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Steve Jobs and the Portal to the Invisible

By Tom Junod

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.

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The Five Least Straight Moments in "Bromance"

By Daniel Murphy

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 Sanford

By John H. Richardson

After 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 Learned

By Ryan D'Agostino

A 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 Learned

By Mike Sager

The composer espouses his work ethic, from the steel mill to the concert hall.

1/9/2009, 6:45 AM

 <b>We amassed</b> 2,682 cumulative years of wisdom from prominent Americans and from regular folks &#151; from the East Coast and the West, from the heartland, from the North, the South, and the Rockies, from real America and fake America, even from up there in Wasilla &#151; about war, peace, love, hate, sex, death, God, kids, the past, the future, and, of course, barbecue. A continent-wide tolling of the lessons of what we've learned.

All-American Wisdom & Advice from Headliners in All 50 States

Fifty 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
These two teams? Let's just say they're not going out for ice cream after the game.

The Bitter NFL Rivalry That No One's Talking About

By Peter Schrager

This 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 Woman

By Erik Price

The 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 Learned

By Ryan D'Agostino

The 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?

By Stephen Marche

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 Woman

By Erik Price

The new girl from Big Love dresses down a pirate joke — and herself.

1/8/2009, 7:05 AM

Harry Dean Stanton: What I've Learned

By Cal Fussman

The 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 Learned

By Ryan D'Agostino

An 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-Ed

By Mark Sanford

In 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 Review

By John H. Richardson

Adam 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 Learned

By Scott Raab

The 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 Wardrobes

By Nick Sullivan

If 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

 Chapman's mug shot from a 2003 arrest in Mexico City

Duane "Dog" Chapman: What I've Learned

By Kendall Hamilton

The 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

 South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, shown here with President Bush in 2002, made headlines by carrying two piglets to the state capital to protest pork-barrel spending. He says the bailout is "a total gut-check of where we are as a civilization."

The Anti-Bailout Republicans' Highway to Economic Hell

By John H. Richardson

Rewriting 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 Learned

By Tom Chiarella

Larry 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)

By Stacey Grenrock Woods

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