Topic: Esquire Magazine

Google honors Gideon Sundback: Father of the zipper (+video)

Gideon Sundback is certainly the inventor of the modern 'zipper.' Except Sundback didn't invent the name.

Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift sing a new message of girl power

In July I drove 1,800 miles with only the radio to keep me company. What struck me were the overarching themes of female empowerment sung over the airwaves. Pop music is singing a new tune. Are girls taking the message to heart?

Can they find anything bad to say about Derek Jeter?

"The Captain," a new Jeter biography coming out next month, is already the subject of speculation.

Marijuana legalization: why tea party might support Prop. 19

Conventional wisdom says tea party conservatives would vote against marijuana legalization in California. Yet Prop. 19 could test how serious tea partyers are about states' rights.

Greece debt: Government sees hope in privatization despite protests

Officials see privatization as a way to dig out of Greece's debt, but newly unemployed workers are taking to the streets of Athens in protest. Tuesday's 10,000-strong demonstration may foreshadow larger protests to come, some say.

Three military commanders before General McChrystal who got the ax

Here are three examples of military commanders whose words or beliefs resulted in their early retirement. General McChrystal meets with Obama Wednesday.

Movie critic Roger Ebert prepares to write a memoir

Ebert's blogs hint at the nature of his upcoming memoir.

Augmented reality: Your world, enhanced

Smart phones lead the way in augmented reality, blending real life with digital imagery.

Top five examples of Augmented Reality

A new book – yours for the taking

An established author finds a novel way to distribute his new book.

Kids still love books (no matter what you've heard to the contrary)

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U.S. commander for Middle East resigns

Adm. William Fallon stepped down after an article in Esquire magazine portrayed his views on Iran as being at odds with those of President Bush.