Last month, Telfar announced that its first duffle bag would be exclusively available through a QR code on its new 24/7 on-demand television service, Telfar TV. A satellite beaming the product over cellphones across the country—the QR code will flash
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Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ Spoilergate Proves How Insane Spoiler Culture Has Become
This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. This week: Loving the new
I Must Be ‘Really Stupid’ Because Rudy Is F*cked
There are many mysteries in American life, but few more puzzling than Rudy Giuliani. “America’s mayor” has been under federal investigation since roughly the Pliocene, though in August he did promise us that “I committed no crime,” and then the
Dan Bongino Dares Cumulus to Cancel His Radio Show Over ‘Stupid’ Vax Mandate
Right-wing provocateur Dan Bongino on Monday seemed to issue a challenge to his syndicated radio show’s carrier: Get rid of your vaccine mandate for employees or fire me. “You can’t have both,” he said. More than two months ago, Cumulus
Fox News Loses It Over ‘Woke’ Superman Motto: They’re Telling Us ‘Not to Love Our Country!’
Another day, another trivial thing for Fox News to get performatively outraged about in its never-ending culture war. A week after the network loudly complained about DC Comics making the current Superman character bisexual, several Fox News hosts on Monday
Why This Last-Ditch Ploy to Combat Predatory Priests Is Doomed to Fail
ROME—When Father Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, the head of the French Bishops Conference, suggested that the Catholic Church lift the veil of secrecy on confessions as a way to combat clerical sex abuse this week, eyes rolled at the Vatican. The
Ivermectin-Crazy Physician Assistant’s License Is Suspended
A Washington State physician’s assistant who mounted a “public campaign touting the use of ivermectin” for treating COVID, allegedly bullying hospital staffers to prescribe the unproven drug, had his license suspended by the state medical commission. Scott Miller runs a
GOP Pol Waged Insane Battle to Treat Dying COVID Patient With Ivermectin
A Republican lawmaker in Alaska reportedly harassed hospital officials to administer the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to a COVID patient—and even claimed to have power to make medical decisions for the patient— before the man died on Wednesday. William Topel, a
OK, Fine, Remember the Alamo. Just Don't Forget the Slavery and Stupidity
If you were to ask an Apple Mac Pro (made in Austin, a city named for the founder of Texas independence) to pick the hottest hot button issue in Texas history, the answer would be the 1836 siege and Battle
Russia Throws Tantrum Over ‘Crazy’ American Women in Government
On Tuesday, talks between Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland and Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov ended with a dramatic threat to potentially shutter all Russian diplomatic missions if the U.S. didn’t lift all sanctions against Moscow. Nuland’s response? A