All the Changes ‘Rocketman’ Made to Elton John’s Real Life

This is a musical that's intended to capture the emotion, not the facts, director Dexter Fletcher explains. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The Changes Rocketman Made to Elton John's Real Life Actually Work   The Rocketman script was developed by Lee Hall, who spent many hours with Elton John, hearing stories and anecdotes. And, for the most part, the movie fairly accurately recreates John's life as a young boy through the '70s. There are some differences though. As a result, Rocketman is more fun, imaginative, and heartfelt than something like the mega-hit Bohemian Rhapsody, which struggled to accurately capture the life and times of Freddie Mercury. Read More           The 11 Best Running Shorts for Pounding the Pavement This Summer   Running in the summer can actually be kind of great if you want it to be. Just think: You get to enjoy the outdoors, and you can exercise without subjecting yourself to the inside of a gym. Gearing up the right way makes the whole process a little easier, too. Start with your shorts. Running-specific shorts have details that make sure your clothes don't get in the way of your movement—four-way stretch, pockets for your stuff, and liners to keep everything in its place. Here are 11 of the best ones out there now. Read More           How Dr. Ruth Made a Career Of Sex—And Became a Cultural Icon Along the Way   Her sing-songy voice and frank advice about sex have been a familiar presence in American lives for half a century, but Dr. Ruth Westheimer has always shielded her personal life from the public. When her own children asked what it was like for her to grow up without her parents, who were killed in the Holocaust, she "changed the subject," according to a New York Times profile of Westheimer in 1987. Now, Westheimer's incredible and deeply personal story is the subject of a new Hulu documentary, Ask Dr. Ruth, released June 1. Ahead its release, she talked to Esquire's Kate Storey about how Dr. Ruth became Dr. Ruth. Read More           TaylorMade's M5 Driver Will Give You PGA Pro-Level Confidence on the Tee   In the past, when you walked into a golf superstore to buy a driver, there was no way to be sure whether 1. What you were buying is what you saw your favorite pro playing, and 2. Whether or not it was exactly the same as the identical-seeming one sitting next to it. With the M5, TaylorMade has changed that for the better. Not only is the M5 available to you, me, and any other amateur golfer the same clubhead Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson plays, but TaylorMade's Speed Injection technology guarantees every driver is as fine-tuned and fast as its identical twins on the rack. The result is you swinging more confidently. And the result of that? Well, if your swing is in order, that probably means a lower score. Read More           69 Unique Gifts to Get Dad This Father's Day   Finding a gift for dad can be tough. You want to get him something that won't just collect dust—something that's both useful and cool. But what if he's the kind of guy that already has pretty much everything? Not to worry; we're here to help you out. Here are 69 unique, useful—and, yes, cool—ways to brighten his holiday season. Read More           Make Yourself a Hurricane This Weekend, Because What the Hell   The Hurricane is one of those cocktails that you don't think you'll ever be into. Then one day, you're at a rum bar, probably near the ocean with a sea breeze wafting in, and the mood hits you hard. You order the rum, passion fruit, and lemon drink topped with any assortment of garnishes (but traditionally, oranges and maraschino cherries), served in its very own type of glass, and you enjoy it. Assuming it's not packed with powders and bad rum, that is. The recipe to make one yourself is simple enough. Here's how. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019