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Alex Honnold – How We Dad Now

Dads have made damn good progress. We're more involved than ever; we understand the assignment. But let's not pat ourselves on the back. Certainly not as we claw our way out of a pandemic that's altered everything about the way we live our lives. It's high time to ask the knotty questions about raising kids, the ones you've only dared to ponder with your partner or your closest friends, or even just yourself. Because let's be honest, parenting is as terrifying as it is joyful, and sometimes you worry so much that you might just pee your pants. So we did just that. (Posed the questions, not peed ourselves-yet.) The answers we received, on the pages that follow, will teach you a thing or two-the good, the bad, the meconium-tinged ugly-about what it means to be a caring, supportive, badass dad today.

What Men Can Expect in a Post-Roe World

All Americans should know how to get abortion pills

100 Years of Attitude

Loll Designs' Adirondack chair perfects a piece of furniture that's been almost perfect for more than a century

Confessions of a Not-bad Dad

One kid was manageable. But when the second arrived, he changed everything I thought I knew about my career, my worldview, and myself.

Being Elliot Page

In December 2020, after disclosing that he is transgender, the Oscar-nominated actor and star of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy (season 3 out June 22) became the most famous trans man on the planet. That's made him the target of indescribable hate but has also brought him unimaginable joy. Here, in his own words, he talks about his childhood, his career, his transition, and his life, though not necessarily in that order.

The OG Calculator Watch

Breitling's Navitimer was a hit with pilots thanks to a built-in slide rule. A new 70th-anniversary edition pays homage to those early days and introduces a few modern refinements.

For Whom Does the American Flag Fly?

I'm in no hurry to wave it, but don't tell me I don't love my country

The Dream Of Oscar Isaac

In which the star of Moon Knight survives a hurricane, floats in a warm ocean, lives in a model home, makes movies, wanders around his apartment, wears tie-dye, trips on mushrooms, hosts SNL, stars in Star Wars, and creates art necessarily in that order.

Cold War Kids

For two weeks in 1962, at recess, we would all look up at the sky. We're looking at the sky again.

Sex, Love, and Art in the Suburbs

What happens when life doesn't go as planned? Now in his 40s, a former bohemian comes to terms with a kind of life and love very different from what he'd expected.

What I've learned - Liam Gallagher

Rock Star, 49, London

A Smartwatch for Watch Nerds

Still not convinced you can—or should—wear a connected watch? Consider TAG Heuer's Calibre E4, which brings legendary Swiss craftsmanship and ingenuity to wearable tech.

When I Did Time, I Was Legally, Officially-Enslaved

Oregon and 19 other states still use language from the 13th Amendment to govern working conditions for inmates some of whom still pick actual cotton. The rules are changing, but not without resistance.

Young Punks

Forty-four years after their implosion, The Sex Pistols their music, fashion, and attitude still matter. This May, a new limited series brings the band's incredible story to life. Here, the cast of the show wears summer's new crop of sharp suits, proving there's nothing more punk, right now, than dressing up.

The Thirteenth Day

It's March 2020, and the Beryl Empress is setting sail from a harbor in Japan, carrying hundreds of passengers on a luxury cruise including a man from Wuhan. What follows is a vacation none of them will soon forget. A new Short Story for our times from an American Master.

On the move

A generation or so ago, ACTORS AND ROCK STARS knew how to dress when they got out of town. Looking around, we see it's a lost art. Here, BENJAMIN BRATT, star of HBO Max's new limited series DMZ, revives that spirit and shows how to look sharp for a quick getaway. And he talks to ESQUIRE about work, family, and Roberta Flack.

Finally, well done

The medium-rare New York strip. The ice-cold martini. The tableside Caesar. For ages, THE STEAKHOUSE and its trappings signified success and a damn good time... even if the food and service could be hit-or-miss. But now, thanks to a handful of splashy, CHEF-DRIVEN RESTAURANTS from New York to Chicago to San Francisco, the party has reached a new golden age. Here are the fresh temples of beef worth traveling for.