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Here for It w/ R. Eric Thomas

Welcome to the Here for It newsletter by me, R. Eric Thomas! Every Sunday I send out a new essay, plus a digest of my ELLE.com columns from the week, appearances and events, and random delights from the internet. Sign up now so you don’t miss the first

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #130

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Jake Gyllenhaal [http://bit.ly/2KRXOum] is our best celebrity, let's review my preguntas [http://bit.ly/2RK8oUM] about the Democratic debates [http://bit.ly/2KLydU1], and Kamala + drum line [http://bit.ly/2RQ5M84] = me

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #129

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: A longform piece on Pride merch, [http://bit.ly/2XuvG6m] a red button in the Oval [http://bit.ly/2XrGXV7], and the pity party president. [http://bit.ly/2XtXVSB] There are two kinds of people: people who

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #128

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Trump is a Rihanna stan [http://bit.ly/2F7LbqD], Drake [http://bit.ly/2Fekpgp] needs to watch himself, and I rate the walk-out music of the 2020 Dems. [http://bit.ly/2FekiBv] There's a scene

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #127

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Liv Tyler [http://bit.ly/2KCrvi1] fights space, a Straight Pride parade [http://bit.ly/2KxTuQ2] seems pretty gay, and Gwyneth Paltrow had no idea she was in [http://bit.ly/2KDFDrt]Spider-man [http://bit.ly/2KDFDrt]

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #126

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: the last word from Mueller, [http://bit.ly/2wwl1sZ] a Niecy Nash interview [http://bit.ly/2Z0IHlh], and Project Runway [http://bit.ly/2Z7cQj5] gets to the final four. Honey, my clown self took my clown ass

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #125

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: a cartoon controversy in Alabama [http://bit.ly/2X7aGzh], we do not deserve Jennifer Hudson [http://bit.ly/2Xg09la]... or Céline Dion [http://bit.ly/2X2aFfX]... or Rihanna [http://bit.ly/2Xg0vs0]! Cancel me if you must

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #124

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Elizabeth Warren rebuffs Fox News [http://bit.ly/30xvhiu], Chip Roy defends drug company profits [http://bit.ly/30rLcP6], and Uber channels Gwen Stefani [http://bit.ly/30wKAYE]. I may have accidentally done a Fake News. I

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #123

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: we have a new King [http://bit.ly/2Q2n8xj]!, Katy Perry plus JLo [http://bit.ly/2Q2ne89] is the interaction of my awkward dreams, and Mitch McConnell: drug lord [http://bit.ly/2PYu7aO]. Okay, I'll

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #122

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Kamala Harris [http://bit.ly/2V294ow] showed up and showed out, Oprah's name [http://bit.ly/2V3iPD5] is my favorite song, and Congress proves the chicken came first [http://bit.ly/2V2a9N5]. I was sitting

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #121

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: the White House doesn't understand birthday greetings [http://bit.ly/2GGGGmU], the Fresh Prince [http://bit.ly/2GyWCY4] got freshened up, and Trump [http://bit.ly/2DDFm3p] demands to speak to the manager of Twitter.

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #121

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Janelle Monae + Lizzo [http://bit.ly/2PnEsfX] = HEAVEN, something phishy about Mayor Pete [http://bit.ly/2Ppohiu], BEYONCÉ!!!! [http://bit.ly/2Pk0Dnt] One of my most random but most fervently held dreams is to one day own

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #120

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Queen Maxine Waters [http://bit.ly/2Uyydfg] rules again, the presidential race has done to the dogs [http://bit.ly/2UyF7Bb], and Thirst Pope [http://bit.ly/2UB7kYd] returns. This weekend, I made my penultimate trip to

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #119

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: the Queer Eye [http://bit.ly/2D2AunY] guys came to my hood, further adventures of Jared Kushner's [http://bit.ly/2CXj783] minor villainy, and James Comey [http://bit.ly/2CYR4oU] is the April Fool. Today

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #118

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Chris Evans [http://bit.ly/2WzZt9I] is starting a blog?, Pete Buttigieg's husband [http://bit.ly/2WBMrZu] saves the internet, and Project Runway [http://bit.ly/2WvpW8c] truly shocks. On our last day in Mexico

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #117

¡Hola! Es R. Eric Thomas. ¿Desde Internet? ¡Hola! This week: Cory Booker [http://bit.ly/2U22SAA] has a new love and you'll never guess who it is, I attempt to figure out who John Hickenlooper [http://bit.ly/2U7THP2] is, and Project Runway: Week 2 the Future [http:

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #116

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Captain America [http://bit.ly/2Oca3k5] has a hot take on Doritos, while Mitt stans for Twinkies [http://bit.ly/2Oa647P], but the only opinion I care about comes from Beto's dog, Artemis [http://bit.

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #115

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: The president autographed a Bible [http://bit.ly/2NTyhQd] and I just..., Tim Cook has a new name [http://bit.ly/2NSZkv0], and Antoni gets caught up in a public makeout [http://bit.ly/2NVTyc6]. We finally

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #114

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: the greatest picture [http://bit.ly/2UjHsfg] from the Michael Cohen hearings, Lady Gaga is so good at winning [http://bit.ly/2UkZn56], and Ivanka Trump, heiress, thinks people don't want free money. [http://bit.

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #113

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: so much political salad news [http://bit.ly/2BNYwTi], surprisingly; the Rihanna [http://bit.ly/2C12rfN] bday meme knows your soul; Obama [http://bit.ly/2U0rPZQ] has merch now! I'm working on a new play

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #112

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Winky the bichon frise [http://bit.ly/2BFPjwp] who DGAF, RBG returns [http://bit.ly/2BFPyrj] with a vengeance, and Trump [http://bit.ly/2BBxJte] has too much time on his hands. David was on the local

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #111

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Nancy's iconic SOTU clap [http://bit.ly/2BupjUi], Adam Levine's mysterious ink [http://bit.ly/2Bv0esB], and Cory Booker's boo'd up, baby [http://bit.ly/2TGDkFJ]! For Black History

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #110

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Cardi B [http://bit.ly/2GnrufF] looks criminally good, introducing Cory Booker's queen aunt [http://bit.ly/2GlaHKg], and Beyoncé [http://bit.ly/2GlbgUo] is coming for those Ikea meatballs. You may be surprised to

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #109

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: they got Roger Stone [http://bit.ly/2S7P1Yu], Nancy Per-my-last-email-losi [http://bit.ly/2Sc0Wo7] triumphs, and Kellyanne's leaky wheel [http://bit.ly/2SahlJI] gets the oil. When I was a kid, I assumed that at

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Here For It w/ R. Eric Thomas, #108

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This week: Nancy versus Donald [http://bit.ly/2Ho5G61]! Donald versus Nancy [http://bit.ly/2Hkl0QP]! Michael Cohen versus the concept of self-respect! I go to Nashville once a month to work on a new play and every time