| |  | | | | Steve Carell Is Esquire's November 2018 Cover Man | | | | The rules of comedy have changed quite a bit in the last half decade, even in the last year. Jokes and characters that once seemed harmless might now generate social-media outrage, if not boycotts and involuntary sabbaticals. Carell's thoughts returned to Michael Scott. "Because The Office is on Netflix and replaying, a lot more people have seen it recently," he said. "And I think because of that there's been a resurgence in interest in the show, and talk about bringing it back. But apart from the fact that I just don't think that's a good idea, it might be impossible to do that show today and have people accept it the way it was accepted ten years ago. The climate's different." Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The Great Rikers Island Art Heist | | | | In 1965, Salvador Dalí painted a piece for Rikers Island prison as an apology for not being able to come and paint in person. Over the years, the painting lost its allure. Inmates and wardens ignored it, for the most part, and once, a prisoner threw a drink, broke its protective glass, and stained it. At that point, it was temporarily removed and appraised. When it returned with a $1 million price tag, it had the inmates' attention. Suddenly, a plan was hatched: There would be a theft—no, a heist. At 1 A.M. on March 1, 2003, a fire alarm blared through the detention facility. It was on. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Fox & Friends Was Desperate—Again—to Hang Up on President Fox News Grandpa | | | | The President of the United States just reprised his role as a sports-talk-radio caller the hosts can't get off the phone. Except Donald Trump, American president, is back to calling into Fox & Friends to rant about how many people are saying he's the most successful president ever—and did so on Thursday morning for nearly an hour. Not for the first time, we were treated to a live experiment in which one of the millions of Fox News Grandpas who watches the show religiously is allowed to call in and bellow about this and that until they can find a way to yank him off the air. In this case, like Brian Kilmeade has before, Steve Doocy resorted to reminding the president he has, you know, a job to do. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | American Cheese Will Never "Die" Because It Is the Best Cheese | | | | Keep your moisture-deficient Asiago far away from me, as a burger topping. Monterey Jack, I see what you're doing with your dried bits of yesterday's peppers, but it's not going to happen. Emmenthal, get back on top of my French onion soup where you belong. Gastropubs of America: I appreciate your ambitious four-cheese blends, but if you're going to make me a grilled cheese, save your blending time and unwrap me four slices of Kraft. And yes, I will add bacon. Join me as I stand athwart history yelling "Stop," with my mouth full. This may be a terrifying, disheartening moment for America, but her cheese is as delicious as ever. It is available for you right now, at your local grocery chain, in a stack of 72. Go and salute it. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | South Park Just Declared War On The Simpsons | | | | South Park and The Simpsons—two beloved, long-running cartoons—have always had a sort of friendly rivalry. In 2002, South Park aired the episode "Simpsons Already Did It," which gently joked about longevity of The Simpsons, and how it had already thought up every ridiculous plot. Well, 16 years later, South Park has taken on The Simpsons again, and this time it's a little less amicable. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Follow Us | | | | | | | | Unsubscribe Privacy Notice | | | esquire.com
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