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25 Things We Have Learned So Far in the 21st Century • At the quarter mark, it’s time for an appraisal By Dave Holmes

IMPERIAL PHASE • Acclaimed writer and poet Ocean Vuong returns with a sweeping novel about life in small-town America _

The Book Lover’s List • For this year’s big Esquire Summer Reading List, we asked some of America’s best independent bookstores to suggest new releases you actually might want to read—and threw in a few of our own

SNAP! LEICA HITS 100 • The camera that revolutionized photography celebrates a milestone anniversary—and remains as essential as ever

SHADES OF MEANING

A JACKET FOR GENERATIONS • DJ, producer, and photographer Rich Fazo explains why he plans to pass this piece of outerwear on to his kids one day

A New Spin on Telling Time • Louis Vuitton’s revolutionary watch design feels like it’s floating in air

Just for Kicks • The humble canvas sneaker is as easygoing as it is essential

HEY, GOT A PEN? • In praise of the lost art of writing to people—by hand

FLOWER POWER • Get to know the summer version of work wear: gardening style

A DIVORCE IN THREE ACTS • The end of my marriage unfolded in stages. The pain and uncertainty of the first two didn’t prepare me for the revelation of the last.

THE SINS OF THE FATHER • Why did the NFL humiliate Shedeur Sanders? The seeds of the answer lay in draft day 1989.

YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE HAS A TARGET ON ITS BACK • As we reach the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the same forces that made it necessary in the first place are tearing it down. Next, they’re coming for all of us.

BONO WANTS MORE • THE U2 FRONTMAN SPENT THE PAST FEW YEARS REEXAMINING HIS LIFE AND CAREER. NOW HE’S BACK WITH NEW PROJECTS, NEW MUSIC—AND A FRESH SENSE OF URGENCY TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

A CRUSHING WAVE OF SNOW • Thirty-five years ago this July, an avalanche killed forty-three climbers on a mountain called Lenin Peak. I witnessed the disaster and have lived with the memories ever since. Here’s the untold story of mountaineering’s deadliest day.

Bob Odenkirk • Actor, comedian, director, writer; 62; Los Angeles

THE BEST SUMMER SUITS • FOR WORK, WEDDINGS, PARTIES, AND WHEREVER THE HELL ELSE YOU WANT TO LOOK GOOD

NATE BARGATZE GETS THE LAST LAUGH • FOR YEARS, THE HOLLYWOOD ESTABLISHMENT REJECTED HIM. NOW HE’S AMERICA’S MOST SUCCESSFUL COMEDIAN, WITH AUDACIOUS PLANS FOR HIS LIFE AFTER STAND-UP—WHICH IS COMING SOONER THAN YOU THINK.

THE BEST BARS IN AMERICA 2025

CREDITS • STORE INFORMATION

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