Hoka vs. Brooks: Which Is Better?

I’ll admit that one of the reasons that I got into running was for fashion. I dug the shoes. I appreciate Brooks and Hoka because both are so squarely focused on running, as opposed to Nike or Adidas, and both have loyal followings. There’s a reason practically every running store carries Hoka and Brooks. If you want to go full fam on a brand, though, Hoka makes shoes in kids sizes. It makes recovery slides. Heck, it even makes hiking sandals for those days you just want to walk in the woods. Brooks does not. The brands themselves are extremely different, though. [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [Hoka vs. Brooks: Which Is Better?]( [Hoka vs. Brooks: Which Is Better?]( I’ll admit that one of the reasons that I got into running was for fashion. I dug the shoes. I appreciate Brooks and Hoka because both are so squarely focused on running, as opposed to Nike or Adidas, and both have loyal followings. There’s a reason practically every running store carries Hoka and Brooks. If you want to go full fam on a brand, though, Hoka makes shoes in kids sizes. It makes recovery slides. Heck, it even makes hiking sandals for those days you just want to walk in the woods. Brooks does not. The brands themselves are extremely different, though. [Read More](   [One of America’s Most Successful Restaurateurs on What Drives Him]( [One of America’s Most Successful Restaurateurs on What Drives Him]( Twenty-one years after starting Boka Restaurant Group with his partner, Rob Katz, Kevin Boehm reflects on what hospitality really means. [Read More]( [Is Summer Game Fest the Best Thing to Happen to Gaming—or the Worst?]( [Is Summer Game Fest the Best Thing to Happen to Gaming—or the Worst?]( Suddenly, Geoff Keighley's June showcase is one of the industry's most important events. Whether or not it's a positive force in gaming depends on who you ask—and how much money they have. [Read More](     [Here’s a Totally Sane Republican Argument: Offering Free Tampons to Students May Lead to Communism]( [Here’s a Totally Sane Republican Argument: Offering Free Tampons to Students May Lead to Communism]( I think we need to have a day in which we all ask forgiveness for electing theocratic buffoons to high office, but I’ve always been an apostate that way. Mother Sister Borowicz has made quite a mark on the Pennsylvania legislature in the five years since she first got elected. On the day Pennsylvania swore in its first female Muslim legislator, she delivered an invocation that declared that “at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bend.” During the pandemic, she proposed a bill that called for a statewide day of atonement, because “it is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow; and with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to recognize the sublime truth.” [Read More](   [8 Best 4K TVs You Can Buy in 2024]( [8 Best 4K TVs You Can Buy in 2024]( TVs have come a long way in the past few years. [Read More]( [The 23 Essential T-Shirt Brands Every Man Should Know]( [The 23 Essential T-Shirt Brands Every Man Should Know]( From the maker of your favorite undershirt to those you can rock with a suit. [Read More](     [The Last Gay Erotica Store]( [The Last Gay Erotica Store]( San Francisco's AutoErotica is the last bookstore of its kind. For owner Patrick Batt and his customers, it's an important bastion of forgotten histories. Owner Patrick Batt opened this store in 1996, long before the Starbucks and the SoulCycle moved into the neighborhood. Before the current renewed interest in gay historic material (though for some, that spark never died) saw vintage magazines sell for upwards of $100 a pop on eBay. Before the guys wearing ’80s-inspired short shorts and Chuck Taylors on Fire Island were out of diapers, and before popular Instagram accounts began posting old magazine spreads, with photographers sharing their new pastiche pictorials. Blame the Internet for the death of retail stores, but it’s what saved AutoErotica, thanks to the Hail Mary of a GoFundMe drive started by Batt’s friend, photographer Bradley Roberge, during the pandemic. The store is also sustained by its popular Instagram (curated by Roberge), which lures folks in from near and far. New York City. England. As far off as Malaysia, which blew Batt’s mind. [Read More](   [From the editors of Esquire: In an exclusive piece of fiction from Stephen King, a family takes a scenic route–and everything goes terribly wrong. Learn More!]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( [How satisfied are you with the content of this newsletter?]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779