Esquire is the kind of magazine that makes AG violent. Since Granger took over in 1997, the "magazine" has become nothing more than an ongoing pile of sheep dung in my opnion. I guess it is largely because it fails to meet satire, it is generally wrong about most things not to mention the blatant misogyny, it is pedestrian, and lacks quality writing within the pages. It makes me think of Buffalo, New York --- a place where C students rise to the top.
Examples:
The bars in PA, DE, CT, NJ, and MA are not correct. Sorry!
Best breakfast. Also denied. They start pitching for Waffle House during the middle of the article. This suggests to me the kind of red neck University of South Clueless kind of journalism that is going down here. I will concede that they might be right on a few like Manny's in Chicago. Could we get some confirmation of places named near to you, so AG can visit the worthwhile places?
Abort!
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Speaking as a longtime subscriber, I still like the mag (and it's a cheap subscription). It's Sex in the City for men, and I still think they publish very good writing. It's not The New Yorker, sure, but The New Yorker never turned me on to the best hair product I have ever used.
ReplyDeleteThey mentioned two of my favorite places in the breakfast column:
-- the Hamburg Inn in Iowa City. Home of the pie shake and one of the classic old diners. Cool enough for a Bill Clinton campaign stop, and they make very good omelets.
-- Walker Brothers Pancake Houses. Best fucking pancakes in the universe. I will strip to the waist and enter Thunderdome to fight with anyone who disagrees.
I hope Jennifer comes over here and challenges that Brando. If she brings Pinko, you can just forget it!
ReplyDeleteI got Tuscaloosa covered. 411 soon...
Wait a sec, why don't you edit a magazine, AG? You could totally do that.
ReplyDeleteThe Runcible Spoon brings back many fond memories and is an awesome place.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Brando on the Hamburg Inn. I also have fond memories of Ann Sathers, but waaaay back when, when everyone wasn't too hip for the room. I have only been to Manny's once and that was long ago.
Who the fuck eats breakfast?
ReplyDeleteNotwithstanding, Hell's Kitchen is owned by friends of a friend and it's great, once I've been up for a few hours. Drink your breakfast and then settle the stomach with some meat products.
Breakfast is the after bar meal at 2 in the morning.
ReplyDeleteBaltimore bars was a total miss. Any list that doesn't have at least 5 Fell's Point Bars is total FAIL.
ReplyDeleteCat's Eye Pub
Duda's Tavern
John Steven's Pub
i've also been a longtime subscriber. it is totally the sex and the city for men. Check out the books by A.J. Jacobs if you want decent writing by their writers.
ReplyDeletewhen my great grandmother passed away in 1994 and we had to clean out her house, we found an esquire from 1941 still hidden under some sheets in a drawer. Apparently, my great-grandfather liked the pinups. today's esquire does not have the same standards as the magazine did back then. I saved that issue we found; it's now in a box somewhere as a family keepsake.
Wait a sec, I made a comment here, where'd it go?
ReplyDeleteI've been banned, haven't I?
Snag? Where's the place that has the meat raffle?
ReplyDeletePork Waffle?
ReplyDeletePork Waffle! LOL! No, I want to say it was a tavern, but they had weekly meat raffles!
ReplyDeleteverification word? dementio... indeed.
Hey, what's with the Buffalo-bashing?
ReplyDeleteJennifer, MDH has a meat raffle place in MA.
ReplyDeleteWhere is Kunit? She should know the bay area places.
Madame, you are kidding right?
Pretty much everywhere I've been the last 10 days has a meat raffle. Narrow it down.
ReplyDeleteSnag, I <3 you!
ReplyDeleteBring AG back some moonshine, please.
I am not sure what you are talking about ZRM, but thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have lots of good things going on right now, so it could be any of them.