A Dangerous New Crisis Has Spawned from the Government Shutdown

800,000 federal workers are set to miss out on a second paycheck tomorrow, including 50,000 aviation safety workers, and that includes many of the people who enable you to fly the friendly skies without falling out of them. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Maybe We Should Pay the People Who Make Sure Your Plane Doesn't Crash   Thanks to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, we are now intimately aware of a new crisis stemming from the existing crisis that is the government shutdown. 800,000 federal workers are set to miss out on a second paycheck tomorrow, including 50,000 aviation safety workers, and that includes many of the people who enable you to fly the friendly skies without falling out of them. Seems bad. Read More           Weezer Has Gone Full Wedding Band With Their New Cover Album   Early Thursday morning, Weezer released the Teal Album. It's a collection of throwback covers, including "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)," "No Scrubs," "Billie Jean," and more. It's probably not worth an entire album, but who cares? It's a harmless gesture. Would anyone have listened to a new Weezer album? Would I have written about a new Weezer album? These are the questions I ask myself during Weezer's very competent bridge of "Mr. Blue Sky." Read More           Inside Colin O'Brady's History-Making Solo Trek Across Antarctica   Colin O'Brady woke up on Christmas morning totally alone, with a frozen beard, in the middle of desolate Antarctica. He boiled some snow to drink, scarfed down a 1,150-calorie nutritional bar to sustain his calorically depleting body, and set off on the final leg of his 921-mile trek through the world's harshest climate. A sleepless 32 hours later, the 33-year-old endurance athlete from Portland, Oregon reached the edge of Ross Ice Shelf, the world's largest body of floating ice, achieving one of the greatest polar achievements in modern history: O'Brady became the first person ever to traverse the continent coast-to-coast completely alone, unaided and unsupported. He told Esquire how he did it. Read More           'My Name Is Ted Bundy. I've Never Spoken to Anybody About This.'   Stephen Michaud was 31 years old when he told Florida State Prison he was an investigator working on Ted Bundy's appeals case. He was, in fact, a journalist working on a book about the serial killer. Bundy had promised to tell him the real story of what happened, to reveal details that would prove he didn't brutally murder dozens of women. Every couple of weeks, the guards led Michaud down the long, stark corridor past the other prisoners awaiting their executions. They'd make their way to a room in the central part of the prison with one door and windows all the way around. There was a table, two chairs, and an ashtray. When Bundy was brought in, he was wearing a belly chain, handcuffs, and a peach-colored sweatshirt. Read More           David Beckham Illustrates How to Make 'Easygoing' Look 'Outstanding'   I'm convinced, and have been for some time, that David Beckham can make anything look good. He alone, despite our resistance here on the Esquire style desk, is keeping the newsboy cap alive and out-shined the groom at last summer's Royal Wedding. Hell, even his worst looks somehow don't come across nearly as offensive as they would if, say, yours truly wore them. Read More           How Portugal Is Becoming the Next Hotbed for Menswear   If someone asked you to rattle off a list of global fashion centers, Portugal probably wouldn't immediately jump to mind. But maybe it should. Because while the country doesn't boast the roster of labels enjoyed by the western world's big four cities (Paris, Milan, London, and New York), it does enjoy a deep well of talent and heritage when it comes to craftsmanship. And now, a new breed of relatively young labels is rising up to bridge the gap between making for someone else and making a name for Portuguese fashion. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019