This Cable News Hurricane Coverage Is Dumb and Dangerous

If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The Insane Cable-News Hurricane Ritual Has Begun   Like clockwork, news reporters have been sent out by producers and news directors to risk life and limb in search of live shots where they are subjected to the raw power of Mother Nature, buffeted by the wind and rain as they yell, semi-comprehensibly, into a microphone to show Just How Bad This Storm Is. You know, because nobody would know hurricanes are dangerous otherwise. Read More           Puerto Ricans Are Still Waiting for the Recognition Trump Will Never Give   "It's a freak show, and I feel disgusted. I feel disgusted that him and whoever else is just playing around with numbers and playing politics. We are their puppets." Read More           The Massachusetts Explosions Are a Grim Reminder That Our Infrastructure Is Failing   Large chunks of Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover blew up on Thursday in what apparently was a conflagration due to an "overpressurized" natural gas pipeline owned by Columbia Gas, a local Massachusetts company that serves some 300,000 residents all over the state. One person, an 18-year-old named Leonel Rondon, was killed. He was sitting in a car in the driveway of a house that blew up and a chimney fell on him. Read More           Nicolas Cage Explains the Art of a Full Nicolas Cage Freak-Out in Mandy   Nicolas Cage knows people are mad right now. And few actors in Hollywood history know how to channel the purest, most meme-able expression of anger on film as he does. As a performer, he's delivered some of the greatest freak-outs in movie history. He's a genius at letting loose. And as such, he knows that what people need in a time of great frustration and anger is to just release all that tension. We need a therapeutic freakout. And that's why he knew the time was right to go Full Nicolas Cage in Mandy. Read More           Nike Shares Just Hit an All-Time High Despite All Those Stupid Boycott Threats   Analysis also shows that Nike sales are trending above where they were last year. For example, data from Edison Trends shows Nike's online sales grew 31 percent over Labor Day weekend this year from Sunday to Tuesday; Kaepernick announced the campaign that Monday. Last year, online sales only grew by 17 percent over that time period. Kaepernick's campaign also made an estimated $43 million in marketing buzz in its first 24 hours. But this is only one way to measure success. The good this campaign might do for Kaepernick's cause is a much more important metric. Read More           Don't Miss Out on Uniqlo U's Super-Affordable, Foolproof Fall Collection   Uniqlo U is here and ready to take over your entire fall wardrobe. And we'd gladly let it. For this fall, the brand focused on simple pieces that have a slight twist for fall—an olive or mustard tone, a heavier fabric, or a mock neckline. Better yet, nothing is going to cost you more than $150. You can (and should!) shop the collection now, before the best picks inevitably sell out. Here are our 15 favorite pieces from this drop. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2018 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019