When I first started editing GQ, it gave the impression of being, and in fact was, a gay magazine. There were female models in it and there were women on the cover, but the boys were always much, much more beautiful than the girls.

One grooming tip that really works is to put cucumber slices on your bloodshot eyes the morning after a long night of partying.

When I was a young man, I had a mentor on women and he said when you meet a woman that you think you like, don't ask her for a drink. Take her out for a bowl of soup. Because a woman who can enjoy a bowl of soup is bound to be more interesting.

If I have a signature, it's the skull and crossbones. I have ties, cuff links, suspenders, and even a pair of velvet tuxedo slippers with the skull and crossbones on them. I think it's the buccaneer in me.

My only regrets in my career are that I never spent any time overseas as a reporter, and that I was never a Washington correspondent. Outside of work, I wish I had spent less time on the baseball field and more time learning how to play the piano. I also wish I had learned to dance earlier in life.

The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.