Living Coral, Lady Gaga, \u2018Drag Race All Stars\u2019, Paul McCartney, Jeff Sessions, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ted Malloch: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
EMERGENCY POWERS<\/strong>. What if Trump decides to declare a National Emergency?\u00a0\u201cThere is a vast set of laws, an entire parallel legal regime, that becomes available to the president when he declares an emergency. Some of these laws and the powers they give the president are perfectly sensible, but some of them are more like the stuff of authoritarian regimes. We\u2019re talking about powers to shut down wire communications, to freeze Americans\u2019 bank accounts, to deploy the military to act as a domestic police force and more. This is some very frightening stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n JEFF SESSIONS<\/strong>. Done with politics?<\/a>\u00a0\u201cNo. I mean, no,\u201d the 71-year-old former senator said when asked whether he misses the chamber in which he served for two decades. \u201cI could go back and spend time in the woods. I\u2019ve got 10 grandchildren, oldest is 11.\u201d<\/p>\n $100 MILLION<\/strong>. Expensive\u00a0Friends<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n DEAR STRAIGHT PEOPLE<\/strong>. Stop singing the word \u201cfaggot\u201d in The Pogues \u201cFairytale of New York\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n TRUMP 2020<\/strong>. Ditching Mike Pence?<\/a> \u2018On Monday, Trump hosted a 2020 strategy meeting with a group of advisers. Among the topics discussed was whether\u00a0Mike Pence<\/strong>\u00a0should remain on the ticket, given the hurricane-force political headwinds Trump will face, as demonstrated by the midterms, a source briefed on the session told me. \u201cThey\u2019re beginning to think about whether Mike Pence should be running again,\u201d the source said, adding that the advisers presented Trump with new polling that shows Pence doesn\u2019t expand Trump\u2019s coalition.\u2019<\/p>\n TED MALLOCH<\/strong>. Trump aide\u2019s appearances on RT Russian television are new focus for Mueller<\/a>. \u2018Malloch disclosed that he was questioned about RT to\u00a0his friend Jerome Corsi<\/a>, a rightwing author who is himself a target of the investigation. \u201cThey thought maybe he was coordinating with Russia \u2013 and RT is Russia,\u201d Corsi told the Guardian. Malloch denies any coordination.<\/p>\n INTO<\/strong>. Grindr publication Into<\/em> apologizes for writer\u2019s ridiculous Ariana Grande \u201cThank U, Next\u201d takedown<\/a>: \u2018Users tore apart the\u00a0pseudointellectual analysis, which claimed the music video<\/a> was guilty of \u201ctransmisogyny, heterosexual pride, and blackface\u201d without offering evidence.\u00a0 One bizarre argument in the essay is that the pop song \u2014 which makes playful references to popular films like\u00a0Mean Girls<\/em>,\u00a013 Going on 30<\/em>, and\u00a0Bring It On\u00a0\u2014<\/em>\u00a0is guilty of transphobia, allegedly because an appearance by Kris Jenner is an intended insult to her ex-spouse, Caitlyn Jenner.\u2019<\/p>\n PAUL MCCARTNEY<\/strong>. The music legend has been frequenting Alan Cumming\u2019s Club Cumming in NYC\u2019s East Village<\/a>. \u201cSir Paul seems to be becoming a regular\u2026He and his\u00a0friends\u00a0drank quietly during our party, Haus of Cumming.\u201d<\/p>\n GREECE<\/strong>. Four policemen charged in death of gay activist Zak Kostopoulos to appear in court<\/a>: \u201cThe policemen have all denied the charge, claiming they never beat Kostopoulos and that they were only performing their duty to detain what they were told at the time was a robber wielding a sharp object. Two coroners called in to investigate the circumstances that led to the 33-year-old\u2019s death have ruled that he suffered a fatal heart attack as a result of the brutal beating.\u201d<\/p>\n BALTIMORE<\/strong>. Police investigating transgender woman\u2019s shooting death.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR<\/strong>. Living Coral.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Introducing the Pantone Color of the Year 2019, PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral \u2013 an animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge. Sociable and spirited, the engaging nature of Living Coral welcomes and encourages lighthearted activity. Symbolizing our innate need for optimism and joyful pursuits, Living Coral embodies our desire for playful expression. #COY2019<\/a><\/p>\n A post shared by PANTONE<\/a> (@pantone) on \n