Early Addition: Covington Catholic #MAGA Teen Says He Has Nothing To Apologize For

Jan. 23, 2019, 11:07 a.m.

Because Trump's disapproval ratings are huge, check out today's midday links: Pixies podcast, RIP Russell Baker, Lil Tay feature, Bryan Singer sexual misconduct accusations, the real lessons of the Covington Catholic MAGA teens, and a puppy breakout.

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  • The Atlantic has published a big investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against director Bryan Singer, speaking with more than 50 sources and many of his alleged victims.
  • Savannah Guthrie is getting justifiably criticized for her softball interview with the smirking MAGA teen Nick Sandmann, who (of course) doesn't think he did anything wrong.
  • Adam Serwer wrote a great piece about how the real takeaways from that whole incident is both the media's need for overcorrection and "the messages these kids are being sent by adults and authority figures about how to treat people, especially those who are different from them."
  • Michael Gandolfini, James Gandolfini's son, will play young Tony Soprano in David Chase's upcoming Sopranos-prequel The Many Saints of Newark.
  • Trump's disapproval ratings have hit a new high, huh I wonder why.
  • NY Magazine has a good, depressing piece on the making of disturbingly underage meme machine Lil Tay.
  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders doubled down on the White House's support for the Covington Catholic MAGA teens, hilariously saying, "I’ve never seen people so happy to destroy a kid’s life." Apparently she's forgotten about Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, the DACA kids, the Stoneman Douglas teens, and so many more.
  • Lara Trump—campaign adviser and daughter-in-law to Donald Trump, wife to Eric Trump, and someone whose salary is not being furloughed by the Trump shutdown—said that the shutdown is "a little bit of pain" but it's also "so much bigger than any one person."
  • Russell Baker, a Pulitzer-winning Times columnist and humorist, has died at 93.
  • If you're wondering why your Gmail is suddenly full, it's probably because Google wants you to pay them more money.
  • The Pixies are launching a 12-episode podcast this summer (and also a new album later this year).
  • And finally, an escape attempt: