Madison Vain
Madison Vain is the Executive Editor at Esquire; a writer and editor living in New York, she previously worked at Entertainment Weekly and Sports Illustrated.
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This Infrared Sauna Is the Final Frontier of At-Home Wellness
Lit Method has perfected the most talked-about wellness tool of right now.

It Turns Out, Anyone Can Have the Perfect Home Office
You just need to throw out the oldest rule in interior decorating.

The Best New Hotels in the World 2026
After a year of traveling the globe, our editors are confident these are the 43 most outstanding new places you can stay this year.

Lee Pace Makes His Own Luck
The star of Apple TV+’s Foundation has stitched together one of the most dynamic, category-defying onscreen careers of his generation. So what’s his secret?

Did Tessa Thompson Discover the Secret to Life? (Probably.)
This fall, the actor stars in a new adaptation of an Ibsen classic and a Netflix miniseries, but she's building her life around something entirely different.

I Finally Found a Plush But Put-Together Sectional
Sunday's Get Together sofa is well-made, functional, and everything you want in your home.

Bono Has Another Story to Tell
The U2 frontman spent the past few years reexamining his life and career. Now he’s back with new projects, new music—and a fresh sense of urgency to change the world.

Lindsey Vonn Is Doing the (Previously) Unthinkable
The two-time world-champion skier paid a physical price for her success. But now she’s returned to competition with a new knee, a free mind, and one goal in mind.


Kip Moore Is Finally Living
The country artist’s sprawling sixth album, Solitary Tracks, is restless, rowdy, and deeply introspective. He took us inside the transformative years that got him there.

Zoë Kravitz's (Shocking! Twisted! Brilliant!) Mind
Kubrick. Tarantino. Peele . . . Kravitz? With the thirty-five-year-old’s directorial debut—the deeply unsettling psychological thriller Blink Twice—she is redefining herself as a creative force. Over two days in New York, she lets us into her world.
