SD enterprise: New Details from the Capitol Raise an Urgent Question

How Many Trump Sympathizers Are Lurking in Law Enforcement?

The story of Wednesday's insurrection at the Capitol continues to get worse. There is a slow but steady accumulation of evidence that, in some major ways, there may have been help on the inside.Meanwhile, the Capitol Police suffered from a mysterious collapse of its rudimentary intelligence-gathering function which, in this case, included such technological puzzles as surfing the Internet and watching the TV. Charles P. Pierce weighs in on the evidence coming out of Washington that there may be more to this tragedy than it seemed. Read More

'Nobody Was Taking Control': NBC's Kasie Hunt Details What She Saw During the Capitol Attack

On the morning of Wednesday, January 6, NBC News' Kasie Hunt reported to the U.S. Capitol to cover the certification of the 2020 Electoral College votes. Hunt went live on the air at 1 p.m., in preparation for a drawn out process due to the anticipated Republican objections to certifying President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' victory. Twenty minutes into the proceedings, the day went awry. A mob of people, incited by President Donald Trump, broke into the Capitol in an act of insurrection. The building was vandalized, desecrated, and five people have been reported dead. All the while, Hunt reported the events from an adjoining building, staying connected with colleagues still inside the Capitol. Hunt spoke to Esquire's Justin Kirkland on the phone late Thursday to detail her account of the day's events, as well as her outlook on the road ahead. Read More

Justin Theroux Absolutely Nails a Time-Honored Formula for Expert Cold-Weather Fits

This just in: Justin Theroux is back in his natural habitat, taking the mean streets of NYC by storm in some expert-level outerwear! Your psyche need soothing? Ours too. Just peep these pictures of Theroux walking Kuma, his loyal pooch, in New York earlier this week. (An absolutely breathtaking tableaux of Theroux, if you will.) Man, we'd buy a calendar of this dude's best lockdown looks in a heartbeat. In a city chock full of certified Big Drippers, Theroux is one of the most consistent there is, rarely straying far from the tried-and-true elements of his immediately identifiable uniform. Here he sticks to his typical monochromatic palette, but adds in a few key hits of green to keep things interesting. And interested we are! In stacked skinny jeans that'd look passé on just about anyone else and a sturdy pair of shit-kicking boots (along with a teeny tiny beanie, worn just they way it should be), Theroux looks unmistakably himself, but somehow better than he has in ages. Most of that glow-up has to do with the collarless snap-front coat gently cocooning around approximately two-thirds of his frame, done up in a mossy shade of green so good we've been on the hunt for a similar-looking one since we first spotted it. (Bonus points for kitting out Kuma in an equally handsome matching style that'd put any menswear dog look to shame.) Read More

This Kickass Folding Electronic Bike Somehow Costs $1,000 Less Than the Competition

Over the past many months of social isolation, Esquire's Dom Nero relied on the healing benefits of bicycling to help keep him connected to the outside world. With everything closed down, there's not much to do out there. Thankfully, riding a bike is still allowed—and encouraged, even! While Nero had been enjoying the local pay-as-you-go bikeshare service, Citi Bike, he found that his aspirations for biking had begun to roll up against his monthly budget plans. So he resolved to find himself a bike—a folding bike. When he began searching for one in his budget range (under $1,000) he came across this Swagtron electric folding bike, which looked so promising that he forgot all about the lame, 2007-MTV-sounding name. Let him tell you a little bit about the Swagtron EB7 Plus electric bike with 7-speed gear shift and removable battery, and why it earned our latest Esquire Endorsement. Read More

Nothing Has Been the Same Since David Bowie Died. Even His Own Legacy.

You've probably seen it as a meme, or on a t-shirt: "Ever since David Bowie died, shit's been weird." This week marks five years since Bowie left us, and it's hard to dispute that it seemed to start a global decline. His passing on January 10, 2016 kicked off the year of Donald Trump's election and the Brexit vote. In April Prince died suddenly and tragically. It felt like we were living in a world that no longer had room for this kind of visionary, ground-breaking artist. Not much since has offered evidence to the contrary. Unforgettably, the announcement of Bowie's death (after a lengthy private battle with liver cancer, unknown even to most of those working with him) came just two days after he put out his magnificent album Blackstar, a bracing meditation on mortality released on his 69th birthday. Whatever the fateful combination of intention and coincidence, it made for a flawless exit, and helped secure his reputation even further. Here, Alan Light argues that 74 years since his birth and five years since his death, Bowie's impact on today's music looms large, even as it continues to evolve. Read More

Make 2021 the Year You Join Our Club—We'll Send You Something (It's a Magazine)

But that's not all you'll get by joining Esquire Select, our new membership program. In addition to an annual print subscription, you'll also get unlimited access to all of Esquire.com—including Politics with Charles P. Pierce and every Esquire story ever published via Esquire Classic. Plus, we'll send you a weekly, subscribers-only email, and give you exclusive access to deals and discounts from our favorite brands. It's just one way your year is sure to be better than the last—we guarantee it. Read More

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Friday, January 08, 2021

New Details from the Capitol Raise an Urgent Question

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