The President of the United States Has Gone Full InfoWars

When he's not getting Very Confused about North Korean missile launches on Fox News. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The President of the United States Has Gone Full InfoWars   The president has, like millions of predominantly white Americans around his age, ensconced himself completely in a bubble of information generated by the right-wing media ecosystem. The crown jewel is Fox News, but he's also known to venture off into the darker reaches of Breitbart or InfoWars or The Daily Caller. In his fascinating dual-track cognitive existence, Trump is constantly fabricating new realities, but he's also delusional enough to get high on his own supply. He generates lies, but he often almost immediately believes it. After all, Donald Trump said it. He's tumbling through the abyss of misinformation and propaganda and abject ignorance, but he seems to thrive in the chaos. Will the country? Read More           Lady Gaga's Stunning Defense of Christine Blasey Ford Leaves Stephen Colbert Speechless   Gaga is right of course. And this is nothing new for an artist who has long advocated for sexual assault survivors and the LGBTQ community. But, she could have easily began her long Oscar campaign by using her valuable time on Colbert to talk about herself. Instead, she used her platform—and her status as one of the biggest stars in the world—to defend Dr. Ford. This video has already been viewed 60,000 times as of Friday morning, the same morning the Senate will be voting on Kavanaugh. Read More           Why You Should See A Star Is Born Before Listening to the Soundtrack   The standouts of both the soundtrack and the film are Lady Gaga's ballads. "Always Remember Us This Way" and "I'll Never Love Again" are stunning on their own, but downright tearjerking knowing the movie. And, of course, the duets between Gaga and Cooper—"Shallow," "Music to My Eyes," "Diggin' My Grave," "I Don't Know What Love Is"—are fueled by the romance of the story. Their voices actually work well together, which is surprising given that Gaga is one of the greatest singers alive and Bradley Cooper is generally better known as the guy from The Hangover than a singer. He holds his own, too. Read More           The Catholic League Has a Batshit Response to South Park's Episode About Priest Abuse   Wednesday night's episode of South Park took on the systematic cover up of child molestation in the Catholic Church. When Butters develops a friendship with Father Maxi from the local church and goes missing, the Cardinals from Denver assume it's another abusive scandal and travel to South Park to cover it up. In response, the Catholic League—a religious advocacy group—has released a baffling and shameful statement about the episode, calling the South Park creators "cowards." Read More           Brett Kavanaugh Went Home to Right-Wing Precincts for a Dishonest Self-Pity Party   If I were an embattled Supreme Court nominee, nurtured from birth in privilege and nurtured professionally in the warm precincts of wingnut welfare terrariums, and I wanted to prove myself to be independent and impartial, I'd certainly find a way to argue for my independence and impartiality in a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch and on an opinion page that has been on the high side of batshit crazy since 1979. Brett Kavanaugh went home, finally, to the warm embrace of The Wall Street Journal, which, during his golden days of ratfcking for Ken Starr, was every leaker's favorite storm drain. Read More           The Tie Bar's $35 Wool Ties Are an Unbelievable Style Steal   The Tie Bar does what it does well—that is, make ties (and bow ties, and clothes) at affordable prices and in easy, timeless shapes. And now, the brand is expanding its reliable portfolio with a set of limited-edition wool ties made with Vitale Barberis Canonico, one of the oldest Italian mills in the world (founded in 1663, to be exact). The mill is known for producing luxury fabrics, which normally come with a hefty price tag. But the partnership with The Tie Bar—which includes seven ties and three bow ties—puts the price point at $35. In the world of luxury accessories, that's a steal and a half. The products are available online now. Get 'em while you can. 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