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 [Larger view] | Esquire
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 Classy yet spicy | |
| This is the ideal men's magazine for women, but as I am male, I shall address only this half of the population: Esquire flourishes with a perfect balance of worldly wisdom and professional taste. The reader, for a few delectable moments, is a cosmopolitan elite. Esquire respects its readership, talks as from one expert to another, because it simply does not pay to insult intelligence. If you think Wired gets a bit too excited, if the New Yorker spends equal time in your hands and on the coffee table, if Maxim seems tawdry though witty, buy (do not borrow, as you will inevitably cut out a column on ties) a copy of Esquire, try it out, see if the woman in your life likes it (she will, and she will likely buy you a subscription). Note that alcohol and tobacco claim a bit more space than some of us (er, I) may care for. | |
| Solid Writing and Well Worth the Subscription | |
| Esquire is the first Gentleman's magazine that I've subscribed to. I've read various issues of most of the others, but I wanted something that I wouldn't be embarassed to carry around with me. So far, I've been very happy with the content of Esquire. There's a little bit of the girly pics, but it's not overwhelming. Their customer service has been great. | |
| the classic for the modern young man | |
| esquire has this great niche: information for young men with a kick. nothing like playboy's kick, but it tends to share some of the same great things with the playboy of old, including high end objects and gadgets like stereos and cars, fashion, health and relationship information, and fiction. combine this with journalism and you've got a pretty good magazine. and it's reasonably tame enough you can share it with your girlfriend or wife without getting her upset. sometimes i prefer it when esquire has more journalism or fiction and fewer 2 page fluff pieces, but it's still better than most of the alternatives. |
