Zoom School Is a Disaster. Something Has to Change.

We're only a few weeks in. We can't keep doing this. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The Crushing Reality of Zoom School   "Are you muted?" The first thing Dan Sinker's five-year-old learned in kindergarten, set up at a tiny desk in the corner of our dining room, is to always stay muted. It's probably the wrong thing to teach a child, but not everyone remembers, and then life bleeds in. Zoom school becomes a portal into worlds you never see as a parent making awkward smalltalk at pickup. You can hear a mom working a job doing collections for medical billing. Call after call. A dad who calls his sister on speakerphone. They fight most days. Grandparents asking how long it's going to take. There are babies wailing. Of course Zoom school is a nightmare—with the lack of time to properly plan and the lack of funds to make anything work, how was it going to be anything else?—but every school option right now is. Here's Sinker, a few weeks in, on why we can't keep doing this. Read More           Another Woman Has Accused Trump of Sexual Misconduct. We're Supposed to Believe They're All Lying?   One thing we do not often talk about anymore is that more than a dozen women have alleged that the sitting president sexually assaulted them. And on Thursday, Amy Dorris told her Trump Story to The Guardian, and it wasn't pretty. She was 24 at the time; he was 51 and married to Marla Maples. Through is lawyers, Trump denied the allegations to The Guardian. They also cite the fact that Dorris spent more time with Trump in the week after the alleged incident as evidence it couldn't have happened. Dorris says she was visiting from Florida with the friend who'd introduced her to Trump and had "no money, nowhere to go." Who are you going to believe, the woman who says she waited to come forward until her daughters were old enough to handle it—and hear her message that they should not allow this to happen to them—or the guy who lies about everything, all the time, and has been accused of similar conduct by numerous other women? Here's what we know about the newest allegation. Read More           The 15 Best Things to Buy From Uniqlo U's Latest Drop   If you, too, have been counting down the days to the official start of fall I've got some news that should be right up your alley. As of this morning, a brand-spanking-new drop of fall weather clothing is live on the Uniqlo site, courtesy of the Japanese mega-retailer's ongoing collaboration with Christophe Lemaire. You read that right, baby. The master of modern minimalism is back to bless us with yet another round of simple, elegant bangers and, as per usual, he's busting out the big guns. And let me tell you, man: It's not a moment too soon. To help you kick off what's sure to be a steep spending spree we rounded up fifteen of our favorite picks, so you can sift through the whole damn collection with an eye on what you should definitely be copping. Read More           Patagonia's 'Vote the A**holes Out' Tags Are a Gloriously Direct Message to Climate Change Deniers   Patagonia has never been shy about sharing its opinions. The socially conscious company has always made environmental sustainability a cornerstone of its brand (last year, it famously donated the $10 million it saved in unexpected tax cuts to grassroots groups committed to finding a solution to the climate crisis). But the wanton recklessness of the Trump administration has spurred the outdoor retailer to take further action, ramping up its activism on a range of issues that span the political spectrum. Now the company is weighing in with a not-so-subtle message woven into the very fabric of its products. If you saw the viral tweet circulating online over the weekend and crowed with delight, you'll be happy to hear a spokesperson for the company recently confirmed that, yes, Patagonia is indeed encouraging its customers to "vote the assholes out." Here's the story behind the tags. Read More           Everyone Thought Appointment Television Was Dead. In 2020 It's Thriving.   Culture commentators argue that appointment television has been dying a slow death for years, starting back when House of Cards came along as the first major streaming series, chipping away at TV as we knew it. And that's true. We digest a lot of television in hearty burps now: 13-episode binge watches that take the emotional investment of a year, crammed into one weekend. Even the online conversation that once united Shondaland fans or Walking Dead stans has transformed. Now, TV watching is the equivalent of annual pop culture one-night-stand—perhaps until just recently. Esquire's Justin Kirkland explains why there's never been a more necessary time to embrace appointment television again. Read More           Former White House Photographer Pete Souza Told Us the Stories Behind His Most Iconic Barack Obama Photos   If you don't know Pete Souza by name, you've probably seen his work. The unblinking eyes of President Obama and Hilary Clinton in the Situation Room during the Osama bin Laden raid. Meme-inspiring shots of Joe Biden and Barack Obama together. Obama holding Michelle's hand during a John Lewis speech. Souza's time as the Chief Official White House Photographer during the Obama presidency is documented in The Way I See It, which is now in theaters. And to coincide with the documentary's premiere, we asked Souza to run through some of his most iconic photographs for "Explain This," where we ask celebrities to take us through some of their best (and sometimes most questionable) moments. Souza's stories didn't disappoint. 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