Section: The Daily Beast (USA)
The Boston Red Sox Catcher Who Spied on Hitler
Courtesy of Irwin BergIron Man and Captain America at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
Doing Homebrew Vodka Shots in the Shadow of Chernobyl
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/Katya CengelA shot glass of vodka was pushed toward me.No words were spoken. None needed to be. I was in at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
‘Brightburn’: What If Superman Was a Murderous, Sexually-Frustrated Supervillain?
Courtesy of Sony PicturesIntegral to the Superman myth is the issue of nature versus nurture. In its classical incarnation, the DC Comics icon is both the offspring of noble Kryptonian parents and the beneficiary of good old-fashioned heartland values, courtesy of Kansas’ Jonathan and Martha Kent. It’s the latter, however, that at The...
Ukraine’s New President Volodomyr Zelenskiy Vows Reform. Or Is It Revenge?
Maxym Marusenko/GettyVolodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s comedian turned politician, was at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source: The Daily...
Benjamin Netanyahu, Like Donald Trump, Aims to Go So High That He Is Above the Law
GPOIn American and in Israel, those obligated to enforce the rule of law are instead attacking it. Acting more like a mad king than a president, Donald Trump still seeks to weaponize the law against his political adversaries. The 2016 chants of “lock her up” are segueing into an even darker version of what may come next. Bill Barr, the attorney...
Ukrainians Slam Rudy Giuliani’s ‘Shameful Play’ to Meddle in Their Politics
Drew AngererMOSCOW—Democracy-minded Ukrainians, of whom there are many, learned with grim bemusement this week that Donald Trump’s eccentric lawyer, at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
Top Trump Ally on Rudy’s Ukraine Gambit: I’m Not Sure About That One
Alex WongOne of President Donald Trump’s top allies on Capitol Hill expressed discomfort on Friday with Rudy Giuliani’s decision to travel to Ukraine in an attempt to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden. “I don’t know that he needs to go there and encourage that investigation. There’s plenty that’s going...
Giuliani Plans Trip to Kiev to ‘Meddle’ in Trump-Friendly Probes
Regis Duvignau/ReutersPresident Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, says he is heading to Ukraine to meet with the country’s incoming president in the hopes of persuading him to do Trump’s bidding. “It’s not confirmed yet,” Giuliani at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ Exposes the Horrifying Scope of Soviet Deception
HBOThe at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
Travel to the Haunting Ruins of Chernobyl
David McMillanChernobyl. It has been more than three decades, yet the name of this once-obscure Soviet Ukraine city is now synonymous with nuclear disaster. In recent years, it has also become a must-visit outside of Kiev for fans of disaster tourism—its abandoned homes, classrooms, and fields a source of eye-catching photography. Left to rot, it...
