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1 day ago | esquiresg.com | Luke Guillory

I spent 14 years in Catholic school and eight years as an altar boy. I’ve heard all the jokes, but if you think you have an original one, leave it in the comments. All that time, I avoided church as much as possible. I ignored my church’s youth group and the cardboard cutout of Pope Francis those kids carried around. But postgrad, peak-Covid, and just before a family tragedy that expedited the process, Pope Francis made me Catholic again.

2 days ago | esquiresg.com | Bryn Gelbart

When you bought your computer, you probably heard or read the word Thunderbolt in reference to ports that, to your knowledge, look and function just like the USB-Cs you use to charge everything else. You probably totally forgot about it. But the four USB-C ports on your new MacBook are indeed Thunderbolt ports. Many devices, from laptops to monitors, have this functionality, and most of us don’t even know what it means … let alone what it does. I decided it was time to teach a lesson in the basics.

1 week ago | esquiresg.com | Dave Holmes

Meditation is a simple, free, and time-honored practice that focuses the mind, reduces stress, and sits menacingly on my daily to-do list like a terrible chore. Oh, I want to meditate, and I know I’ll feel better after I’ve done it, but the notion of spending quiet time alone with my thoughts has an appeal just under cleaning the gutters. The effects of meditation are profound and positive, but they are also slow and gradual, which is why I say no thanks.

1 week ago | esquiresg.com | Wayne Cheong

While stocks plummet and the world gird its loins for more tomfoolery from a certain American president, our indifferent planet turns regardless. As one season passes into another; before we know it, we awaken to spring. In Japan, the spring season has a different connotation as an annual rehearsal of beauty and impermanence. The short-term nature of a sakura tree in bloom is typical of that ephemerality.

1 week ago | esquiresg.com | Asri Jasman

The hallmark of Louis Vuitton’s New Formal collections is, as its name suggests, the Maison’s constantly updated proposals of formal dress. Under creative director Pharrell Williams, the pieces within the collection have been gradually shaped to be more in line with the main ready-to-wear offerings. Read: sleek, cross-cultural, and embellished with finery. With tailoring at its core, the New Formal collection is a showcase of Louis Vuitton’s skill in the highly technical arena.