Steve Pyke Philip Roth Goes Home AgainPhilip Roth, a prize-winning novelist and frequent Esquire contributor, died Tuesday night at the age of 85. In 2010, on the occasion of his thirty-first book, Esquire's Scott Raab returned to the Newark of Roth's boyhood. And there, on Philip Roth Plaza, he couldn't stop laughing.Scott RaabMay 22, 2018This story first appeared in the October 2010 edition of Esquire.There are worse places to be stuck in traffic than midtown Manhattan, worse people to be stuck with than Philip Roth. It's pretty nice, actually: Esquire hired a car to schlep us to New Jersey, Roth's old Jewing grounds, a jet-black SUV with a name — Tahoe? Denali? HinduKush? — and backseat as big as all outdoors, icy air-conditioning,...
Have you ever read something where everything clicks into place so neatly, you're angry at yourself for not realizing it? That's how I felt when I read Hajime Isayama, creator of "Attack on Titan," revealed that one of his influences for the manga was M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village."Picture this: a small settlement of humans lives in isolation. Surrounding them are monsters, thus they dare not venture into the outside world. However, some youths desire to know more about the world and venture outside. On their adventure, it turns out the world is different from what they've been told and their elders have kept secrets. Am I talking about "The Village" or "Attack on Titan?" Trick question, because this works...
Have you ever read something where everything clicks into place so neatly, you're angry at yourself for not realizing it? That's how I felt when I read Hajime Isayama, creator of "Attack on Titan," revealed that one of his influences for the manga was M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village."Picture this: a small settlement of humans lives in isolation. Surrounding them are monsters, thus they dare not venture into the outside world. However, some youths desire to know more about the world and venture outside. On their adventure, it turns out the world is different from what they've been told and their elders have kept secrets. Am I talking about "The Village" or "Attack on Titan?" Trick question, because this works...
We have owned two houses with heat pumps in them. Not familiar with the term? Then maybe you’ve heard about mini splits? Or ductless air conditioning? Despite the “hot” and “cold” terms associated with these devices, they are energy-efficient ways to heat and cool a home that does not have a forced air system. Why forced air? Because if you have forced air heat, then you can easily convert that to central air conditioning. However, if like in our homes, you only had baseboard heating, then it would be a whole big involved project to install ducts for central air. Thus the ductless mini splits aka heat pumps. [TAG0] How to heat pumps work Despite their name, heat pumps are...
We have owned two houses with heat pumps in them. Not familiar with the term? Then maybe you’ve heard about mini splits? Or ductless air conditioning? Despite the “hot” and “cold” terms associated with these devices, they are energy-efficient ways to heat and cool a home that does not have a forced air system. Why forced air? Because if you have forced air heat, then you can easily convert that to central air conditioning. However, if like in our homes, you only had baseboard heating, then it would be a whole big involved project to install ducts for central air. Thus the ductless mini splits aka heat pumps. [TAG0] How to heat pumps work Despite their name, heat pumps are...
