The Most Active Man on Tinder

Maurice Saunders is in the 99th percentile of matches made in the U.S. Here are nine lessons he offered us. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Meet One of the Most Popular Men on Tinder   Maurice Saunders has a damn-near-perfect smile—so textbook, with teeth so linear, that it'd be grating if it weren't so approachable. You must be strategic about the smile you display on the first picture of your profile, he says. (Lesson #1: Lead with a smile.) A closed mouth implies you have something to hide, like a snaggletooth or a Ponzi scheme on the brink of collapse. If you grin too wide, you'll look like a used-car salesman desperate to hit his quota. "We're in that generation where we process information so quickly," says Saunders, twenty-four. Display the faintest whiff of inauthenticity and you're done for. Trust him. Saunders is one of the most popular men on Tinder. He gets more right swipes than 99 percent of the competition—in his case, straight men in the United States—according to the dating app's number crunchers. Esquire's Justin Kirkland figures out why. Read More           Grab These Iconic Ray-Bans For Less Than $100 While You Still Can   The Ray-Ban wayfarer needs no introduction. The iconic style, sported by rockstars and presidents alike, has been a sun-kissed staple of the brand since the 1950s. You know 'em, you love 'em, you might even own 'em—or at the very least, you know a few people who do. And right now, this exact style, in classic black, is marked down to less than $100. It's a deal we highly suggest you take advantage of, especially with so much outside time on the horizon. (Thanks, vax!) Read More           Everlane's Sale Is Stacked With Spring Essentials for Up to 70% Off   Everlane's ongoing sale really is the gift that keeps on giving. We've covered it pretty extensively at this point, but that's because we have to. The brand keeps on refilling its selection of marked-down styles; attention must be paid. Them's the rules. Luckily, it's not exactly difficult to abide by them, especially when spring is in the midst of springing and all our wardrobes could use a refresh. The question, then, is what you're in the market for. Need some new T-shirts? A trusty oxford-cloth button-down? New jeans and chinos? How about a rain coat? They're all in the roundup below, along with extremely impressive deals on face masks, a backpack, a candle, and even a cashmere blanket for those still-chilly spring nights. If you haven't started spring cleaning, now might be the time. You'll need space for your new stuff. Read More           The Best Stuff to Grab From Le Creuset's Factory to Table Sale   It's one of the great dilemmas of the post-Nancy Meyers era: If you have a stylish kitchen, and there's not a colorful Le Creuset Dutch oven artfully displayed in it, can you really call it a stylish kitchen? At this point, the French cookware brand's signature enameled cookware is more than just a culinary workhorse, it's a foodie status symbol, imparting an air of Ina Garten-esque effortless chic to any kitchen. Naturally, their highly coveted staples, like their essential Dutch oven, don't come cheap, which makes the news that Le Creuset is currently holding an ultra-rare Factory to Table Sale even more thrilling. From now through April 19, the near-century old brand is offering major discounts on some of their must-have cookware, including sauce pans, cocottes, grill pans, and yes Dutch ovens, for as much as 50% off. Here, we've rounded up some of the cheerful styles we'll be adding to our carts right away. Read More           It's Refreshing to See the 2016 Russian Ratf*cking Referenced as Historical Fact   Following President Biden's statements regarding Russia's 2016 interference of the presidential election, Charles P. Pierce writes, we've heard "the plainest talk we have heard from the Executive Branch on this subject since the Volga Bagmen and their elves ratfcked the 2016 presidential election. And it comes just as Vladimir Putin is massing troops on the border of Ukraine again. The ratfcking is accepted here as historical fact, which is refreshing, and it is seen as a continuing enterprise up to today, including an attempt to effect a sequel in 2020." Here's why Pierce thinks there's a new sheriff in town. Read More           This Man Can Play   13 years ago, Acclaimed novelist John Edgar Wideman interviewed Denzel Washington right before the release of Spike Lee's classic He Got Game. It was a meeting of master storytellers. The legendary interview is exclusive to Esquire Select members. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2021 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019