The Very Best Pocket Knives

My dad has carried a small pocket knife for as long as I can remember.

View in Browser  Wednesday, June 4, 2025 My dad has carried a small pocket knife for as long as I can remember. Owning one felt to me like a hallmark of manhood. I'm in my forties now and don't own a pocket knife. What the hell? Thankfully, we published a story highlighting seven excellent small knives. One of them is an Opinel No. 7, which I just bought. Whether or how I'll use it is an open question. But the younger version of myself is pleased. – Michael Sebastian, editor-in-chief   Plus: Are Bose's Ultra Open Earbuds better than the AirPods? The 10 best episodes of The Bear, ranked George Clooney finally shared his thoughts on The Pitt It's About Time You Get a Good Pocket Knife Here are the seven we endorse. At Esquire, we often sing the praises of the essentials, the stuff you should always have on you. I mean, just look at the watches that we talk about: dream dive watches to now-collectible quartz movements and sub-$500 daily drivers. Or when we talk about other daily necessities, it's a belt to last a lifetime or a leather bag that'll do the same (or one that'll do the same and look even better). We've moved past the everyday-carry thinking, but we can't deny we do trend toward #EDC sensibilities. Though we might not post about it, we're finding ourselves and our readers more and more drawn back to that idea. READ THE STORY The Trump Administration's next big target is ... a library on the Canada-U.S. border? Canadians used to be able to cross the U.S. line to stop in. Kristi Noem and her harpies weren't too happy about that, Charles P. Pierce reports. >>   We found the best Hoka deals across the Internet. Here's how to score a pair for under retail. Gaby Keiderling breaks down the latest sale. >> Our Favorite Fountain Pen is Just $30 I used to not think much about the pen I used. I like books and write for a living, so I already owned a nice custom refillable notebook. I had a Parker Jotter pen only because James Bond used one in GoldenEye. I got particular about my Parker refills, but that was as deep as I got into stationery. A fountain pen, to me, was something people used for actual calligraphy. I knew fountain pens were part of the whole Classic Man thing that Esquire is built on, but I tapped out at buying a nice suit. No need for an old-school pen. By Luke Guillory Cole Hauser Is Playing It Too Coy About His Yellowstone Spin-Off The first Yellowstone spin-off arrives in November. If this information is news to you, then it seems as if you're not alone. Cole Hauser—despite the fact that he's most likely wrapped his work on the spin-off series already if it's set to debut later this year—won't tell the press anything about it. "I'm excited just like everybody else," Hauser told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. "I can't wait to see what they come up with."  By Josh Rosenberg 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