Officially, My Favorite Running Shoe

I'm one of those sad people that The New York Times keeps writing about—someone who took to distance running during a quarter-ish life crisis, in search of a vague sense of fulfillment and a dramatic anxiety solution. I've completed a couple marathons and half marathons in the past two years, but I also sprained my ankle and skinned my kneecap on Christmas Day because I was jogging while watching football on my phone. Why is this important? I've logged enough miles to give advice to, you know, someone who just wants to run without breaking, straining, or busting something. Stick around and let me tell you why I've never loved a running shoe more than the Hoka Clifton 9. [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [I've Never Loved a Running Shoe More Than These]( [I've Never Loved a Running Shoe More Than These]( I'm one of those sad people that The New York Times keeps writing about—someone who took to distance running during a quarter-ish life crisis, in search of a vague sense of fulfillment and a dramatic anxiety solution. I've completed a couple marathons and half marathons in the past two years, but I also sprained my ankle and skinned my kneecap on Christmas Day because I was jogging while watching football on my phone. Why is this important? I've logged enough miles to give advice to, you know, someone who just wants to run without breaking, straining, or busting something. Stick around and let me tell you why I've never loved a running shoe more than the Hoka Clifton 9. [Read More](     [The Slow Death of the Starting Pitcher]( [The Slow Death of the Starting Pitcher]( Major league starters almost never make it to the seventh inning anymore, and the game has lost much of its excitement as a result. How can we bring the thrills back? [Read More]( [4 Best Small TVs of 2024, Tested and Reviewed]( [4 Best Small TVs of 2024, Tested and Reviewed]( Bigger doesn't always mean better. [Read More]( [DNC Day 1: You Must Check Out The UAW President's T-Shirt]( [DNC Day 1: You Must Check Out The UAW President's T-Shirt]( On Monday afternoon, I dropped by a lunch reception for the Service Employees International Union. The star speaker was Julie Su, who is the Secretary of Labor, but not like a lot of people who have been Secretary of Labor. It's not that she's unqualified; she's overqualified, truth be told. But she is, at the moment, an Acting Secretary of Labor. When Marty Walsh left the department in March of 2023, and the President nominated Su, who was Walsh's deputy, to be his successor, that nomination stalled in the Senate—because of Republican intransigence surely, but also because the inexcusable Joe Manchin joined in from his side of the aisle. Consequently, Julie Su has been the Acting Secretary of Labor for over a year now. This was the kickoff to a transformational day for the Democratic Party. [Read More](   [Inside Zoë Kravitz's (Shocking! Twisted! Brilliant!) Mind]( [Inside Zoë Kravitz's (Shocking! Twisted! Brilliant!) Mind]( Kubrick. Tarantino. Peele . . . Kravitz? With the thirty-five-year-old’s directorial debut—the deeply unsettling psychological thriller Blink Twice—she is redefining herself as a creative force. Over two days in New York, she lets us into her world. [Read More]( [An Exclusive Look at Uniqlo’s Coolest New Menswear Collection]( [An Exclusive Look at Uniqlo’s Coolest New Menswear Collection]( Designer Clare Waight Keller fills us in on the next evolution of her collaborative line, Uniqlo : C. [Read More](     [The Best Horror Books of 2024 (So Far)]( [The Best Horror Books of 2024 (So Far)]( So far, 2024 has been brimming with fantastic horror stories. I’ve done my absolute best to curate a list of the must-read titles released up to this point. The most promising element of the list below is in the breadth, depth, and variety of the darkness at play. Unlike previous “golden” eras of horror, there is no dominant trend. Rather, horror writers are digging their own grim tunnels into territory old and new. Retro haunted-house stories sit alongside extreme body horror. Whimsical horror comedies work in tandem with serious political subcurrents. Horror is not just responding to the perma-crisis we’re all living through; it’s providing respite and escape from it. Horror teaches as much as it terrifies. It heals as much as it hurts. This list contains titles from the whole spectrum of the genre. [Read More](   [ESQ 1933 Jewelry]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( 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