Snowdrifts. Black ice. Sidewalks covered in slush and salt. Winter has no shortage of annoyances and obstacles to throw at you as you make your way from Point A to Point B. The best defense is a proper pair of winter boots to keep your feet comfy and dry in the face of the elemental onslaught. You'll want to look out for things like waterproof membranes, grippy outsoles that won't slip, maybe even some insulation (or an assortment of thick, wooly socks). But those are just the basics. After that, it gets a little more complicated depending on the occasion and location. Are you tromping through a snowy field with the family on the way to a sledding hill? Or are you dodging puddles and pedestrians on the way to the office? Is it sleeting? Snowing? Raining? (All three?!) The answers to these questions will help determine the right winter boots for the job. Luckily, when it comes to cold-weather footwear, options abound. There are big, burly snow boots that'll keep your toes toasty all day long. There are tough work boots that are perfect for days when precipitation isn't a problem. There are even weather-ready Chelsea boots so sleek that they barely look like winter boots at all. We've broken it down to five essential categories, all of which deserve your consideration—and maybe a place in your closet. Keep reading to learn about them all. |
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We bolted out of our sleeping bags as soon as we heard it. Mark and Mike had returned a couple hours earlier, and the mountain had been still and quiet. But now what began as a faint rumble quickly grew in intensity. In no time, it had morphed into a terrifying roar that kept growing louder and louder. It reverberated in our stomachs and rattled our bones as we fumbled to open the tent zippers so we could poke our heads out and see what was happening. It was evening but light enough to get a clear look at the slopes above us. Mercifully, there were no signs of immediate danger. But our sense of relief didn't last. As we turned our eyes toward Camp 2, we caught sight of the impending disaster. Several hundred feet above the camp, a giant avalanche was gathering mass, strength, and speed. Nearly the entire slope, extending down from the ridge around three thousand feet above, had let loose. In the distance, it looked like a billowing, puffy cloud that was rolling downhill in slow motion. But there was nothing slow about the monstrous onslaught. |
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There's a strange moment that happens the first time you watch botox kick in. One day you're squinting at your reflection and see the familiar lines crease across your forehead. A few days later, you raise your eyebrows and … nothing. The skin stays put. It's subtle, even anticlimactic, but it's also the clearest proof that the world's most famous "anti-wrinkle injection" isn't magic or mystery. Among my own peers, botox is either beloved or maligned, but I find that those in the latter camp have never given it a try. Sure, it can cost a lot (depending on a variety of factors), but wow, does it work. And it's not just for forehead vanity, either. Surely you have questions. Heck, I'm a longtime botox convert and even I have questions as new options enter the market (and new use cases unfold … yes, I'm looking at you, scrotox). Read on for a deep dive on botox, how it works, where it goes, and how deep into your wallet it might dig. |
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When the real-feel temperature on your weather app dips well-below 30°F, it's officially big jacket weather. New York City just had its first extended cold spell, and I'm living in my giant vintage coyote fur coat that I got for $200 from a seller in Florida—why anyone in Florida ever owned this coat is beyond me. The smarter buy, however, would be a parka. You could get away with a B-3 bomber, but it needs to be quality sheepskin to work. For most people, a full length parka is the best coat to buy. I would also distinguish owning a parka from owning a normal coat or puffer. The first parkas were made for the U.S. military and British explorers in the aftermath of the wars. Those were obviously modeled off the heavy coats worn by indigenous peoples that lived in the arctic. That's the pedigree of a parka. Cashmere sweaters, packable down jackets, and hoodies won't save you in this type of weather. You need a big-ass parka or a big-ass fur. And since owning a fur means having a rich old relative or shelling out for vintage (or, again, buying some dusty coyote coat in north Florida) I'll steer you in the direction of a parka. Below, you'll find my favorite brands. These all have the Esquire stamp of approval—which is more important than my approval, anyway—and are guaranteed to keep you stylish and warm. |
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We used to have big blocks of cheese that the government gave us. I still eat cheese sandwiches sometimes. There's turkey and everything else in the fridge, and I'm still eating just the cheese and the bread. Habits are habits. You think you have money until you're in a room with people who have money. We evolve. If you stay the same, then you just falling behind. Onstage when it comes time to perform, I know what I'm doing. I've done the rehearsals. I don't care how many people show up—gazillion people, I'll be fine. I'm not accustomed to being nervous. But having to speak in front of those people? |
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I hope you've got plenty of shelf-space set aside this year, because many of the biggest names in books have new titles on the way in 2026. Over the next few months of winter and spring, that includes heavyweights like George Saunders, Louise Erdrich, and Yann Martel. Over the summer, we'll be blessed with new novels by Ann Patchett, Colson Whitehead, and Andrew Sean Greer. And what's that, looming around the corner this fall? None other than Min Jin Lee and Emily St. John Mandel. Of course, we've already seen plenty of great work this year. Daniyal Mueenuddin returned with This Is Where the Serpent Lives, a masterful debut novel set in Pakistan. It begins in 1955 with an orphaned tea seller in the Rawalpindi bazaar, and expands to follow the "upstairs, downstairs" lives of a wealthy family and the men and women who work for them. It is a startling and breathtaking work of fiction that will be remembered as a classic multigenerational epic. Meanwhile, Chuck Klosterman's Football—an investigation of the socio-cultural layers of college football in places like Texas and the Southeast—is another masterwork from one of our greatest minds. Below are the books we can't wait to read in 2026. |
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