Wednesday, September 10, 2008

...On Esquire's 75th Anniversary


Excuse me while I morph into a shill, but the 75th anniversary issue of Esquire (which just came out) is really fantastic. I haven't gotten through it all but it's big. They've been working on it for years, even hiring an editor just for this issue.

They profile their opinion of the 75 most important people that will shape the 21st century. Some seems a bit tacked on (more like influential for the next decade to me), but many are very unique (meaning people I've never heard of who are doing some pretty interesting things in various fields).

They also have huge profiles on 6 they think will have the most continuing impact: Putin, Jobs, Rupert Murdoch, Lebron James, filmmaker PT Anderson (There Will Be Blood), and Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal.

I really liked the small piece on Jim Webb and his thoughts on writing and art. Also the David Petraeus job heading which reads: "Commander, everything between Libya and China." Hilarious.

Also select covers are equipped with electronic ink, with flashing words and moving images--the future is now! Hear NPR on E-INK HERE and see write up HERE

2 comments:

Unknown said...

does electronic ink mean harry potter pictures may one day exist?

Mark A. Trexler said...

To answer you in one word, yes.

Also Back to the Future newspapers will also exist.