The President* Doesn’t Know Where He’s Taken Us

Donald Trump's Iran speech was equal parts sniffing, slander, and stump speech. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       We Took a Step Back From the Brink, But Not Because the President* Knows Where He Took Us   The deadly airplane crash has garnered some attention, but almost nobody has mentioned the earthquake, the one that shook the ground near the nuclear plant. It was a Tuesday night drawn from the worst parts of the Bible in the land in which all the worst parts of the Bible once took place. Meanwhile, Iran fired off some ballistic missiles and, thank god, did little more than blow up some sand and give El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago the opportunity to take another grotesquely mendacious victory lap on the TV. The president*'s appearance on Wednesday noon was equal parts sniffing, slander, and stump speech. The worst part of it is something we're all going to have to get used to hearing over the next year. Read More           Don't Worry About All This Iran Stuff, Man. Donald Trump's Got It Covered!   The President of the United States awoke this morning and once again screamed, "PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!" at his 70 million followers on the Tweet Machine. Then he implored Republican lawmakers to vote against a resolution that would limit his ability to strike Iran without congressional approval in a tweet that also derided the Speaker of the House with playground insults and veered off into complaints about impeachment and, again, "presidential harassment." This is supposed to convince the American public that Congress should leave the president alone—the same president who yesterday could be found sniffing and breathing heavily and slurring his words—to make unilateral decisions about war and peace. Read More           6 Things That'll Keep You From Dying of Boredom on a Snow Day   Presented by Dunkin'   Bring on the hot cocoa and games. Read More           13 Jean Jackets for Every Season   You are very cool. You have great taste in music, detailed knowledge of many things, maybe even a nice car. But no matter how cool you already think you are, if you don't own a denim jacket, I hate to inform you that you are not as cool as you could be. You could look at that as an insult. You could also look at it as an opportunity. Read More           Every Joaquin Phoenix Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best   Few actors are as explosive and unpredictable as Joaquin Phoenix. His public persona is often bristly—a tortured creative who has no interest in playing by the rules of the Hollywood system. Whether his behavior at award shows or in interviews is another performance or genuine, it's fascinating and refreshing to follow the career of a man this confounding and unique. In a town that rewards followers, Phoenix paves his own way. He gives everything he has to each performance. He's an artist's artist. And though this can sometimes come off on-screen as pretentious and unpleasant, more often than not it produces some of the most fascinating and deep performances in modern cinema. Below we run down Joaquin Phoenix's best films and performances, ranked from worst to best. Read More           Noted Deep Sea Victim Leonardo DiCaprio Rescued a Drowning Man With His Friends   It's been a big week in Titanic news. First, Brad Pitt opined definitively on the age-old raft conundrum in his Golden Globes acceptance speech, saying, "I would've shared the raft." Now, in an act of restorative justice for drowning victim Jack Dawson, Leonardo DiCaprio has taken part in a high-octane rescue at sea. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019