Esquire's political columnist, Charles P. Pierce, took last week off. Traditionally that's a good time to enjoy a vacation—August being slow and all. In the age of Trump, however, there are no slow news days, let alone weeks. Thankfully, Charlie is back just in time to comment on Trump declaring de facto martial law in the nation's capital. It's a helluva return for Charlie. You can read his latest column below. – Michael Sebastian, editor-in-chief Plus: |
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Crime in the nation's capital is actually at a 30-year low. But that won't stop the president from evicting the homeless too. |
Jesus H. Christ on a Three-Day Pass, I can't leave for a week without people talking about nuclear reactors on the moon; or presidents doing press briefings from the White House roof; or the U.S. giving up on what might be the most promising medical breakthrough since Louis Pasteur rolled out of bed one morning; or a guy shooting up the Centers for Disease Control. So here I am, back behind the sticks at the shebeen just in time for the president to prepare to place the nation's capital, currently enjoying a 30-year low in crime, under de facto martial law. On Monday night, D.C. residents leaped onto social media to report a suddenly increased law-enforcement presence at certain critical D.C. locations. And while we are usually wary of any empirical reliance on data points beginning with the phrase "A lot of people online are saying," several of these posts came with photos showing groups of bulk hounds in camo in, among other places, Dupont Circle. |
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Here's what they don't tell you about rally driving: You live and die by the stage notes. These are what your codriver calls out to tell you what's coming—slowing crest left five minus into right four plus, for the corner of my shunt—and I know now you trust those words more than your own eyes. But cresting that hill at 120 miles per hour, I didn't think it looked like that much of a turn. I was wrong. The second I hit the top of that crest, I saw the corner. A hard chicane that hadn't looked like much from below. It was exactly what Christian's notes said. There was no time to change anything. I saw the inside bank and made the split-second decision to try to straight-line it as best I could. Christian never looked up. He knew based on what I said, which was, "Oh fuck." |
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Timothée Chalamet's enduring love of teeny-tiny Cartiers dates back to 2022, when he was spotted wearing a rare double‑time‑zone Cartier Tank at a premiere. Barry Keoghan, Donald Glover, and Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson have all played the game too, under the guidance of Hollywood stylist Ilaria Urbinati—who knows that for men, a watch can be the equivalent of a Tiffany necklace or a Birkin bag, the "easy flex" that pulls a look together. "Without a nice watch, it feels a little… naked," she says. Urbinati has built her career on that philosophy—and now she's bringing it to the public. This week she teamed up with Watchfinder & Co., the UK-based pre-owned luxury-watch platform, to launch Stylist in Residence. When it comes to picking the right watch, she says it varies from client to client. "I have guys who just wear watches to match their outfit," she says. "And then I have guys who really do their research and know about special editions, special releases, vintage… there's so much out there. With watches they can really go down that rabbit hole. Men love to nerd out on that stuff." |
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