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Esquire

May 2026

Pam Bondi Just Threw Todd Blanche Under the Bus, and I’m All Here for It

After a CIA internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to the FBI for a law enforcement investigation,
Matías Mottadr.
The paravian clade Unenlagiidae is represented by fossils from different Cretaceous basins in South America, Madagascar, Australia, and Antarctica, but the best-known species come from the Neuquén Basin, in northern Patagonia,

The MAGA Cult Is Triumphant in Texas

The result is a triumph for Paxton and his wing of the GOP, which prioritizes politicians’ zeal for destroying the left over traditional values like statesmanship and dealmaking

We’re Seated for A24’s Movie About To Catch a Predator

On May 27, A24 released the trailer for Primetime, a crime drama from director Lance Oppenheim

Robert Pattinsonactor
What would have happened if I wasn’t here?”
That’ll make good TV.”
Do you watch television? Well, there’s something you should know. I’m Chris Hansen, with Dateline NBC. And you’re about to be a part of television history.”

Turns Out Not Everyone Is as Eager as SCOTUS to Make Gerrymandering Great Again

The panel of three judges instead ordered Alabama to continue using a court-selected map that includes two majority-Black districts

We cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination,
Jim Clyburnu.S. Representative
When the map was challenged, the U.S. Supreme Court said, yes, this is constitutional,

Judges are Starting to Crack Down on Trump's Courtroom Lackeys

April Perryu.S. District Judge
I have never seen the types of prosecutorial behavior before a grand jury that I saw in those transcripts,
Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.judge
The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego’s successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador, the Government would not have brought this prosecution,

Stephen Colbert Signed Off From The Late Show In Perfect, Absurdist Fashion

But in a media landscape where billion-dollar mergers, lawsuits, and political pressures suck up everything in the room, the Emmy-winning Colbert has been unjustly thrown into the void like the One Ring at Mount Doom

We love doing this show for you, but what we really, really love, is doing this show with you,

This Dutton Ranch Director Holds the Keys to Taylor Sheridan’s Empire

Christina Alexandra Vorosamerican director and cinematographer
Definitely in the last couple of years, I have shifted from more of a nervous desire to get it right to a confident one,
Christina Voros directed every episode of [this] show,... I think you'll see that she exceeded even my wildest expectations.”
I can't stand these things,... [But... But] I'm a big believer that when you find a talent that understands your voice, you need to surrender to that talent.”
Christina Alexandra Vorosamerican director and cinematographer
I almost fell out of my chair because I'd never imagined being given the opportunity to direct something that felt so uniquely similar to aspects of my own life,
If a [roadmap] exists, I don't know what it is,
You're always just trying to confirm that his gamble on you was earned,

Here’s Your Complete Release Schedule for Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

The buzzy Apple TV thriller turns secret desires into pulse-pounding nightmares in its story about a single mother, played by Tatiana Maslany, who falls down a rabbit hole of blackmail—and maybe even murder—after she’s lured by a camboy crush (Charlie Hall)

Trump’s Stupid IRS Lawsuit Will Be Settled with Our Tax Dollars

In the Middle Cretaceous, we find dinosaurs in China, South America and probably Africa that are super giants. They are the biggest of the biggest,
Kristina Monschlead author
The level of detail we're seeing is rare in protoplanetary disk imaging, and these new Hubble images show that planet nurseries can be much more active and chaotic than we expected,
One of the many features that we're kind of excited about is the size of this dinosaur,