50 Things a Man Should NOT Know

In our November 2002 issue, Esquire ran a list of "Things a Man Should Not Know." The list served as a strict and imposing doorman, a Patrick Swayze keeping the undesirables out of the Double Deuce that is the sophisticated man's mind. We gave a thumbs-down to knowing both "the date on which the Olsen twins become legal" and "what happens to the little cows before they become the delicious veal on his plate." We eighty-sixed information out of male panic ("how to cross-stitch"), out of practicality ("his best friend's salary"), and out of equal parts of both ("a single lyric from any song by O-Town"). We stand by this list.

View in Browser  SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE 50 Things a Man Should NOT Know In our November 2002 issue, Esquire ran a list of "Things a Man Should Not Know." The list served as a strict and imposing doorman, a Patrick Swayze keeping the undesirables out of the Double Deuce that is the sophisticated man's mind. We gave a thumbs-down to knowing both "the date on which the Olsen twins become legal" and "what happens to the little cows before they become the delicious veal on his plate." We eighty-sixed information out of male panic ("how to cross-stitch"), out of practicality ("his best friend's salary"), and out of equal parts of both ("a single lyric from any song by O-Town"). We stand by this list. Read More What do Mike Johnson and Bob Dylan Have in Common? Not Much! The House Freedom Caucus gets defanged, and the Dylan biopic gets reviewed. Read More Hoka's January Sale Is Too Good to Pass Up Step into the new year with a pair of fresh kicks. Read More The Best-Dressed Men of the 2025 Golden Globes It's hard to believe, but awards season is officially upon us. Let the games begin, baby! Last night, we kicked off the new year with some major fits across the board; it only makes sense, given the robust list of nominees at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards. We're still holding space for everything from 1960s Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown to futuristic, intergalactic Timothée Chalamet in Dune: Part Two—just those two performances alone encompass pretty much the whole of time and space. But they're far from the whole story. Read More Tiger Woods's Secret to Winning His First Grand Slam? This Golf Ball. In this excerpt from Kevin Cook's The Tiger Slam: The Inside Story of the Greatest Golf Ever Played, we throw it back to the early aughts—when Woods and Nike deployed a new lethal weapon on the links. Read More Apple's New iPad Mini Revives a Classic—and Was Worth the Wait Here's how it really stacks up to the last gen. Read More Matty Matheson's Recipe for Life—and Red Carpet Style Matty Matheson wears a lot of hats. Chef's toque, dad hat, producer's chapeau, actor's cap—and a beanie with flames. At least, that's what The Bear producer and star had on when he answered the Zoom. Immediately, the vibes were set. Matheson is dressing himself for the Golden Globes, so it turns out that beanie is also his stylist's hat. "I don't find it stressful working with a stylist, but I enjoy doing it myself," he says. "So I don't really want to pay someone to dream for me. I like dreaming, you know? But it's mostly about feeling kind of sick and being stoked. And then you feel good, you look good, and you pull up." Read More Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2025 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779