Trump’s ‘Promise’ to a Foreign Leader Is More Than Troubling

How much of this perilous nonsense are we willing to tolerate? If you have trouble reading this message, [view it in a browser](. [Trump’s ‘Promise’ to a Foreign Leader Is More Than Just Troubling]( I never thought I'd see the day when a serious concern for national security would be allayed in my mind by the fact that the President* of the United States never has made a promise he couldn't break. Yes, it has well and truly hit the fan.[Read More]( [This Week's Biggest Sneaker Releases, and Where to Get Them]( This week isn't too wild for sneakers. But don't get us wrong: That's a very good thing. It means that low-key releases from smaller brands like Alma Mater can get a little shine right alongside bigger drops, like a black-and-blue riff on the Jordan 12. It also means that interesting silhouettes, like a boat-shoe-sock-sneaker hybrid from Adidas and Japanese brand Bed J.W. Ford won't fly under the label, and neither will "it just makes sense" team-ups like the one between New Balance and Red Wing. Check out all that and more, right this way.[Read More]( [Burt Reynolds Was Almost Michael Corleone in The Godfather—But Marlon Brando Stopped It]( Marlon Brando, for all his accolades, was known throughout his career to be something of an asshole. The legendary film actor, especially in his later years, is said to have consistently demanded insane provisions on set, slapping huge cue cards to actors' foreheads, and defying production conventions so flippantly that major studio heads vowed to never again work with him. And yet, he is still known as one of Hollywood's greatest all-time actors.[Read More]( [President Obama Just Went After Trump in a Rare Direct Attack]( Earlier today we highlighted the need for Democrats to come to grips with the nature of the threat posed by Trumpism and the Republican power politics that have been moving in the direction of someone like him for decades. Right on cue, this is...well, this isn't really it. But it is a former president criticizing the current president, which is something everybody says is a no-no, even if the current president regularly has meltdowns on the White House lawn and jumps on the Tweet Machine to announce he's "locked and loaded" to attack Iran as soon as the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia gives him the O-K. In spite of all of it, the extant ex-presidents have mostly abided by The Rule.[Read More]( [Allbirds Just Released a Waterproof Version of Its Wildly Popular, Affordable Runner]( Allbirds' affordable, sustainable wool runner has been nothing short of a smash hit since the shoe was first released. You know this, not only because Barack Obama wore them to last year's Duke-UNC game, but because you'd be hard pressed not to step outside, right now, and find someone wearing a pair within a few minutes.[Read More]( [I've Been Haunted by Danny McBride's Song from The Righteous Gemstones for Four Consecutive Days]( Four days have passed since I was first afflicted by the fake Country-Christian song "Misbehavin" from he Righteous Gemstones. Performed by the now-deceased Aimee-Leigh (Jennifer Nettles) and her brother Baby Billy (Walton Goggins), the song haunts me like the idea of a mosquito getting in your ear and living there forever. It’s an atrocity. It’s a crime against television and music. It’s perfect.[Read More]( [Read More on Esquire.com]( 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