Trump’s Favorite Part of January 6 Is Laughing at the Trauma

By Asawin Suebsaeng, Will Sommer

The former president’s callousness toward his real and perceived enemies is standard fare for Trump, who frequently revels in their pain and misfortune in public and in private.

Did ‘Queer Eye’ Put a Racist Dance Instructor on Its Show?

By Cheyenne Roundtree

Terri White and her family’s honky-tonk Broken Spoke was featured on “Queer Eye,” but both the dance instructor and venue have been hit with accusations of homophobia and racism.

Fox News During Jan. 6 Was Even Worse Than You Remember

By Justin Baragona

As the insurrectionist mob grew more violent, Fox News initially played it off as “peaceful” or invoked Black Lives Matter to downplay the severity of the attack.

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‘Yellowjackets’ Is Teaching Gen Z About Being a ‘Lost’ Fan

By AJ McDougall

The Showtime series “feels like it’s teetering on the edge of an explosion into mainstream popularity, and with it, the next epoch in the evolution of fandom,” a Gen Zer writes.

Tech Exec Spewed Toxic Garbage Long Before Antisemitic Email

By Noah Kirsch

Software entrepreneur Dave Bateman sent out a conspiratorial screed this week alleging that Jews were behind a plot to exterminate billions of people.

Colbert Drags Hannity’s Wildly Hypocritical Jan. 6 Texts

By Matt Wilstein

“Apparently, Hannity saw some downsides to destroying our system of representative government,” the “Late Show” host remarked.

Tech’s Biggest Show Came Back to Vegas—as a Soulless Zombie

By Ganny Belloni

Despite a surge in COVID cases propelled by Omicron, CES decided against shuttering its in-person comeback. It was far from flawless.

Fugitive Mob Boss Caught After Being Spotted on Google Maps

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

Gioacchino Gammino had escaped from a Roman jail in 2002 and had been living large in Spain under a false name.

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