The Tiger Woods Doc Reveals a New Villain

HBO's two-part Tiger Woods doc serves as an indictment of the vulturous tabloid media and its toxic pursuit of 'great American entertainment.' If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       On Scandal in 'Tiger' and the Villain It Reveals   HBO's two-part documentary about Tiger Woods puts the golfer's life and career back under the microscope. That includes, of course, the 2009 sex scandal. But the film's investment in the scandal, and the chance to re-watch it with modern context, gives the world—Tiger worshippers and haters alike—the opportunity to re-examine the saga's most deviant players, argues Deputy Editor Ben Boskovich. There is tragedy in this story. But Tiger Woods is not the biggest villain of Tiger. Members of the tabloid media, and the foot soldiers that harassed the women at the center of the story, are who hold those titles. Read More           I'm Not Listening to Any Calls for 'Unity' From the People Who Fueled This   You have to admire them for their speed. Not 48 hours after elements of their political base ransacked the Capitol in what now appears to have been at least in part a very well-organized lynch mob, they've gotten their followers ginned up about the fact that large private American corporations at long last have come to the realization that being vehicles for armed sedition against the United States is bad for business. They've explained that they are the real victims of their own looting and pillaging. And, since both terrified congressional staffers and the guys who erected a damn gallows on the National Mall have been equally traumatized by the events of last week, it's time for us to move on, in unity, lest the tender fee-fees of the MAGA Ostrogoths once again drive them to insurrection. And this is not coming from the criminals themselves, or from their lawyers, who could be expected to promote such unmitigated horseshit. It's coming from the elected leadership of the Republican Party in Congress, people who work in the very building that was so profaned on January 6. Here's Charles P. Pierce on how Republicans have grabbed the wolf by the ears and can't let go. Read More           25 Items We Love for Less Than $150 Right Now   Should you fill up on chunky sweaters now or save a little room for lightweight outerwear down the line? Should you go back for a second helping of sweatpants or finally try a bite of that corduroy all your friends have been raving about? Should you wait in line at the limited-edition sneaker station or skip straight to the general release table and serve yourself? And, most important, are those boots priced by weight?! But for the discerning bargain-hunter, shopping online is like deciding what to order at a restaurant you've already been to, like, every day for the last five years straight. So—if you'll indulge the analogy a tad longer—allow me to advise you on the house specialties. Trust me. Like we said, we spend a deeply disturbing amount of my day shopping online. All of which means we're well prepared to provide you with the insights you need, starting with some of the sweetest deals you can get your thoroughly rinsed hands on right this very moment—and all for below 150 bucks. Read More           Here's Your Chance to Shop The Tie Bar's Massive Semi-Annual Sale a Full Day Early   Before you get your sweatpants in a knot, we know what you're thinking. Ties? In this economy?! But The Tie Bar offers so much more than its namesake product. ("The Tie and Shirt and Socks Bar" doesn't really have the same ring to it, huh?) You still need button-downs. And a few pairs of real pants. And maybe even the occasional tie! And if The Tie Bar slashing prices on its already-affordable wares isn't all the incentive you need to re-up on the trusty office staples you haven't bought in close to a year, we're not sure what is. Read More           Conservatives Are Upset They Are Losing Followers on Twitter   Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) wants you to know that he used to have way more followers. The Florida man spent the weekend live-tweeting his dropping follower count. On Saturday morning, he had 892,000 followers. By the end of the day, he was down to 842,000. As of writing, he's at 835,300. "I wish I could lose weight as fast as I'm losing followers during this Twitter purge...." bemoaned Gaetz. But he's not the only one concerned about their precipitous drop in followers. Here's the latest from Abigail Covington. 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