There have been several so-called “Golden Ages” of Television, starting in the 1950s. With the return of Roseanne Barr and the passing of writer-producer Steven Bochco, let’s take a look at some of the small screens biggest players.
The baseball season is upon us which means just one thing: Spring! Of course, we have a trove of gems on The National Pastime. Dig in and see for yourself.
“Whatever life gives you, you write about. Life gave me Vietnam.”—Tim O’Brien. In 1986, O’Brien’s story, “The Things They Carried” won a National Magazine Award and was the foundation for a book of the same title. He wrote 16 pieces for Esky overall and once told us, “Life is a mix of things and in my stories, the mixture is pretty much the looming shadow of death and the shadows of love dappling it.”
Esquire’s tradition of publishing fiction is a long one—as long as our 84-year lifetime. From Ernest Heminway and F. Scott Fitzgerald to Philip Roth and Saul Bellow, Raymond Carver, Joy Williams, Richard Ford and David Foster Wallace, we got you covered.