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  • Culture | News & Advice The Bluffer's Classical Music Playlist
    It's time you went from boy to man - here's the 5 classical music recordings you need to hear
    01
  • Culture | Long Read Why Daft Punk's New Album Has Changed The Game
    How Random Access Memories has pumped new life into the music industry
    02
  • Culture | News & Advice Vampire Weekend Talk Chest Hair, Rock Operas and N-Dubz
    Back for their third album, Vampire Weekend shoot the breeze with Esquire
    03
  • Culture | Long Read The David Bowie Documentary That Took 10 Years To Make
    Ahead of a new BBC documentary, the man himself tells us his life lessons
  • Culture | News & Advice The National Pick Their Favourite Anthems
    The Brooklyn band offer up their favourite tracks from the albums that inspired them
  • Culture | News & Advice Music | John Grant
    He can barely handle brushing his teeth, but John Grant is bloody good at making music
  • Culture | News & Advice The Q&A | The Vaccines
    London four-piece The Vaccines are the breakout British indie band of the…
  • Culture | News & Advice Music | Tom Odell
    The young British musician, all of 22, already has awards, acclaim and a…
  • Culture | News & Advice The Esquire Playlist | Hervé ft. Katie Stelmanis
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  • Culture | Round Ups Esquire's 2013 Music Picks
    We look at the five artists worth listening to in 2013
  • Culture | News & Advice The Esquire Playlist | Earl Sweatshirt - Chum
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Roundups

  1. 01/05
    Five Great Wines From Unusual Places
    Esquire's pick of the best wine from places you really wouldn't expect (like West Sussex)
  2. 02/05
    The Best Traditional Chippies in Britain
    We've scoured the land to find 8 of the best classic British fish and chip shops
  3. 03/05
    Get Grilling – Our Pick of the Coolest BBQs Around
    It's summer (kind of), it's the weekend, it's time to grill meat at ferocious temperatures
  4. 04/05
    5 of the Best Wayfarers
    JFK had it right you can't go wrong with a classic pair of Wayfarers (although he also wore a similar pair by American Optical)
  5. 05/05
    Five Of The Best Spring Jackets
    Our pick of the best lightweight jacket options to take you into summer

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  • James Salter - The Greatest Writer You've Never Read

    James Salter - The Greatest Writer You've Never Read

    "The world's only 87-year-old sex symbol," is how a guest described the writer James Salter to me last night. She wasn't joking. There he was, in the middle of the room, straight backed, elegant in blazer and tie, a glass of red wine in his hand, surrounded by adoring men and women, smiling graciously, signing books, gently playing everything down.

    The party, thrown by Picador, the publishing house, in a swan…

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  • The David Bowie Documentary That Took 10 Years To Make

    The David Bowie Documentary That Took 10 Years To Make

    Set your Sky+, or whatever it is you use, for 9.20pm this Saturday because BBC2 is screening new David Bowie documentary 'Five Years', which features unseen footage and performances, plus interviews with all his key collaborators, as it takes a close look at five key years in Bowie's life - 1971, 1975, 1977, 1980, and 1983. Directed by Francis Whateley, it took 10 years to put together so is well wo…

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  • Why Daft Punk's New Album Has Changed The Game

    Why Daft Punk's New Album Has Changed The Game

    Dance music pioneers Daft Punk’s explosive — and expensive — new album could have blown up in their faces. Instead, it’s pumped new life into the music industry.

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  • Why Is Belgium The Hottest Country In Football?

    Why Is Belgium The Hottest Country In Football?

    Belgian footballers have been the stars of this Premier League season. So how did a tiny nation manage to produce the most vibrant young players in the world?

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  • Chris Pine's Moment Is Right Now

    Chris Pine's Moment Is Right Now

    Esquire spends a day in LA with Chris Pine - Captain Kirk, CIA hotshot Jack Ryan and Hollywood's new breed of leading man.

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  • How To Make Money Out Of Music

    How To Make Money Out Of Music

    News just in: the music business is in trouble. But wait. All is not lost. Today, savvy musicians are working out that there are still ways to make serious money in pop.

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  • Giles Coren Gives Up Booze

    Giles Coren Gives Up Booze

    Esquire's Editor-At-Large Giles Coren explains why he decided to give up the drink (and how he's never felt better). Plus his 12 rules of boozelessness.

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  • Afghanistan: The Soldiers' Story

    Afghanistan: The Soldiers' Story

    War reporter Ben Anderson talks to British and US serviceman in Afghanistan on the real story the politicians don't want you to hear.

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  • The Tour De France's African Cycling Revolution

    The Tour De France's African Cycling Revolution

    As the dust from the Lance Armstrong case settles, Tim Lewis goes to Rwanda to investigate how the future of pro cycling lies in sub-saharan Africa.

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  • Will Self on LSD

    Will Self on LSD

    On the 70th Anniversary of LSD, Will Self recreates the legendary Basel bike ride of LSD pioneer Albert Hofman - only this time he's clean.

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James Salter - The Greatest Writer You've Never Read

"The world's only 87-year-old sex symbol," is how a guest described the writer James Salter to me last night. She wasn't joking. There he was, in the middle of the room, straight backed, elegant in blazer and tie, a glass of red wine in his hand, surrounded by adoring men and women, smiling graciously, signing books, gently playing everything down.
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