Before diving into U.S. politics, we’re starting with Vogue’s poorly aged profile of Bashar al-Assad’s wife and the flurry of reports on the CEO assassin. Stick around for the latest coverage on the Trump world, the fashion-fueled conflict in the upcoming Administration, and group text dynamics. Wretch on!
Time Stamps:
1:09 Front Page
37:42 Obsessions
45:00 Reader Mail
48:52 Favorite Items
Show Notes:
The Atlantic: The Only Remaining Online Copy of Vogue's Asma al-Assad Profile
The Wall Street Journal: Inside Assad’s Ransacked Palace: Anxiety Pills, Graffiti and Shredded Posters
Daily Mail: It may seem bizarre, but many women (including me) are captivated by the 'hot assassin', writes CLARA GASPAR
The Washington Post: Luigi Mangione ‘had so much to offer’ — now, he is a murder suspect
The New York Times: The Prominent Maryland Family of the Suspect in the C.E.O. Killing
The Hill: Melania Trump sells Christmas ornaments during Fox News appearance
USA Today: Donald Trump picks former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece
The New York Times: Matea Gold Named Washington Editor of The New York Times
Status: The Krugman-Kingsbury Kerfuffle
AP News: Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction
The Washington Post: Opinion | The secret lives of group chats
The New York Times: The Winter Arc Asks You to Lock In for 3 Months. Some Take It to an Extreme.
The Atlantic: The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The Washington Post: What’s America’s largest ethnic group, and why did we get it wrong for so long?
The New York Times: Shuntaro Tanikawa, Popular Poet and Translator of ‘Peanuts,’ Dies at 92
The New York Times:Shalom Nagar Dies; Reluctant Executioner of Adolf Eichmann