The 2021 Emmys Were a Thoroughly Modern Disaster

The winners! (‘Ted Lasso!’) The speeches! (Debbie Allen!) The travesty of trying to prove how valuable award shows can be post-COVID! The Beast’s Kevin Fallon goes in on the Emmys. [Manage newsletters]( [View in browser]( [Image] [Image] [The 2021 Emmys Were a Thoroughly Modern Disaster]( By Kevin Fallon [The winners! (‘Ted Lasso!’) The speeches! (Debbie Allen!) The travesty of trying to prove how valuable award shows can be post-COVID! The Beast’s Kevin Fallon goes in on the Emmys.]( [The Serial Rapist Who Claimed to Have 24 Personalities]( By Nick Schager [The Netflix docuseries “Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan” re-examines the serial campus rapist (and confessed murderer) who said he had 24 distinct personalities.]( [‘This Is Insane!’: Seth Rogen Calls Out COVID-Unsafe Emmys]( By Laura Bradley [“It’s more important that we have three chandeliers than that we make sure we don't kill Eugene Levy tonight,” Rogen said at the top of the show. “That is what has been decided.”]( [Your Fave Guy From ‘GUTS’ And ‘Glee’ Now Does Wrestling, Too]( By Kevin Fallon [The actor and showrunner of Starz’s wrestling drama “Heels” looks back on a career playing the Everyman and the 30th anniversary of Nickelodeon’s game show, “GUTS.”]( Advertisement [Lil Nas X Births a Deeply Personal Debut]( By Tirhakah Love [The rapper’s debut album proves once and for all that Lil Nas X is no one-hit wonder.]( [‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’: Finally, a Good Musical!]( By Kevin Fallon [Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.]( Fever Dreams A podcast covering twisted tales of the new American right. [Listen Now]( [Is Free Amanda Bynes the New #FreeBritney?]( By Laura Bradley [Amidst calls to #FreeAmanda, Bynes’ attorney tells The Daily Beast that, “There is no comparison between Britney and Amanda’s conservatorship.”]( [Conan O’Brien: NBC Tried to Ban Norm Macdonald From My Show]( By Matt Wilstein [During a long, emotional and often hilarious conversation about his friend, Conan O’Brien revealed that he was told directly, “You can’t book Norm Macdonald anymore.”]( Advertisement [Image] [This $100,000 Donation by Matt Gaetz Raises All the Eyebrows]( [Rep. Matt Gaetz’ largest political donation ever went to a Chris Christie group for a very strange reason that’s caught the attention of election law experts.]( [Explore Michigan’s Wild Upper Peninsula Without Roughing It]( [It’s quite possible to check out the wild spaces that elk, moose, and wolves call home and still fall into a comfortable bed at night. But watch out for the flies.]( [This Doc Stoked the COVID Crisis. These Women Pay the Price]( [Here’s what happens when you need hospital care but live in a misinformation wasteland, and sick anti-vaxxers are taking up all the beds.]( [Image] [The Perfect Hiking Boot You Can Also Wear to Dinner]( [These are the boots I bring on outdoorsy trips that pull double-duty for a night out on the town, keeping me from over-packing.]( [Vanicream Face Cleanser Is My Gentle Skincare Dream]( [Vanicream Gentle Face Cleanser is effective but not irritating to people with super sensitive skin.]( [The Long Sleeve Tees I Can’t Live Without Once Fall Arrives]( [When it comes to fall layers, long sleeve tees made from technical fabrics are game changers.]( [See More Stories]( Advertisement [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( © Copyright 2021 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to [view this email in your browser](. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can [safely unsubscribe](.