Soledad O’Brien: Why the NYT Is Failing Us Under Trump

The former CNN anchor opens up to Marlow Stern about her new true-crime podcast and the mainstream media’s struggles with covering “batshit crazy” Trump. [Subscribe]( [View in browser]( [Image] [Image] [Soledad O’Brien: Why the NYT Is Failing Us Under Trump]( By Marlow Stern [The former CNN anchor opens up to Marlow Stern about her new true-crime podcast and the mainstream media’s struggles with covering “batshit crazy” Trump.]( [The #MeToo Movement’s Colorism Problem]( By Cassie da Costa [A new documentary follows the brave women who came forward to accuse hip-hop icon Russell Simmons of sexual abuse—and raises the question of whose stories we choose to center.]( [Is HBO Max Really Worth $15 a Month?]( By Kevin Fallon [Yes, another new streaming service is here. We surveyed all the platform has to offer—”Friends!” A mediocre Anna Kendrick series!—to figure out if you should cough up the dough.]( [Sarah Cooper Might Be the Best Trump Impressionist Ever]( By Laura Bradley [She wrote an “homage to the bullshit artist” in 2016—and now she’s playing the world’s best known blowhard. “I knew he was going to be a bad president,” she said. “I had no idea.”]( Advertisement [The $9 Million Crypto Scam Backed By a Senator & a Psychic]( By Tarpley Hitt [The “digital currency” META 1 Coin may or may not have the blessing of Abraham Lincoln and links to a gold mine in Nevada—but the SEC claims its coin is a scam “backed by nothing.”]( [Netflix Exposes Bill Clinton’s Creepy Jeffrey Epstein Ties]( By Marlow Stern [In the new docuseries “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich,” one of the late pedophile’s sex-trafficking victims alleges she had dinner with Bill Clinton on Epstein’s private island.]( [Kimmel to Kayleigh: ‘You’re a Willfully Ignorant Woman’]( By Matt Wilstein [The late-night host also went after Trump for the “brazen hypocrisy” of golfing during the pandemic after criticizing Obama for doing the same amidst the Ebola scare.]( [Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Douglas’ Is a Frustrating Stroke of Genius]( By Laura Bradley [In her new special, the ‘Nanette’ comedian switches gears in a show that intentionally disappoints before it pays off. But will it work?]( Advertisement [Image] [Anti-Lockdown Protesters Now Calling for Dems to Die]( [The head of Cowboys for Trump says a good Democrat is a dead one. And protesters in Kentucky hanged the governor in effigy.]( [Fearful Harry and Meghan Report Drone Harassment to LAPD]( [Harry and Meghan have reported multiple drone incidents at their home to the cops, The Daily Beast has learned. They intend to hire their own security team, paid for by themselves.]( [SpaceX Turns Back the Clock to Return Americans to Orbit]( [Elon Musk’s engineers have built a retro-futuristic spacecraft for America’s first manned mission in nearly a decade. Will their blast from the past work?]( [Image] [Mix Your Mornings Up With These Nespresso Capsules]( [From Risretto from Lungo, mixing up your Nespresso pods is a great way to shake things up.]( [This Elegantly-Designed Desktop Whiteboard Will Solve All Your Desk Problems]( [The Slope was designed to sit between your computer keyboard and monitor (and to slide over a standard keyboard for compact storage or for your writing convenience).]( [Where to Get Reusable Cloth Face Masks for Kids]( [We’ve rounded up some of the places where you can get kid-sized cloth face masks delivered to your door.]( [See More Stories]( Advertisement [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to [view this email in your browser](. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can [safely unsubscribe](.