I remember when magazines like Esquire were about men’s style and the gentleman’s lifestyle. If you wanted to be the most well-dressed man in any room, you probably read it and its sister publication, GQ. They focused on what they focused on and they did it well for decades. But, like most publications these days, they seem to think they also need to cover politics to some degree, which I guess would be fine if they actually had anything intelligent to offer. Just like Vogue and its offshoots, though, they seem to find people who…

Iran has vowed to retaliate against the United States after it fired upon and seized a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. “Trump, by imposing a blockade and violating the ceasefire, seeks, in his view, to turn the negotiating table into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering,” said Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Ghalibaf led the Iranian delegation in the failed talks with Vice President J.D. Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11th. Vance Fails In Iran: No Peace Deal According to state media, as reported by NBC News, the ministry called the Sunday night cargo…

Instructors at Vail Resorts are opting into a class-action lawsuit against the corporation, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Since it was filed, nearly 2,000 snow sports instructors have opted in, and if the judge extends the deadline at a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, many more could join. The lawsuit, titled Quint et al. v. Vail Resorts, Inc., accuses the ski company of having failed to fairly compensate its instructors for “off-the-clock” job duties — including time traveling between employee parking lots, locker rooms, and worksites; time spent putting on gear and uniforms; and time in…

Despite the Ukrainian government putting rifles in the hands of some civilians in the early days of the country’s defense against Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s gun laws remain awfully restrictive. Those laws, however, didn’t prevent a mass shooting at a grocery store in Kyiv last Saturday, where a man killed seven shoppers and took several others hostage before he was shot and killed by police.  In the wake of the attack, a growing number of Ukrainians are calling on the government to loosen the country’s tight gun controls and allow individuals to carry in self-defense.  “If the…

U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine have introduced a sweeping federal gun control bill that would ban certain firearms, expand red flag laws, and impose new nationwide restrictions on gun ownership. The proposal, titled the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2026, marks one of the most expansive federal gun control efforts introduced in recent years. If passed, the bill would create new federal standards on firearm purchases, storage, and access while reviving controversial measures like an “assault weapons” ban. The legislation comes on the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting and is framed by its…

More than two dozen dogs starved to death in a small Alaska town — and the surrounding community is demanding answers. The tragic incident occurred on a private property in Matanuska–Susitna Borough, near the town of Willow, Alaska. The borough encompasses a huge area just north of Anchorage, and even includes part of Denali National Park. It’s also an area with many professional and casual dog mushers. That community is accusing the borough’s animal control unit of gross negligence after more than two dozen sled dogs were left to die of starvation — despite repeated requests from the property’s neighbors to…