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The Thick of Life

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Game Time for Grown-ups • My most meaningful form of self-help right now involves an afternoon of Skee-Ball, Super Shot, Pac-Man, and a double-pepperoni flatbread from the Shareables menu—all punched into my Dave & Buster’s Power Card

The Magical One-Ingredient Cocktail • Once you discover the sublime simplicity of the shakerato, you’ll have a new go-to nightcap.

THE SHAKERATO SHELF • Three amaros worth shaking up

Shawn Fain Is Done Making Nice • The combative new president of the United Auto Workers has emerged as the strongest voice in a resurgent labor movement in America

Reorganized Labor • Other key figures from the new wave of American union leadership

TRAVEL GETS LIT • Book butlers! Curated libraries! Custom cruises! Literary-themed vacations are the hot new trend in tourism.

HOW TO PLAN YOUR OWN LITERARY VACATION • Ready to take off on a bookish getaway? Literary travel isn’t “one size fits all,” so whatever type of reader you are, we’ve got a prescription for it. Choose your own adventure below.

UNNECESSARY LUXENESS • A fountain pen isn’t an essential. Which is exactly what makes Montblanc’s Meisterstück so enjoyable.

MAC DADDY • You need the simple, streamlined mackintosh coat in your spring rotation

STYLE COUNSEL

RED ALERT • Dior’s asymmetrical, angular Chiffre Rouge watch is back and as bold as ever

the refresh smell great everywhere • BO isn’t limited to your armpits. Whole-body deodorant is here to help with that.

SHOES FOR GETTING WEIRD • The Rick Owens sneakers that remind Christopher Fenimore, the photographer behind the popular Five Fits series on Esquire.com, of a stranger time in his life

MY THERAPIST DIED • He knew more about me than anyone in the world. Now what?

IN JUDGMENT OF DONALD TRUMP • He may never face justice for his most serious offenses. But the everyday prosecutors who’ve won clear verdicts against him have exposed Trump as the unfit citizen he truly is.

HOW A BLACK MAN GRIEVES • I was taught not to cry at death. And it fucked me up.

EVERY THING MEANS SOME THING • WHAT IT’S LIKE BEING ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

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Angling for the Big Fish That Breaks Hearts • People fall in love with Patagonia for many reasons. The breathtaking landscape. The gauchos. The Malbec. For me it was the thrill of fly-fishing in a mountain stream near the bottom of the world. On my latest trip, would I finally hook that elusive trout worthy of my majestic surroundings?

what i’ve learned Sheryl Crow • MUSICIAN, SINGER-SONGWRITER; 62; NASHVILLE

The Undeniable Joel Kim Booster • The actor, comedian, and writer has hit his career sweet spot: not “widely reviled on the Internet yet” but high on the authentic power of making people laugh.

A DEATH in ALABAMA • Bubba Copeland was the heart and soul of his Alabama community—pastor, mayor, businessman. When a website exposed his deepest secrets, his life wasn’t the only thing that was destroyed. An American story.

CREDITS

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