This Capitol Insurrection Report Is an Upping of the Ante

It was astonishing to hear a federal prosecutor speak so matter-of-factly about sedition. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       This 60 Minutes Piece on January 6 Was the Sound of the Ante Being Upped   There are some things in our politics that make Charles P. Pierce more nervous than Louie Gohmert around a thesaurus. One is the nature of political prosecutions, and the other is prosecutors who ply the media with tales of dark doings and veiled cabals. That's because Pierce remembers the bad old days of COINTELPRO, and the various illegitimate prosecutions contained in the backlash against the civil rights movement, and because he knows how federal prosecutors can bully and cajole people out of a proper legal defense. It's also because he grew up in a home where the Catholic conspiracy theories were alive and well. (Pierce spent one rainy weekend when he was in high school reading John Stormer's None Dare Call It Treason at his father's recommendation. He came away from it with an unquenchable sweet-tooth for right-wing political paranoia.) So, when Michael Sherwin, until recently the supervisor of the Department of Justice's investigation into the events of January 6, popped up on 60 Minutes on Sunday night to talk about what his investigation has uncovered so far, Pierce has to admit that certain bells went off in his head. Read More           Everlane's Best-Selling Face Mask Is Now Half Off for a Limited Time   If you need to re-up on your face mask supply, you're in luck. Right now, Everlane's top-rated mask is a whopping 50 percent cheaper, for a limited time only. (You can currently snag a 5-pack for 12 bucks, or a 3-pack for 9!) The brand's reusable and machine washable masks are made from a sturdy but soft cotton and perfectly constructed to fit snugly over your face so you don't have to worry about 'em slipping off your nose the second you start unloading your groceries at the checkout counter. If that isn't enough, this particular face mask is also a part of the brand's "100% Human For 100% Human Rights" campaign, which means for every product Everlane sells, the brand will donate 10% of the profits to the ACLU—so you can do your part to mask up appropriately and make a small difference, too. Read More           15 Cuban Collar Shirts To Keep You Cool All Summer Long (In More Ways Than One)   Here's the first tick on your summer shopping list: the Cuban-collar shirt. While the silhouette is nothing new, its reputation until recently was more "golf dad sporting a hula-dancer print on the Atlantic City boardwalk" and less "summer wardrobe must-have." Thankfully the shirt has had a stylish resurgence in recent years, and it's all we want to wear any time the mercury climbs above 80°F. Call it what you want (camp collar, revere collar, bowling shirt, vacation shirt, I could go on...), all roads lead to the spiritual successors to the guayabera. (Which, just so you know, is a traditional piece of menswear in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to folklore, it originated when a Cuban man asked his wife to create a shirt with multiple pockets to store his belongings while working. The style made its way stateside in the 1950s, and has been a lightweight, warm-season answer to casual dressing ever since. Since it's so summery, the Cuban-collar shirt has been lumped in with anything floral or featuring the aforementioned hula dancer. We're not hating, but it's time to move on. This summer, opt instead for big, bold patterns, asymmetrical designs, and lean into embroidery, pockets, and textured fabrics inspired by the OG guayabera. Here are our picks to get your wardrobe one step closer to peak summertime cool. Read More           The Coolest Camping Gear of 2021 So Far   You don't need to bring two power generators, three portable air conditioners, and all your tablets on a camping trip. Camping is still a chance to hang out in nature—to be adventurous, and also serene. But some extra lights, better cooking materials, comfortable chairs, and a dependable speaker have only, in my experience, made camping a hell of a lot more fun. Because the most important thing with camping is planning ahead, we're giving you some options now so that whenever you're able to book a campsite and escape into the wild, you'll be ready. If your tent is a few yards away from the parking lot, go big and heavy-duty. If you are planning a four-to-seven mile hike to the campsite, choose lightweight items to round out the rucksack. All the coolest camping gear and gadgets—to help you become one with nature, while still being comfortable—are here. Read More           10 Bluetooth Speakers That Will Make Your Showers 110 Percent Better   One of life's little luxuries is blasting music while you shower off the bad news and gross subway gunk accumulated over a day out in the world—or the dust mites accumulated over a day of sitting on the couch. Maybe it's the loudest, most head-rattling songs you collected in a single playlist to sing, or rather scream, along too. Maybe it's soulful slow jams, because shower time is also solemn reflection time. Maybe it's "Drivers License" on repeat, forever. No judgement. These are sad, "Drivers License" kinds of days. What really injects unnecessary stress into that experience is the precarious balancing of your very expensive smartphone on the edge of the tub or the top of the shower door so you can hear the music properly. It's going to fall. It's going to get water damaged. You're not going to want to pay a lot of money to fix that. Instead, pay a little money for a Bluetooth speaker that you can keep in the shower. Since you're probably not interested in unloading a bunch of cash on an intense speaker system for the shower—you'll only need it for a few minutes every day, after all—we rounded up a range of wireless, waterproof Bluetooth speakers that aren't too expensive. And then we also chose a few that'll give your bathroom a nicer sound system than your TV room, for kicks. All 10 are easy to anchor in your shower to stream all your shower songs without fear of droplets infiltrating the gadgetry. Read More           Nordstrom's 'Black_Space' Is Bringing Together Black Creatives and Black Creators   The hope behind the New Concepts series at Nordstrom has always been "that our customers can find something new," says Sam Lobban, the retailer's SVP of designer and New Concepts. And that idea of discovery plays a central role in the twelfth edition of the program, titled "Black_Space," in which five Black creatives—Harris Elliott, Beth Birkett, Matthew Henson, Marcus Paul, and Azza Yousif—worked to create an extensive shop-in-shop full of items from Black creators. Of the 28 brands included, 25 are new to Nordstrom. "The curators selected brands that they loved and felt were a representation of Black fashion and Black creativity," says Lobban. "We worked closely with each of them to develop their product assortment, while letting them take the reins to authentically convey their point of view and introduce brands and merchandise that celebrate Black fashion and beauty." With that in mind, Esquire spoke with four of the curators involved with the project about why they wanted to be involved, and how they hope it helps shift the future of fashion. Here's what they had to say. 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