Jake Malooley
Esquire
Chicago, IL, United States
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Gen X, Grunge, and Sellout Stuff: Chuck Klosterman on 'The Nineties'
As his twelfth book chronicles the last great decade, the author remembers the music rivalries and movies that defined his '90s. → Read More
John Carpenter Discusses Trump, Coronavirus and How The Thing and They Live Predicted 2020
In a paranoid plague year where the country is run by fear and unchecked greed, the master of horror explains how his films—particularly 'The Thing' and 'They Live'—tried to warn us. → Read More
How a Minor League Pitcher Turned a Dugout Conversation Into Big League Chew
Rob Nelson, who baked the first batch of the iconic gum 40 years ago, talked to Esquire about the Genesis behind an American rite of passage. → Read More
At Trump's Green Bay Rally, Supporters Have Breathtaking Views of Media
On Saturday night, as the Washington Press celebrated itself at the White House Correspondents Dinner, President Trump held a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the crowd offered their opinions on the news media. Spoiler alert: It wasn't positive. → Read More
Mount Greenwood is Chicago's Upside Down
No demogorgon roams this parallel universe, but a majority of its electorate did back the man who's been called the swamp monster: President Donald Trump. → Read More
Daily Show’s final night in Chicago: Hasan Minhaj on 90s Bulls and North Korea; Vic Mensa on the city’s ‘toxic situation’
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah wraps up a stint at the Athanaeum Theatre. → Read More
Take a stroll around Woodfield Mall circa 1982
Back in the heyday of malls, Esquire sent Bob Greene to the suburbs to observe a pair of teenage boys loitering in Schaumburg's "cathedral of consumption." → Read More
Illinois’s tollway oases offer abundance amid the asphalt desert
The unconventional rest stops are a distinctive feature of the U.S. roadway system. → Read More
‘That first warm day’ should be an official Chicago holiday
The sudden unseasonable temperature spike is cause for citywide celebration. → Read More
Frank Lloyd Wright is a big man on the SC Johnson campus
As sesquicentennial celebrations of Wright’s birth ramp up, two of the architect's most notable commercial creations should beckon buffs to Racine, Wisconsin. → Read More
Fire hydrants offer the promise of a lake on every corner
But open them at your own risk. → Read More
Fire hydrants offer the promise of a lake on every corner
But open them at your own risk. → Read More
How the Numero Group tracked down obscure Chicago disco-funk outfit the Universal Togetherness Band
Watch an "instruction manual for how to make a Numero Group release." → Read More
Cook County state's attorney candidate Kim Foxx's campaign anthem should be Sweet's 'Fox on the Run'
The only electoral decision that matters: choosing a soundtrack. → Read More
Boogie over to the Texas Tiki Disco at Lost Lake before it's gone
The 1970s-inspired takeover of Lost Lake by Houston's Anvil Bar & Refuge runs through Friday. → Read More
A short-form defense of long-form journalism
Most narrative nonfiction isn't bad, but it shouldn't be a pissing match. → Read More
Mayor Rahm takes off his sweater, drops an F-bomb in the New Yorker's Father Pfleger profile
"All the assumptions you have about me are fucking wrong," Emanuel tells the New Yorker's Evan Osnos. → Read More
The new VICE Guide to Chicago is basic as hell
VICE's rundown of Chicago restaurants, bars, and shops is a DON'T. → Read More
The 50 worst moments in the first 50 years of the Chicago Bulls
A 50-year history of the Bulls' big egos, bad draft picks, blown knees, and heartbreaking losses → Read More
David Bowie's ex-girlfriend discusses their love affair, interracial dating, Mick Jagger, and the infamous Labyrinth bulge
The singer Ava Cherry was sound asleep in her Lincoln Park home on the morning of January 11 when her phone began incessantly chiming and vibrating with alerts. Who's Facebooking me and texting me this much this early? she wondered. What's going on? Clearly something was wrong. She awoke at almost 5 AM to find some 350 messages reacting to the death of her ex-boyfriend and collaborator David… → Read More