...he cardinals in august with a career batting average of .253 with 44 home runs and 320 rbi. this completes the list of great major leaguers from alaska and arizona. john photos reprinted from httpwww.esquire.comcmesquireimagescurtschilling102607lg.jpg httphomerderby.comwpcontentuploads200711bravesbobhorner.jpg......
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esquire magazine has a great little interview with takashi murakami. often referred to as the andy warhol of our time murakami quips about maximalism which is thoroughly evident in his work. check out some of his work after the jump including a very artistic soccer ball. more......
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dakis jaonnous yacht guilty designed by jeff koons more on greek billionaire dakis joannous jeff koonsdesigned yacht gq interview with takashi murakami maximalist esquire more on sarah thorntons seven days in the art world portfolio a telling selection of 30 years of quotes from tracey emin guardianuk portrait auctioned for 21850 in 1998 by christies is now attributed by some to leonardo da vinci ...
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1.a general james jonesa former supreme allied commander europe.a earlier this year there was breathless speculation about the possibility of jones appearing on an obama ticket.a the justification for this trial balloon was as near as i can tell jones criticism of the troop levels in afghanistan.aahe wanted more.a so did obama.a mccains position was somewhat unclear at the time.a now its considera...
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world hum contributors share a favorite travelrelated experience from the past seven days. michael yessis the beach. i took a few days off this week back home in california which coincided with beautiful conditions clear blue skies divebombing pelicans water an inviting 73 degrees. i walked along the strand bodysurfed stretched out on the sand. this afternoon well close out the trip by taking o...
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the a.v. club interviews woody allen. the new orleans timespicayune profiles author bill loehfelm who won the first amazon breakthrough novel award. prefix calls vampire weekend the most punk band of 2008. the waterloo record experiences a trip to the seinfeld bus. how did it come to this how did the most successful sitcom of the past two decades a show so groundbreaking it changed the ...
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things i have not done on esquires list of 75 things every man should do fly a cessna. make a list of seventyfive things you want to do before you die. drive by yourself from coast to coast. leave yourself a letter in a library book. look for it twenty years later. drink mescal in mexico. learn three to four chords on the guitar until you can play one song. carry a totem in your pocket. choose a ...
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...ias convention coverage. thinkprogress.org exxonmobil is sponsoring cnns coverage of both the democratic and republican national conventions. history of mens style from the 1930s to 2008 slideshow esquire.com an illustrated history of the last 75 years of mens fashion from doublebreasted suits to modern formal wear. with some unfortunately large shoulder pads in between.more arts culture the was...
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an email from susan malus of brooklyn new york. dear mr. friend i just stumbled onto your story about a ms. lucas contacting you described in a november 15 2006 blog post on this website searching for a photograph in the new york times of a man falling from one of the wtc towers. i too have been searching for that photograph. i recall the shock and controversy about the times decision to use...
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esquires 75 things every man should do heres my favorites from the list make a list of seventyfive things you to do before you die. drive the great ocean road in australia. or the pacific coast highway. make a perfect omelet. recognize the accomplishments of others. cultivate a reputation. carry a totem in your pocket. a watch a badge a medal a poker chip a silver certificate for one year. then...
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esquire.com an illustrated history of the last 75 years of mens fashion from doublebreasted suits to modern formal wear. with some unfortunately large shoulder pads in between. behold a compendium of self defense techniques for dorks including the always unexpected spectacle toss to the face and classic moves like the spit take. once you master the devastating ankle kick youll never have to worry ...
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august 8 reference here to selfdefense video and bas rutten. august 15 reference at esquire blog to selfdefense video and bas rutten along with august 10th bas rutten mention. cant these hacks come up with any original material these days......
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best clothing bargains for men the esquire style awards esquire......
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deadline hollywoods nikki finke is reporting that nbc entertainment cochairman ben silverman will be appearing this season on hbos glitzy hollywood fantasia entourage. as ms. finke writes fox mogul tom rothman and nbc mogul about to gogo ben silverman will appear in cameos this fall as well as abcs the view and film critics richard roeper and michael phillips. now exactly whose idea is that edgy v...
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history of mens fashion mens style from the 1930s to 2008 esquire......
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i meant to blog this months ago but last may esquire interviewed torture memo author john testicle crusher yoo and in the introduction noted that yoo haswait for ita libertarian temperament. are we bad at explaining what this whole liberty thing is all about uk cops break into the wrong home leave message for owner with refrigerator magnets. coming to san francisco the composting police get y...
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why robert downey jr. can get away with blackface......
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the five most chillinducing olympic moments see previous tim......
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when ideas are few and far between for posts all it takes usually is flipping around some of your favorite sites and something will click in. the other day the interns were given the task of coming up with something for the week and while skimming si.coms photos of the week they found this cover shot for the september issue of esquire magazine. of course from this the interns decided to dust off ...
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written by daniel murphy there are many reasons to watch the olympics. maybe youre all caught up on mad men and need something to watch with dinner. maybe you attend lots of fancy cocktail parties where stories of international heroics go over real well. heck maybe you just need an in with the new australian office assistant and working in breaststroke is just the ticket. but the real reason is th...
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if youre like us and cant get enough of male models gazing pensively into the middle distance fatigued by thoughts of oaky casks objectivism and pipe tobacco youll want to head over to esquires fashion layout featuring a smattering of dude risd graduates each having shrugged off their black turtlenecks and rimless specs for the notlikelyintheirexpectedpaygrade duds by vuitton prada armani et. al.....
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priceless photo three out of four white supremacists prefer obama while mccain is the clear favorite among black nationalists sounds like a tooth paste commercialdoesnt it i think the kkk is a loopy bunch but thought their promotion of obama was funny. of course their reasoning is hoping for a whiteup rising. the thing is i really dont think most of white america cares if he is black or whit...
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trade for brett favre that is. this was a nobrainer for the jets. they clearly werent going anywhere with pennington and his soft arm under center and who knows what kellen clemens brings to the table we didnt see it last year. 75 of brett favre if hes in the mindset is a major upgrade. you dont spend 140 million on free agents and leave a black hole at quarterback. the coverage of this has be...
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