The Hands-Down Best Sneakers of 2021

Hope springs eternal, even for a sneakerhead. [View in Browser]( [Alternate text] SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE [The Best Sneakers of 2021 (So Far)]( [The Best Sneakers of 2021 (So Far)]( Hoooooo boy. You're here looking for the best sneakers of the year. And we're here looking for the best sneakers of the year. So, who knows which sneakers are the best sneakers of the year? The coolest sneakers of the year? The most I-simply-cannot-ignore-these sneakers of the year? Well, all of us. When you get right down to it, trying to parse the coolest sneakers of the year comes down to a lot of subjectivity mixed with a soupçon of objectivity. And yet, here we are, trying to find the best, coolest sneakers of the year. And the year ain't even over! So before we delve all the way into this particularly fraught enterprise, let's simply list the greatest hits of the last six months. What will the next six months bring? Great question. But until then, here's where we're at. [Read More]( [The Easiest Shirt to Wear All Summer Is a Steal Right Now]( [The Easiest Shirt to Wear All Summer Is a Steal Right Now]( Madewell's camp shirt is one of Esquire readers' most popular picks from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. [Read More]( [These Coffee Table Books Will Make Your Living Room as Cool and Stylish as You Are]( [These Coffee Table Books Will Make Your Living Room as Cool and Stylish as You Are]( Add a touch of sophistication to the living room with a beautiful book. [Read More](    [My Man, You Need Nécessaire Body Wash]( [My Man, You Need Nécessaire Body Wash]( It costs a bit more than your drugstore mainstays, but it's more than worth it. [Read More]( [Everything We Know About Amazon's New 'Lord of the Rings' Series]( [Everything We Know About Amazon's New 'Lord of the Rings' Series]( The streaming service has shared major details about its highly anticipated new series. [Read More](    [Common Sense Has Left the Building]( [Common Sense Has Left the Building]( On the electric Twitter machine, the kidz have this “Shot…Chaser” meme thing that seems to be wildly popular. Last week, and you may have seen the video on the Intertoobz, a meeting of the county council of St. Louis County was set to discuss a new mask mandate for indoor public places and all public transportation. (As is the case generally in Missouri, Covid cases are spiking toward February levels again.) An obstreperous mob of ginned-up chronic cases made something of a shambles of the meeting, and it got even worse outside the meeting room. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [The Short Story that Launched Elizabeth Gilbert’s Career]( [The Short Story that Launched Elizabeth Gilbert’s Career]( Before Coyote Ugly and Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert published this short story, her first for a national magazine, in the November 1993 issue of Esquire. [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!](  Follow Us       
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