  Can You Say...Hero? Once upon a time, a little boy loved a stuffed animal whose name was Old Rabbit. It was so old, in fact, that it was really an unstuffed animal; so old that even back then, with the little boy's brain still nice and fresh, he had no memory of it as "Young Rabbit," or even "Rabbit"; so old that Old Rabbit was barely a rabbit at all but rather a greasy hunk of skin without eyes and ears, with a single red stitch where its tongue used to be. The little boy didn't know why he loved Old Rabbit; he just did, and the night he threw it out the car window was the night he learned how to pray. He would grow up to become a great prayer, this little boy, but only intermittently, only fitfully, praying only when fear and desperation drove him to it, and the night he threw Old Rabbit into the darkness was the night that set the pattern, the night that taught him how. He prayed for Old Rabbit's safe return, and when, hours later, his mother and father came home with the filthy, precious strip of rabbity roadkill, he learned not only that prayers are sometimes answered but also the kind of severe effort they entail, the kind of endless frantic summoning. And so when he threw Old Rabbit out the car window the next time, it was gone for good.
  ChopperTalk: Where the White House Press Corps Goes to Get Ritually Abused by Donald Trump "We've got a fresh Diet Coke," the cameraman announced, peering through the lens at President Trump, who was locked in conversation inside the Oval Office. "Beverages were just served." The White House press corps erupted in groans. It was getting towards an hour since we'd been marched out to the edge of the South Lawn to wait for the president. The cameraman, zooming in on the window, informed us that the other guy was Attorney General William Barr. Outside, the crisp fall dusk was punctured by the metallic roar of a helicopter engine. The soft drinks were a grave portent: they signaled the meeting would stretch on, which it did, as the sun dropped in the cold November sky. We would have to wait a bit longer for the chance to ask the President of the United States a question over the almighty din of the helicopter stationed 50 yards away. We would have to wait for ChopperTalk.
 The Best TV Shows of the 2010s Manage to Stand Out in the Greatest Decade of Television In just the last half of this decade, we've been overwhelmed with so much big-budget, high-concept content that it's almost impossible to pick just 10 stand-out TV shows that define these years. And for the purposes of this thought experiment, we stuck with shows that aired a majority of its seasons this decade. Since the influence of Mad Men and Breaking Bad resoundingly echoed throughout the 2010s, they couldn't be left off this list of the best TV shows of the decade. Though those shows are behind us, the future of television beyond this decade is even more promising, with talents like Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge just getting started. We go into the 2020s with TV in a more intellectual, diverse place, which has produced a fundamental shift in what we watch and how we watch it.  Sorting Through the Fact and Fiction of Frank Sheeran's Story in The Irishman There's a ton of real-life history to unpack in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman—which is available to stream on Netflix today—especially considering its three-and-a-half-hour-long runtime. Some backstory: The Irishman is based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by former onetime homicide prosecutor and investigator Charles Brandt. And it's absolutely stuffed with figures and events from just about every corner of mob history in America—including Jimmy Hoffa, the Bufalino crime family, the Teamsters union, and even a small reference to the mafia's suspected involvement in John F. Kennedy's assassination. Since Scorsese's The Irishman is told from the perspective of an aging Sheeran, played by Robert De Niro in the film, it wouldn't hurt to study up on the man if you want to get the most out of your watch.
 The 65 Best Gifts for Your Wife That She Won't Immediately Return for Store Credit You want to get your wife something nice. Easier said than done, right? Her style is too good, and her interests too complex, for you to even begin to narrow down the overwhelming options. But when you are completely bereft of ideas, there's absolutely no shame in asking for a suggestion. And that's what we're here for: to lead you in the right direction so you choose the best possible gift for the most important woman in your life. So, with the upcoming holidays in mind—yeah, a smart man will be thinking ahead this far—these are the greatest gifts for your wife to consider, from high-fashion picks that'll wow her, to home goods she'd never splurge on herself, to tech she'll use every single day. You'll knock it out of the park—a top candidate for all-time best husband of the year.  The Enduring, Intergalactic Cool of Billy Dee Williams Billy Dee Williams's guide to being cool involves one simple step: "Be yourself." He tells me this while sipping a Tito's vodka neat with a little bit of Emergen-C sprinkled into it (a perhaps healthier choice than the Colt 45 with which he will be eternally associated after a string of ads for the drink in the '80s). "I never tried to be anything except myself. I think of myself as a relatively colorful character who doesn't take himself or herself too seriously."
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Sunday, December 01, 2019
Read the Story That Inspired ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’
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