Magazine Review
THE MEANING OF LIFE ISSUE
Welcome to the May Meaning of Life Issue of Esquire Malaysia. We're taking a second go-round at this thingamajig we call life. We talk to actors, monks, scientists, models, and even a typewriter to find out what nuggets of wisdom and wit we can pick up along this crazy journey. Inside, you'll find:
The Complete Robert Downey Jr
Hear the star of The Avengers talk - and when he gets going, he doesn't stop.
Interviewed by Cal Fussman
The Meaning of Life: The Accidentals
We celebrate the wisdom of those who stumbled into greatness. Hear from the mouth of:
Lars Von Trier
"I have a provocative side."
Interviewed by Alex Vicente
Alec Baldwin
"You've got to have some humanity."
Interviewed by Brad Balfour
Zahiril Adzim
"I see myself as a struggling artist."
Interviewed by Lennard Gui
Stephen Hawking
"I wouldn't compare the special joys of scientific discovery to sex, but it lasts longer."
Interviewed by Claudia Dreifus
Dina Zaman
"I write because I'm a busybody."
Interviewed by Lennard Gui
Ethan Hawke
"I was miserable when I was 30."
Interviewed by David Martos
A Woman We Love: Freida Pinto
You know her as the Slumdog girl. But have you seen her all grown-up?
Cover: Bradley Cooper
Hollywood's man of the hour is about to explode.
By Vikki Swanson
The Meaning of Life: The Originals
Wit and wisdom from some of the most distinguished people of our time. Hear from the mouth of:
Ricky Gervais
Azlan Iskandar
Arsène Wenger
Ning Baizura
Jodie Foster
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Colin Firth
Tash Aw
The Imperial Stormtrooper
And more.
A Woman We Love: Maggie Q
"Overconfident men are fakes."
By Cristina Pesqueira Kalb
Tony Eusoff
Malaysia's new matinee idol on dreaming big.
By Jon Chew
The Psychology of Death
Meet the men who faced the Reaper and flipped it the bird.
By Marc Jitab
The Battle for Libya
What lies deep in the heart of a civil war?
By Sarah Lynch
Style: The Director's Shoot
Our nation's preeminent film directors go back in time to a darker, seedier place.
Photographs by Simon Chin
A Thousand Words
Why are we here?
By Patrick Teoh
Style: In Godfrey We Trust
The Asian model is about to go where few have gone - Hollywood-style.
Plus a special short fiction story about our favourite drink. And our regular "Man at His Best columnists" such as Gavin Yap, Fay Khoo, John Lim, and Joanne Kam writing their little tush out. And "Style File", "Essentials of Style", "The Manual" and a Thousand Words by Ida Nerina on the big questions in life. The issue is at all major newsstands and bookshops, so hurry down, buy an issue. Why? Now that's a good question padawan.
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