Shoes,Style

Crocodile shoes

Crocodile shoes

 

Where would Lacoste be without the crocodile? One of the greatest logos in fashion was inspired by a 1925 Davis Cup match the result of which had a crocodile skin suitcase riding on it. [Read more...]

Sport,Video clips

The icemen cometh

The icemen cometh

The 73rd Ice Hockey World Championships begin in Switzerland today. Here Esquire’s sports columnist, Bill Borrows, explains why it’s the only American sport he has any time for. [Read more...]

Culture,Video clips

The return of the comedy vocoder

Click to playThe return of the comedy vocoder

We thought the comic potential of those electronic voice distorters that Cher brought to the masses in “Believe” had passed. We were wrong.

Style,T-shirts,Top Fives

Top five stripey t-shirts

Top five stripey t-shirts

We’ve seen the future – and it’s horizontal. Here are five summer T-shirts that all offer a slightly different take on how to do stripes: [Read more...]

Design & Technology

Three new phones we like the look of

Three new phones we like the look of

If, for argument’s sake, we had a regular slot called ‘technology porn’, this would be our first entry. Here are three new handsets you’ll soon be able to get your hands on. Insert joke about phone sex or something similar here. [Read more...]

Music,What we're listening to

A nostalgia trip with Black Lips

Click to playA nostalgia trip with Black Lips

We like this upcoming single from Atlanta garage-rock band Black Lips – “I’ll be with you”, out May 18. The Super 8 video was the brainchild of band member Jared Swilley: “It’s a pretty sappy, but heartfelt song about a dear friend,” he says. [Read more...]

Food & Drink

A St George’s Day alternative to a pint of real ale

A St George’s Day alternative to a pint of real ale

 

 

If you don’t fancy a pint of warm bitter in honour of St George, raise a cocktail-filled glass instead by mixing this distinctly English offering from Bulldog Gin: [Read more...]

Sport

In conversation with three British Lions

In conversation with three British Lions

The British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa promises to be one of the highlights of the upcoming summer of sport. With the squad announced yesterday, we talked to Alun Wyn Jones, Mike Phillips and Andrew Sheridan.

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