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Welcome to Add to Cart, in which Esquire editors tell you about the clothes, shoes, watches, gear, gadgets, booze, and anything else we're coveting right now. - The Editors at Esquire |
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Most of us have at least one person in our life who is very difficult to gift to. In my family and circle of friends, I'm that person. It's not my fault that I test products for a living and have strong opinions, and then when I finally want something, I just buy it for myself. So when people ask me what I want, my answer is always "There's nothing you can buy me that I don't already have." While it might be annoying for everyone around me, it definitely makes me an expert in gifts for the hard to shop for. Here at Esquire, I've made sure we do our duty finding gifts for the wife who has it all, the man who thinks he has it all, and even those hard-to-please mother-in-laws. Just remember that it's about the little luxuries. Still confused? Here's an in-depth breakdown of every gift I would recommend for even the pickiest person in your life. |
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There's no better way to show love to your day-one. |
| Walking tours, fountain pens, and classic works—here's what to buy your bookworm. |
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They're a picky bunch. These gifts will make it easy for you. |
| Curated by an actual 20-something. |
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Hey, why not live a little? Read our guides on the best gifts for men, wives, luxury things, tech things, husbands, brothers, sisters, boyfriends, girlfriends, or whatever. You can find something personal in those. There's not a plug-and-play system when it comes to gifting. Even with white elephant or the weird coworker you drew for secret Santa, it's better if you put some thought into it. It might not be the best gift ever, but you can say you tried. Or maybe you're done with it all. You just need to get a gift for someone on your list and make sure they love you for another 365 days. For that, I'm going to tell you to shop these most popular gifts of 2024. |
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 When we look back on 2024, Kendrick Lamar and Chappell Roan will surely leap to mind. Taylor Swift released the 31-song Tortured Poets Department album, which very consciously didn't include even one real, banging "single" (yes, "Fortnight" was a hit, but it isn't really that kind of song). Sabrina Carpenter ended up splitting her own vote: "Espresso" planted the flag, "Please Please Please" was the bigger hit, and even the Grammys nominated one for Song of the Year and the other for Record of the Year. Meantime, other acts that are hardly superstars—Tommy Richman? Benson Boone?—appeared out of nowhere with massive singles.
Most of the other picks below weren't really "hits." (Beyonce's Cowboy Carter had a few of those, but come on—"Ya Ya" is the jam.) But from Pakistan to Compton, from one artist who reached legal drinking age this year to another in his seventh decade of stardom, each of these songs was a mood. They stopped time for a few minutes to make us dance or think or dream, laugh or cry or yell. And anyone who doesn't think that's still important? Well, they not like us. |
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It's that time of year again. Your social calendar isn't showing any gaps, but your wardrobe might be. Fill them with the help of our formalwear edit, curated to suit every type of party. |
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Climbing mountains, diving amongst reefs, or tracking steps—there's a band for that. |
| We put the detox to the test. |
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| Everyone starts somewhere. For John Magaro, it was playing an extra in the 2005 film, Munich. Magaro was a 20-something "skinny kid," as he recalls, who walks by Eric Bana on a street in New York City. He didn't have any lines. Magaro was simply beaming that he was even in eye-sight of a legend like director Steven Spielberg. Whether by kismet or coincidence, Magaro is now starring in another movie—titled September 5—about the 1972 Summer Olympics terrorist attack in Munich. It's as if he was "method acting," Magaro jokes. |
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| She deserves the world. Your wife, that is. I will be so bold as to assume that she's an incredible human full of wisdom, laughter, beauty, and emotional complexity. You love her a whole hell of a lot, so yes, she's entitled to more than just a last-second, half-baked gift. Getting her the perfect present, no matter the occasion, is paramount because she really is that special. Get her a gift that's so romantic she'll brag about her partner's superior gift-giving prowess. Hey, dream big. |
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| This report on Trump's choice for Middle East advisor is a) what actual investigative journalism looks like, b) another example of the rigid vetting process of the incoming administration, and c) one of the reasons I did not cancel my subscription to The New York Times. "Mr. [Massad] Boulos has been profiled as a tycoon by the world's media, telling a reporter in October that his company is worth billions. Mr. Trump called him a 'highly respected leader in the business world, with extensive experience on the international scene.'" His primary qualification appears to be that he's Tiffany Trump's father-in-law. |
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