| | | Exiled Nigerian princes in my inbox have a less obvious pitch than this guy does. | | If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. | | | | |  | | | | The President* Is Running a Direct-Mail Scam from Inside the White House | | | | Donald Trump has raised $150 million through one of the most obvious shell games in the history of American politics. This is pure, unadulterated grift. And $150 million—The New York Times puts the total at $170 million—is almost as much as Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Ross Perot spent combined to contest the 1992 election. The President* of the United States is running a direct-mail scam from inside the White House. Exiled Nigerian princes in your inbox have a less obvious pitch than this guy does. In my time, writes Charles P. Pierce, I've been fleeced by experts, and this guy is not an expert. P.T. Barnum undersold the nature of the American sucker. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | 35 Gifts for Anyone Who Treats Whiskey Like a Religion | | | | Whiskey is like a religion, and the people who follow it are intense. So it can be a little intimidating to try to choose a gift to get one of these big whiskey types, especially if you're not an expert yourself. It shouldn't be, not with the holiday madness approaching. Here are the 35 best gifts to get whiskey lovers that will fit into their whiskey-drinking lifestyle with ease. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | If You're Not Sure What to Buy Them, Buy Them This Watch | | | | It's been just about a year and a half since the good folks at Timex delved into the archives and reissued a design from 1979 known as the Q Timex, setting off a veritable frenzy in the process. We've lost count of how many times the OG from the now-expanded collection—the "Pepsi" colorway with the red-and-navy bezel and navy dial—sold out and was restocked, but at this point it's reliably available to anyone who happens to be in the market. Which brings us, dear reader, to you. Yes, you! You are the person who should be in the market. Whether you're feeling like you've earned the right to gift yourself this year (you have), or you're stuck on what to get the style-inclined person on your list, this is a purchase you won't regret. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Esquire's 2020 Gadget Awards: The Coolest of Cool in Tech Right Now | | | | Even as the sky rained down shards of glass and balls of fire, the tech industry stayed the rigorous course in the year 2020. Somewhat shockingly, it put out new stuff. You might've missed out on some cool releases—dodging shards of glass and balls of fire can be distracting. So, we're going to help you play catchup on the best of the best in gadgetry. While not everything here made its debut in 2020, it all came out after Esquire's Gadget Awards 2019. Some of these picks are pricey, but we made sure to not flood you with tech from your wildest dreams; none of that "you should buy a see-through glass TV for $30K" nonsense. Other picks are well within a reasonable range. Check out Esquire's 50 Gadget Award winners. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The $2 Billion Mall Rats | | | | Catie McKee, Dan McNamara, and their boss Marc Rosenthal had millions of dollars riding on Crystal Mall in Waterford, Connecticut. The trio worked at MP Securitized Credit Partners, a tiny Wall Street hedge fund, and they'd stopped by the typical middle class shopping center in search of signs of life: Who was at JCPenney? Claire's? Hot Topic? ThriftBois? What was up at VAPE CITY or BrowArt23? They couldn't help but notice there was something depressing about the place: discounts galore, emptiness in every direction, a foreboding aura that signaled the end was near. It didn't look good for anyone hoping for the mall's success. But Rosenthal, McKee, and McNamara weren't betting on Crystal Mall thriving—they were betting on it failing, and spectacularly. This is the inside story of a black sheep hedge fund, their massive bet that shopping malls would crash, and how they proved Wall Street wrong. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Follow Us | | | | | | | | Unsubscribe Privacy Notice | | | esquire.com
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