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You know that feeling when you don't quite know what you've just witnessed and need to make sure that it, uh, really happened? Around here we're predicting a great return of that feeling the day after the presidential election on November 5. That's why Esquire is hosting a live Zoom call on November 6 at 1pm ET for members only. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire's lead political blogger since 2011 will answer all your questions live—even if they're not much more than what the heck just happened? This is a chance for an unscripted, uncensored chat with Charlie. Whether we're clinking our glasses or making plans to move to the Andromeda Galaxy, we might as well do it together. See you on Wednesday, November 6 at 1pm ET. Become an Esquire member to participate. All members will receive an email with registration instructions. |
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 Elections have consequences, and this year's hotly contested presidential race feels particularly fraught. No matter which way you vote, we know you'll be watching intently on election night. Here's a suggestion for how to take the edge off your stress: Make it a political party. Whether you plan to invite some like-minded friends over or hunker down in front of the TV solo with a stiff drink, you might as well sip on a creative cocktail while you digest the exit polling. To make it easy, we chose six states where the voting could be tight and picked a cocktail that best represents each, with recipes for all. Plus, we asked one of our favorite bartenders to create a new cocktail just for the occasion. It's got an extra kick of caffeine to help you power through what could be a long night. |
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"Cherish your mistakes and you won't keep making them over and over again. It's the same with heartbreaks and girls and everything else." |
| Because Amazon isn't the only company. Yet. |
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I won't name any names, but we've lived through a rough few years of comic-book adaptations on the big (and small) screen. Honestly, I didn't realize the extent of my trauma—maybe a hair dramatic, but you get the point—until I watched HBO's The Penguin. A spin-off of director Matt Reeves's excellent film The Batman, the series depicts Oz Cobb's (played by a majorly transformed, shit-talking Colin Farrell) rise to power in Gotham. His adversary is Sofia Falcone (a downright creepy Cristin Milioti), who escalates their beef into yet another war in the tormented city. "Something that I really love about our show is that you find yourself rooting for these people despite that," Milioti says. "My favorite movies or television shows keep you on your toes and make you wonder why your allegiance to different characters switches. I was hopeful that that's what would happen [on The Penguin]. That's what it felt like to make." |
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A chorus of credible warnings about Trump is not enough for some Black men to support Harris. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Mitchell S. Jackson explores why—and the reason it shouldn't matter. |
| The very best blues, all right here. |
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Real Men Don't Eat Quiche was intended as satire. But 42 years after its publication, some men—particularly young men—are embracing the politics of Donald Trump because, as one voter said, "he is someone that, deep down, a lot of men would like to be like." In an interview with the New York Post, New York Young Republicans Club president Gavin Wax claimed, "part of the appeal of Trump is his unabashed machismo sort of vibe that he gives off." With male fragility seeming to be a decent-sized factor in a coin-flip of an election, it's fair to ask: are real men still too insecure to get the joke? And is that insecurity what is ultimately driving the American man's rightward shift away from the Democratic party? |
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