Trump’s Iran Speech Featured Slurred Words and Contradictory Messages

It was not, thankfully, a military escalation. But a new round of sanctions will not defuse the situation. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Trump's Very Normal Iran Speech Featured Slurred Words and Contradictory Messages   It remains incredible to watch the people on the teevee respond to a speech from the President of the United States, breathing heavily and frequently slurring his words, as if another basically normal thing just happened. We spend our days now trying to decipher whether a former game-show host with a perpetual goggle-tan and zero impulse-control has a strategy to solve one of the most persistent and complicated geopolitical crises of the last half-century. Historians will marvel at this phenomenon, assuming we make it that far. Read More           Some Deepfaker on YouTube Spent Seven Days Fixing the Shitty De-Aging in The Irishman   It's impossible to argue with the star-power of a mob movie that contains the following names: Scorsese, De Niro, Pacino, Pesci. On paper, it's one of the greatest movies of all time. The problem is, though, that Robert De Niro is a 76-year-old man, Al Pacino is a 79-year-old man, and Joe Pesci is a 76-year-old-man. And in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, these three mid-to-late-'70s actors are playing real-life mobsters throughout the span of half a century. That means, at times, we're seeing De Niro's Frank Sheeran as a twenty-and-thirtysomething-year-old man. Read More           Nike's Air Force 1 Gore-Tex Is the Pinnacle of Winterized Sneakers   If you're a dedicated sneaker-wearer, picking a pair during the harsh winter months can prove difficult, especially if you live in a city where you're doing a lot of walking and slush-puddle hopping. The sneakerhead in me can't accept the idea of only wearing boots all winter long, so a good looking winterized sneaker is a crucial part of my cold-weather rotation. Read More           Brad Pitt's Revival of Sleaze Is the Best Celeb Fit I've Seen in Some Time   Sleaze, how I've missed you. It feels like it's been ages since your patron saints last stepped out looking both way too comfortable and stylish as hell. But while the sleazelords hibernate, a most-unexpected ambassador has thrown himself into the ring, carrying the Summer of Sleaze into what's now its second winter and third calendar year. Read More           Florida Is Going to Florida-Up Our Elections Again Next Fall   While we wait for the words of wisdom from Camp Runamuck, let's amuse ourselves with the latest news from Florida, which proudly and resolutely declines to get its act together when it comes to holding elections. (And yes, this is going to be a big, honking issue next fall.) In 2018, the state passed a completely sensible law enabling convicted felons to regain the franchise after serving their time. But, as Mark Joseph Stern reports in Slate, this is still Florida, and it's going to Florida-up our elections, because that's simply what it does. Read More           Rowing Blazers Is Donating All Proceeds From Its Australia Rugby Shirts to Australian Wildfire Relief   Among the ever-increasing apocalyptic events happening in our world, there's over 200 fires raging across Australia right now—with 480 million animals and at least 24 people dead. Thankfully, more attention is being brought to the catastrophe—with Russell Crowe using his Golden Globes platform to deliver a message about the tragedy, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge auctioning off her designer suit from the awards show to go toward relief in Australia. 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