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Dave Holmes

Dave Holmes

Editor at Large at Esquire

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  • English
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  • Celebrities
  • Fitness
  • Entertainment
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‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’ Episode 4 Recap: Wow, That Was Gut-Wrenching

“What’s been upsetting me,” Jerrod Carmichael said when we talked about his father Joe’s response to Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, “is that he’s worried about these things being public.” These things are Joe’s infidelities, which resulted in children who were raised not far from Carmichael, his mother, and his brother. “My father had other kids in a small town,” he told me. “I think he made it public.” Episode 4, as Joe tells him once they inevitably get down to the business of talking about i…
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‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’ Episode 5 Recap: Can You Heal Your...

“This show is a strange way of trying to make it work,” Jerrod Carmichael told me about Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show and its role in repairing the emotional chaos that exists within his own family. “But it is with the optimistic intention. It is with the intention of healing.” In episode 5, “Jamar,” Carmichael takes a break from trying to heal himself and his family and turns his attention on trying to heal his best friend and his family. Carmichael tries to do this by sharing what he’s learne…
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'Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show' Episode 6 Recap: Going Home Is Com...

“It’s amazing how many times I’ve been on national television and said the word gay and how little that’s acknowledged,” Jerrod Carmichael said when we spoke in March. “My parents just completely ignore the words that I’m saying. Those are the factors that led to the show, that kind of muted response.” In “Homecoming,” episode 6 of Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, we finally spend time with the person who has basically set the entire project into motion: Carmichael’s mother, Cynthia. And similar…
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‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’ Episode 7 Recap: Are Jerrod and Hi...

“My boyfriend doesn’t make me feel ashamed for being sexual or having desires outside of him.” Jerrod Carmichael says this to an audience at the start of episode 7 of Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show. It’s only half true. The true half is that sweet Michael, Carmichael’s bookish and levelheaded boyfriend, hasn’t tried to shame him at this point. The false half is that “being sexual and having desires” are not the issues at hand. The issues are Carmichael actually having sex with other men and lyin…
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‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’ Episode 8 Recap: Did Jerrod Get Wh...

Well, we have reached the final episode of Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, and while my feelings about it are as conflicted as ever, I am glad I watched it. Do you know whose feelings about it are not conflicted and who is not glad he watched it? Anonymous, the masked and voice-altered mystery figure who has made cameo appearances throughout these eight episodes and who is probably Bo Burnham. The final episode begins with Carmichael and Anonymous in a screening room watching the painful convers…
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21 Songs to Kick-start Your Pride Playlist

Pride Month is officially upon us, and this year, it hits a little different. Retailers are pulling back on rainbow merch, brands are backing away from sponsorships, and some of our fair-weather friends are failing to stand up to even a light wind. This year, the forces of shame and ignorance and intolerance think they have the momentum. This year, we’ve got a real fight on our hands. But that’s okay, because we know how to fight, because we’ve been here before. In 1970– barely a year out from t…
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A Deep Reading of Tim Walz’s Dad Rock Obsession

Men of a certain age either embrace the music of their youth or start listening to conservative talk radio. Can you guess which direction Walz went?
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How to RAWDOG a Trip to Italy Like a REAL MAN

You’ve heard of “rawdogging” a flight? I took this trend to its illogical extreme when I went to Italy.
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The Joy of the Childless Men

America’s Sweetheart J. D. Vance thinks we're making ourselves and our country miserable. Then why are we having such a good time?
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What Happens When You Catch the Northern Lights?

A dispatch from Canada during a once-every-eleven-years celestial event.
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The Perverse Joy of Listening to Trump’s Favorite Songs

This week, he spent 40 minutes playing The Village People, Pavarotti, and Guns 'N' Roses for a crowd in Pennsylvania. It is baffling and mesmeric, boring and profound. Nothing happens and everything is communicated.