Alex Rees

New York

Deputy Executive Editor at The Daily Beast

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Articles

Why We’re Missing the Girlboss After Burning Her at the Stake

Mar 15, 2025 | thedailybeast.com | Jill Filipovic |Conrad Quilty-Harper |Emell Derra Adolphus |Alex Rees

This week, a new book about Meta by former executive Sarah Wynn-Williams is making headlines for its explosive claims about the abhorrent behavior of the company’s leadership, and how their culture largely disregarded the vast harms they caused—from failing to protect adolescent girls from content promoting eating disorders to failing to prevent the dissemination of content that fomented genocide.
Lily Collins’ Husband Defends Surrogacy Against ‘Hateful’ Critics

Feb 2, 2025 | thedailybeast.com | Amethyst Martinez |Jackie Salo |Davon Singh |Alex Rees

12These Wrinkle-Proof Men’s Pants Give Your Backside a Boost🍑👀Jack Archer’s bestselling tech pants give your butt a lift, don’t crease on the commute to the office, and are as comfortable as sweatpants. 3UFC Fighter Apologizes After ‘Good Guy’ Hitler Comments‘DEFINITELY NOT A NAZI’Bryce Mitchell argued on his podcast that “public education indoctrination” was largely to blame for the Nazi leader’s bad reputation.
Justin Baldoni Amends Blake Lively-Ryan Reynolds Lawsuit, Launches Website to Explain It All

Feb 1, 2025 | thedailybeast.com | Clay JD Walker |Davon Singh |Alex Rees |Aazim Jafarey

12These Wrinkle-Proof Men’s Pants Give Your Backside a Boost🍑👀Jack Archer’s bestselling tech pants give your butt a lift, don’t crease on the commute to the office, and are as comfortable as sweatpants. 34These Heated Chairs Are a Must-Have Cold Plunge CompanionHEAT CHECKAthletes, fitness fanatics, and wellness enthusiasts will love adding Galanter & Jones heated chairs to their outdoor cold plunge lineup.
Aquarium ‘Mermaid’ Left Floundering After Attack by Hungry Sturgeon

Feb 1, 2025 | thedailybeast.com | Alex Rees
Aquarium ‘Mermaid’ Left Floundering After Attack by Hungry Sturgeon

Feb 1, 2025 | flipboard.com | Alex Rees

Though the performer was taken to the hospital, she did not require... stur-gery.
New Trump CIA Chief Declassifies Covid ‘Lab Leak’ Assessment

Jan 26, 2025 | msn.com | Alex Rees

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New Trump CIA Chief Declassifies Covid ‘Lab Leak’ Assessment

Jan 25, 2025 | thedailybeast.com | Alex Rees

TrumplandCIA Director John Ratcliffe ordered the release of the report just days after his confirmation. Published Jan. 25 2025 10:00PM EST In one of his first acts as Donald Trump’s CIA director, John Ratcliffe had the agency publish an assessment backing the once relatively fringe theory that the COVID-19 pandemic began with an accidental leak at a research lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
New Trump CIA Chief Declassifies Covid ‘Lab Leak’ Assessment

Jan 25, 2025 | flipboard.com | Alex Rees

2 days agoAfter a nearly two-year wait one of the best shows on Netflix just dropped its second season, and it’s great. If you enjoy high-octane action, nefarious terrorist plots and plenty of tense espionage, you’re in for a treat. The Night Agent is a no-frills, unpretentious spy thriller that should please …
Puppy-Killer Kristi Noem Resigns as Governor Amid Senate Confirmation

Jan 25, 2025 | thedailybeast.com | Liam Archacki |Emell Derra Adolphus |Clay Walker |Alex Rees

JFK’s Grandson Gushes Over Usha Vance: ‘Most Beautiful Woman in the World’ ABSOLUTELY SMITTENJack Schlossberg gushed over first lady Usha Vance. Getty Images Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg declared Second Lady Usha Vance the “most beautiful woman in the world” in an unhinged social media tribute.
Trump Already Ditching Campaign Pledge to Leave Abortion to States With New Executive Orde

Jan 24, 2025 | thedailybeast.com | Alex Rees

TrumplandThe orders were signed mere hours after the anti-abortion March for Life in Washington D.C., during which both Trump and his vice president JD Vance offered speeches. Updated Jan. 24 2025 9:27PM EST / Published Jan. 24 2025 9:26PM EST Kent Nishimura/Getty Images “The states will determine by vote or legislation” what abortion rights they want, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump said in April 2024. “It is up to the states to decide,” he claimed in October.