  Christopher Meloni's Delicate Dance If I really want to understand the actor Christopher Meloni, Tom Fontana, an Emmy Award-winning showrunner advises me, I'm going to need to take a deep look into a prop bucket filled with real urine.
It's a story that dates back to the early aughts, when Meloni was still what's sometimes pejoratively known as a "working actor," playing convicted murderer and sex criminal Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama, "Oz." It was one of his first series regular roles, and, according to Fontana, the show's creator and Meloni's longtime friend, not at all the one he'd been looking to book.
"We met at a bar, and 'Oz' had been on, I think maybe two years by that point," said Fontana. "And so we sat down, and Chris said, 'Well, I don't really know why we're meeting. I don't want to do a drama show. I want to do a comedy.'"
"I was like, 'Oh, well, I don't know, I can't tell you that 'Oz' is very funny, but let's just stay in touch,'" Fontana said. They did, and when Fontana reached out again with his idea for a charming sociopath who enters into a violent love affair with a fellow inmate, Meloni "embraced it immediately."   Todd Snyder and FootJoy's Collaboration Is Proof That Golf Style Is Better Than Ever Few designers steep themselves in the marriage of heritage, history, and progressive style more than New York City's Todd Snyder. When Snyder teamed up with 150-year-old golf mainstay FootJoy, his mission was to maintain a classic sensibility, but add a twist. The result is a collection of golf course essentials that don't sacrifice on style or performance. The collab features standbys like polos, hats, pants, shorts, and outer layers like a sweater vest and a quarter-zip (of course). But Snyder was clearly thinking summer when it came to what that twist would be, because many of the pieces—hats included–feature a stretch seersucker that offers a spin on the classic fabric, choosing solids over the usual stripe, but maintaining the lightweight benefits. Snyder and FootJoy have punched their ticket to golf's big style dance, where the ill-fitting uniform of eras past no longer rules. Back then, the standard issue golf fit wasn't made up of items you'd wear anywhere but the course. Now? Thanks to a surge of new faces—and their respect for the OGs—golf style is just...style. Check out our picks from the new Todd Snyder and FootJoy collection, and you'll see what we mean.
 The 18 Best Lounge Shorts for Taking It as Easy as Humanly Possible The term "lounge shorts" sounds so, well...self explanatory. Shorts! For lounging! And it's true: That's exactly what we're talking about here. But once you get past that somewhat deceptive simplicity, you realize the issue is a bit more fraught than you may have previously believed. Should you be looking for sweat shorts, those much-beloved counterparts to the sweatpants we've all been living in for the last year? What about stretchy, elastic-waisted chino options? Here's the good news: They're all lounge shorts. The same goes for laidback mesh shorts, multi-pocketed utility shorts, and pretty much any other style you can imagine—so long as the style you imagine isn't too tight, tailored, or taxing to put on. Here are 18 options that will keep you comfortable and relaxed all spring and summer long. Take your pick, and then take it easy. After all, that's the whole point.  I Brought My Dad to The Masters. And Then He Brought Me Back to Life. "Whenever my dad and I discussed going to the Masters, it was always 'if,' as in, 'If we go…' because we were never sure there'd be a 'when,'" writes Deputy Editor Ben Boskovich. "But at the age of 28, I was given the chance to bring my dad along with me to the storied golf tournament. It had been a tough year for me, and when we finally met at baggage claim in Atlanta, I had hit an all-time low. It all seemed to culminate when I saw my dad in person for the first time in almost 18 months. 'I'll give you a moment and go get the car,' our concierge said as the embrace dragged on a little long and things started to get misty. It was the first of many moments that weekend where I recognized that this trip wasn't just a favor to my dad or a chance to do something cool with him. His perspective, his advice, and his presence were the cure to what ailed me. I just didn't realize it until it happened."
 The 50 Best Gifts for Cool Moms Everywhere on Mother's Day It's never a bad time to let your mom know how much you appreciate everything she's done for you—from her days hauling you around in a stroller to now, when she texts you videos of the family dog to brighten your day. But Mother's Day is an especially good time, and that's where a good gift comes in. (Don't skip the card, either.) Maybe the perfect gift for your mom is a sentimental tribute to the family she's built. Maybe it's a cool gadget to keep up with her busy life, or a new piece of at-home workout equipment, or the accessory she'll wear all spring. Maybe all that matters is that it comes from her favorite kid (you, obviously). Whatever the case, it'll be here on our list of 50 great gift ideas for all moms that you can get to her in plenty of time.  Shooting Contests, Love Triangles, and Feuds: Inside Ernest Hemingway's Years As An Esquire Writer Ernest Hemingway was many things: an acclaimed writer, a once-in-a-generation talent, a global celebrity, and, according to Esquire founding editor Arnold Gingrich, "one of the best friends this magazine ever had." Beginning with the magazine's first issue in October 1933, Hemingway contributed to Esquire for many years, making the up-and-coming publication the home of some of his best-known works, including "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and the short essay that would later become The Old Man and the Sea. Occasioned by the release of Hemingway, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new PBS documentary, Hemingway has come back into the spotlight, as has his long partnership with Esquire, then an upstart magazine that grew into a literary powerhouse thanks in no small part to Hemingway's influence.
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Sunday, April 11, 2021
Christopher Meloni on Cops, Waterskiing, and Urinating in a Bucket
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