This article originally ran in the November 2012 issue of Esquire. To read every Esquire story ever published, upgrade to All Access. The cynic looks out the window and across the river at the great ...

This article originally ran in the June 2008 issue of Esquire. To read every Esquire story ever published, upgrade to All Access. The cynic knows he'll never make Oshkosh. He took the wrong exit and ...

Since the release of 'Focus' in 1993, Floridian technical death metal innovators Cynic have held onto the status of being an "elite" band. Few underground acts have been bestowed with such critical ...

We were surprised yesterday (Sept. 10) when Cynic drummer Sean Reinert announced the band was finished. The news seemed to come out of nowhere, surprising metal fans everywhere, including Cynic ...

John Lennon dreamed of a better world with “Imagine” — and criticized Britain’s attitude toward immigrants in the Beatles’ “Get Back.” Still, this songwriter described himself as “slightly cynical,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cynic. US progressive rockers Cynic have announced that they will tour Europe throughout March on what they've dubbed their The ...

Paul Masvidal has played in some of America’s most intense heavy metal bands for more than 20 years. Visit his Echo Park home, however, and it’s clear he’s finally found peace. The 43-year-old ...

"The world belongs to people with IQs of 120. Anything much greater or less amounts to a liability," Rick Bayan muses on his bile-coated Web site The Cynic's Sanctuary, a home for "disgruntled ...

Positivity seems to be one of the most valued traits in modern companies. At Whole Foods, the core values are ‘We Satisfy, Delight, and Nourish Our Customers,’ At Coca Cola, values include “integrity: ...