The Fox News-Trump Machine Wants Retribution

The symbiosis is in overdrive, trying to replace the actual Mueller Report with the Barr Letter. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The Fox News-Trump Machine Wants to See Retribution, Not the Actual Mueller Report   If the Mueller Report fully vindicated Donald Trump from the vicious Witch Hunt, he would have had his toady attorney general release it the second it arrived on his desk. Instead, William Barr wrote a four-page summary of the report in which he contradicted his own definition of obstruction of justice. Yet none of this has stopped Trump, his aides, and the right-wing infotainment vortex from using the Barr Letter to trumpet victory while tamping down calls for the actual Mueller Report to be released. Fox Hosts are even calling for consequences or the all-caps RECKONING. Surely, in these calm and reasonable times, this will all end well. Read More           The Us Twist Ending Might Go Even Deeper   With recurring Bible verses, references to mid-'80s charity campaigns, and vintage rap throwbacks—Jordan Peele's Us is a terrifying tapestry of symbolism to unpack. Perhaps the boldest part of the film being debated this week is the stunning twist ending. So, consider this an obvious spoiler warning, as we dive into what happened to Adelaide and her Tethered doppelgänger Red at the end of the movie. Read More           The Trump Campaign's Thuggish Memo Belongs in Every Newsroom's Garbage Can   Its basic thuggishness was one of the first signs in 2016 that the Trump campaign was definitely Not Of The Body. It wasn't just the assaults on protestors. Each rally was thick with thick-necked, ear-plugged, shades-wearing refugees from a Scorsese film. Later, we learned Michael Cohen was the head goon in charge; Cohen, of course, is now in jail after a brief stint as a cooperating witness. That streak of mean-streets swagger never has left the operation, as this latest memo from Trump campaign HQ shows. Read More           The 14 Best Chambray Shirts to Wear This Spring   If you haven't spent the past few years stocking up on chambray shirts for spring, let this be the year. They are really the perfect spring shirt: they're lightweight, comfortable, and put-together. They're casual, sure, but you can pull them off with tailored chinos as well as you can with selvedge denim. Here are 14 of the best for this season. Read More           Do Not Mourn Bran Stark When He Dies in Game of Thrones Season Eight   From Episode One, Bran Stark's path in Game of Thrones has broken from traditional genre norms—resembling a superhero redemption story, where a tragic accident teaches the character to learn a supernatural strength. So, the boy we know as Bran is long gone—in fact, the boy himself said as much back in Season Seven, when he tells his sister: " I remember what it felt like to be Brandon Stark, but I remember so much else now." So do not mourn the character formerly known as Bran when he dies in Season Eight, because Bran is already dead. Read More           Vans is Launching a David Bowie-Inspired Sneaker Line   Vans will drop a new, limited edition line of sneakers honoring the late rock icon David Bowie. The line includes takes on four of Vans' most popular silhouettes, the Slip-On 47 V DX, Old Skool, Era, and Sk8-Hi, each customized in colorways inspired by some of Bowie's most beloved albums—Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Space Oddity, and Diamond Dogs. 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