I'm watching a show about the 80th anniversary of
Esquire. The show is on the new Esquire television network and so it is largely celebratory about the magazine that prides itself on taking a skewed look at our culture. However, I've learned a lot from the show, particularly about Esquire's history of great storytelling and its provocative, often controversial, covers.
I read Esquire in my younger years, but I've only picked it up occasionally the last couple of decades. I can't say the show makes we want to start reading Esquire again regularly, but I certainly appreciate its history even more. I also have to give a nod to any magazine that can find a way to publish successfully for so long.
