The Best TV Shows of 2020 (So Far)

From riveting sports docuseries to vampire comedies. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The Best TV Shows of 2020 (So Far)   Existentialism. Political divides. Pooping on yourself. These are the themes (or at the minimum, episode-long plot points) in some of this year's best television series. Seriously, if you want to skip that "pooping on yourself" thing, maybe pass on Dave. Otherwise, the television of 2020 is a bit of a mirror for our current times—the best of television this year skewers politics and identity and focuses on the things that unite us. Actually, it's quite nice? Read More           Trump Wants to Delay the 2020 Election. Don't Brush This Off.   On the day John Lewis was set to be laid to rest, the American president floated delaying the 2020 election. Immediately, the speculation about a Great Distraction began: was he upset at the prospect of a news cycle dominated by discussion of Lewis's towering American legacy? Was he trying to move attention away from the latest round of catastrophic economic news, as unemployment claims are once again on the rise and we learned annualized GDP fell at a record pace in the second quarter? Is his campaign's internal polling really this bad? None of this is really the point, according to Esquire Politics Editor Jack Holmes, who points out in stark terms why this should not be brushed off. Read More           The Good Life. Delivered Monthly.   In Partnership with Bespoke Post   Bespoke Post packs each Box of Awesome with quality goods at a great price, month after month. Read More           Not a Shorts Guy? Sick of Wearing Shorts? Here are the Best Pants to Wear When It's Hot   Investing in a proper pair of trousers—in linen, seersucker, and other summer-ready fabrics—means any time a less savvy "friend" hits you with the old, Yo, aren't you hot in those? you can glare at him witheringly while saying something like, "Ha, not at all dude, these are literally as comfortable as shorts" and actually mean it. (And then cut that asshole out of your life entirely. You don't need that type of negative energy, man.) I'm not sweating, you are! Esquire's Avidan Grossman—not a shorts guy himself—tracked down the best pants to wear when it's hot. Read More           The Must-Read Books of Summer 2020   Need an escape from the 2020 hellscape? Esquire's Adrienne Westenfeld selected the best and buzziest books of the summer, from brain-bending nonfiction to visionary fiction, to help take your mind off everything. For a little while, at least. Read More           12 Supremely Chill Summertime Hats to Buy Right Now   Unlike its cooler-weather counterparts, the summertime cap is built for ease. The brim might be slightly crushed, or covered in a thin dusting of sand. The color might be all faded and uneven. The emblem on the front might not be one anyone but those intimately familiar with your family's travel itinerary would recognize. You know the vibes. The truth is, we can't find that cap for you. That's a one-of-a-kind piece, as rare to encounter as the spirit of summer itself, and no less difficult to artificially manufacture. What we can do, though, is help you track down a hat that comes close to approximating that cap's essential summeriness—a kindred spirit of a cap, if you will. 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