The Secret to Why Everyone Fell in Love With ‘Ted Lasso’

Over a decade ago, Brendan Hunt was in Amsterdam teaching Jason Sudeikis what soccer was. Now he’s a four-time Emmy nominee making us laugh and cry on “Ted Lasso.” [Manage newsletters]( [View in browser]( [Image] [Image] [The Secret to Why Everyone Fell in Love With ‘Ted Lasso’]( By Kevin Fallon [Over a decade ago, Brendan Hunt was in Amsterdam teaching Jason Sudeikis what soccer was. Now he’s a four-time Emmy nominee making us laugh and cry on “Ted Lasso.”]( [Shirtless Adam Driver on a Horse Has Incepted My Brain]( By Kevin Fallon [Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.]( [How the Playboy Inventor of the DeLorean Crashed and Burned]( By Nick Schager [The new Netflix docuseries ‘Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean’ explores how the inventor of the ‘Back to the Future’-mobile lost himself in a smog of cocaine, greed, and scandal.]( [Billie Eilish’s Roars of Reclamation]( By Jordan Julian [At 19, Eilish has been loved and been in love. She is angry, she is longing, she is confident. And she is reclaiming her image from constant scrutiny.]( Advertisement [Does Dolly Parton Know What’s Happening at Her Stampede?]( By Michael Daly [She helped fund a COVID-19 vaccine. But her theater is telling callers that masks are optional in a town where the virus is still killing.]( [This Year’s Olympics Are an Inspiring, Infuriating Sh*tshow]( By Kevin Fallon [Everything about the COVID Olympics has been surreal, from the crass coverage of Simone Biles to the tear-jerking moments of victory. (Yay, Tom Daley!) What do we make of it all?]( Fever Dreams A podcast covering twisted tales of the new American right. [Listen Now]( [Dear Reality Dating Shows: Fat People F*ck, Too]( By Laura Bradley [Dating shows like “The Bachelor” have long been accused of feeling stale and out of touch—but even so-called innovators of the genre refuse to abandon its worst flaw.]( [‘Daily Show’ Exposes Fox Hypocrisy on Immigrants and COVID]( By Matt Wilstein [“The Daily Show” noticed that Fox News hosts seem much more worried about COVID-19 when they are talking about the possible spread from immigrants.]( Advertisement [Image] [Her Murder Was Tied to Ted Bundy. Then the Case Went Cold.]( [The decades-old slaying of 24-year-old Rita Curran haunts those connected to the case. But there are still more questions than answers—and time is running out.]( [NFL Star’s Ex Brought Knife to Capitol, Got Framed as Antifa]( [A woman accused of being an “agitator” at the Jan. 6 riot by “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander is actually a pro-Trump vlogger.]( [Partying Post-COVID Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be]( [My little Pfizer bender was fun and all, but it’s over for now.]( [Image] [5 Products Scouted Readers Bought Most of This July]( [From hiking boots to sun hats, this July was all about getting outside.]( [No, It’s Not a Bluetooth Speaker. It’s My Smart Air Purifier]( [The TruSens air purifier looks good, purifies well, and proves you can have substance and style.]( [This Anti-Chafe Stick is the Product I Didn’t Know I Needed]( [Chub Rub will save your inner thighs this summer.]( [See More Stories]( Advertisement [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( © Copyright 2021 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](.