.(ESQUIRE STYLE: THE NEW CASUAL)(Buyers guide)
March 1, 2008... Break out a pair of right-blue chinos to punch up your routine. Need the rest ot your outfit muted, and let your pants do all the talking. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On Stanislas Neve de Mavergnies, thirty-three, corporate communications...

Michael DeBakey: heart surgeon, 99, Houston.(What I've Learned)(Texas)(Interview)
March 1, 2008... > One of the rarest things that we do is think. I don't know why people don't do it more often. It doesn't cost anything. Think about that. > There are questions that I'd like answered. But there aren't any answers to those questions. ...

Rebuilding: Bryan Anderson.
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ==> Two years ago, a bomb in Iraq took his legs and an arm. Now Bryan Anderson needs a hand that won't break all the time when he's skateboarding or riding a motorcycle or, someday, holding his kids. And he wants...

My masculinity, 39, dies.(Recent Obits)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... My masculinity, the gender to which I have belonged since birth, died Tuesday in my living room in New York. It was thirty-nine. The cause was the ninety-three minutes I spent wearing my wife's polka-dotted breast-feeding pillow strapped around...

Green, 36, is dead.(Deaths)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... The word green, which for decades served as a signifier of something that helped the environment or promoted sustainability, lost all meaning Monday. It was thirty-six. Green had shown surprising resilience recently, surviving a series of...

A pleasant conversation 2 minutes, dies.(Recent Obits)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... A pleasant conversation with a guy on line at the dell died Thursday. It was two minutes old. Until its demise, the conversation centered on the day's unusually moderate temperatures. "It's the kind of day that makes you want to call in sick to...

The street cred of Facebook, at 4.(In Memoriam)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... The street cred of Facebook, a popular social-networking site, died Wednesday in St. Louis. It was four years old. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2004, Facebook gained a respectable level of hipness by catering exclusively to college...

Ellen Pompeo's last remaining fat cell dies at 38.(Recent Obits)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... The final subcutaneous fat cell on the body of Ellen Pompeo--star of TV's popular Grey's Anatomy--died Sunday in Los Angeles. It was thirty-eight. The fat cell expired during a strenuous session of Bikram yoga in the Hancock Park section of...