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  • After alarming the entire country by saying he wouldn't commit to a peaceful transfer of power, Donald Trump doubled down on his statements, telling reporters, “We want to make sure that the election is honest and I’m not sure that it can be."
  • ABC looks at the weirdos who might be behind the QAnon delusion.
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci talked to Vox about a possible vaccine, and trying to get the public to trust in it: "The FDA has pledged publicly multiple times that they will not approve a vaccine unless they’ve established that nonpolitical scientists agree that it’s safe and effective. And we’ve got to keep getting that message out because it’s totally understandable giving the mixed messages that are coming out that the public might be skeptical about vaccines," he said. "And if it turns out somebody tries to force it out, I tell you, I will be one of the first ones that will object to that."
  • Disruption is nonsense.
  • A woman is suing a company controlled by a Philadelphia 76ers co-owner after she was hit by a chair which fell off the roof of a building near Union Square and suffered brain damage.
  • The Times looks at one "lost weekend" in NYC to get an idea of how much culture has been lost in NYC because of the pandemic.
  • Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs playing their first show at Mercury Lounge—you can watch them perform "Our Time" at that show here.
  • Roy Hammond, the soul singer who wrote and produced the Honey Drippers’ classic “Impeach the President” which was sampled by dozens of rap artists in the subsequent years, has died. He was 81.
  • Barry Jenkins and André Holland are apparently interested in making a third season of The Knick.
  • Chris Rock will host the season premiere of SNL with musical guest Megan Thee Stallion.
  • And finally, it's a gamer dog: