President Good Brain Had Back-to-Back Episodes

David Koch is dead and the Amazon's on fire, but the President of the United States had back-to-back episodes again. If you have trouble reading this message, [view it in a browser](. [Don't Lose Sight of President Good Brain's Insane F*cking Week]( Friday will be a banner day for Very Civil People, who will insist you say nice things about the billionaire guy who funded denial of the climate crisis for decades in order to stuff even more cash in his pockets, then died while both the Amazon and the Arctic were on fire. Meanwhile, the same Greenland you've heard so much about this week lost 11 billion tons of ice in one day earlier this month. How many human beings bear more responsibility than the Kochs for imperiling the planet as a habitat for human civilization as we know it? Have a nice trip south, David.[Read More]( [This Week's Biggest Sneaker Releases, and Where to Get Them]( If you like retro runners, strap in. A whole bunch of them are arriving this week, from Aididas, Karhu, and New Balance. That not your thing? Well, how about some low-key low-tops from Jordan, Converse, or Filling Pieces? If you're still not feeling motivated, there's even a super-flashy Nike sneaker-boot that's not actually a sneaker boot at all. (You'll have to keep reading to see what we mean by that.) In other words, there's a lot of stuff appealing to a broad range of tastes this week. Now, that doesn't mean there's something for everyone, because that's never true. But there might just be something for you. Check it out.[Read More]( [The Wireless Speakers That Will—Not to Exaggerate—Revolutionize Your Shower Time]( These two Bluetooth speakers from JBL aren't marketed as shower speakers. But damn do they work well for exactly that purpose. They’re small but durable, with audio quality that’ll more than match your shower playlist, and full waterproofing. But before we get into the particulars of technology and sound and usability, let's first clear up one thing: Your life will be overwhelmingly improved by the addition of a shower-dedicated wireless speaker. Not marginally. Overwhelmingly.[Read More]( [The Koch Money Was a Primary Vector for the Prion Disease That's Infected the Republican Party]( Fair warning. I am about to speak very ill of the dead. David Koch went to his eternal barbecue spit on Friday. Except for his surviving brother, Charles, no man had a worse effect on American politics since the death of John C. Calhoun. Every malignancy currently afflicting us can be traced in one way or another into their wallets, and that's not even to mention the lasting damage they've done to the planet as a whole. Sorry, Morning Joe gang, I wouldn't care if they opened branches of the National Museum of Puppies and Rainbows in every congressional district in the United States. The Koch brothers financed the wrecking ball that is still doing damage, and now one of them is dead, and, if I am not rejoicing, I am breathing deep sighs of relief and praying deep prayers of thanksgiving.[Read More]( [When Taylor Swift Eases Up On the Self-Mythologizing, Lover Is Pretty Damn Good]( We have had good reason to be concerned about Lover. These pre-album hype cycles are getting longer, more byzantine, more purely tedious. Since earlier this year when the album was just known as TS7, hints and theories and Easter eggs about Taylor Swift's new music have been popping up all over the internet and filling me with a unique and special dread.[Read More]( [Celebrities Are Speaking Out in Response to Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Fires]( In Brazil, an inferno continues to tear through the Amazon rainforest, ravaging the ecosystem and the source of 20 percent of the Earth's oxygen. As the fires continue to grow, the blaze is gaining more and more attention, from international political leaders reaching out with pleas for greater attention to eco-focused celebrities helping to bring the story to the masses. Environments allege that the fires were started by humans, whether intentional or not. Nevertheless, the fires have created devastating damage, and are on track to decimate more acres of land in the days ahead.[Read More]( [Read More on Esquire.com]( [Give or get your favorite magazine subscription for 20% OFF!]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Notice]( esquire.com ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019