Brett Kavanaugh Trump Urges Kavanaugh to Sue for “Libel” Over Renewed Sexual Assault AllegationsVanity Fair - Kevin FitzpatrickHe also spelled it “liable” at first, but asking the DOJ to “rescue” Kavanaugh is probably worse. Continued allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh sent President Trump
Hollywood Cinema Jojo Rabbit Lands TIFF 2019 People’s Choice Award—Are the Oscars Next?Vanity Fair - Kevin FitzpatrickThe divisive but crowd-pleasing World War II comedy won the prize that is often followed by lots and lots of Oscar buzz. A comedy set during World War II in which its director also stars as an imaginary
Lori Loughlin Lori Loughlin Still Planning to Beat the Charges, Even After Felicity Huffman’s SentenceVanity Fair - Kevin FitzpatrickAnonymous sources are back at it to express Loughlin’s “regret” at not pleading guilty. Whatever your thoughts on Felicity Huffman’s cushy 14-day prison sentence—too lenient or too emblematic of a broken
Hollywood Cinema RuPaul, S.N.L., and Queer Eye Are Among the Earliest Emmy WinnersVanity Fair - Kevin FitzpatrickSaturday’s early kick-off to this year’s Emmy awards saw the Drag Race host tie with Jeff Probst for the winningest reality show host. The first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, held Saturday night,
Felicity Huffman Felicity Huffman’s Sentence Is Lenient, But It’s Also FairVanity Fair - Jill FilipovicIt’s only a small punishment in our American context that expects years or even decades in jail for relatively small offenses. On Friday, Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in federal prison, 250
Hollywood Cinema Why a Friends Revival Will Never, Ever HappenVanity Fair - Paul ChiAnd more tidbits from the show’s 25th anniversary panel at the Tribeca TV Festival—including which Friends character is now in therapy. Fans holding out hope for a Friends revival will be disappointed
James Gunn Margot Robbie and More Suicide Squad Stars Returning for James Gunn SequelVanity Fair - Kevin FitzpatrickOriginal stars Jai Courtney and Viola Davis are also present in Gunn’s official cast announcement, but “don’t get too attached.” The Suicide Squad director James Gunn is officially putting rumors to bed—not
Adele Adele Officially Files for Divorce From Estranged HusbandVanity Fair - Kevin FitzpatrickThe 25 singer-songwriter and Simon Konecki confirmed their separation in April, after seven years. Divorce is likely to be a major influence on Adele’s next record, as the Grammy-winning singer finalized
Play buttonHollywood Cinema Heroes and Villains Both Wear Masks in HBO’s Full Watchmen TrailerVanity Fair - Kevin FitzpatrickTendrils of a vast and insidious conspiracy take root in the full promo for Damon Lindelof’s comic sequel series. There are plenty of mysteries to be unlocked before Watchmen holds its HBO premiere on
Ivanka Trump Ivanka Trump, Unironically: I Got My Moral Compass From My DadVanity Fair - Bess LevinThis is an actual thing the first daughter said, out loud, in front of people. Like many of the most terrible people in history, Donald Trump should never have been allowed to reproduce. Nevertheless,
Culture David Chang Answers the Proust QuestionnaireVanity Fair - Condé NastThe Momofuku chef/founder and host of Netflix’s docuseries Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner chews on karma, patience, and dance lessons.’ What is your idea of perfect happiness? Good TV, good delivery, perfect
Politics John Bolton Formalizes Trump Feud by Reinstating His Super PACVanity Fair - Tina NguyenBolton pledged his money to candidates with “a strong, clear, and dependable U.S. national security policy, resting on constancy and resolve,” which a certain someone apparently does not possess. When
Play buttonHollywood Cinema Comedy Central’s Roast Maestro Thinks the Form Still Matters, Even in the Age of TwitterVanity Fair - Laura BradleyAs Alec Baldwin takes the stage to be mercilessly hectored by the comedy community, Comedy Central’s co-head of original content breaks down why the roast persists—and dishes on some of the network’s notorious
Hollywood Cinema Oscars 2020: The State of the Race After Fall Festival SeasonVanity Fair - Richard LawsonThree V.F. staffers discuss what they saw at Toronto, Telluride, and Venice—and try to figure out which of this fall’s big films might go all the way to the Academy Awards. Now that the V.F. team has from
MoviePass At Long Last, MoviePass Is Reportedly KaputVanity Fair - Laura BradleyThe service reportedly emailed its subscribers to notify them it was shutting down because “efforts to recapitalize MoviePass have not been successful to date.” After more than a year of uncertainty, appears
Bryan Stevenson Destin Daniel Cretton Reflects on the Emotional TIFF Premiere of Just MercyVanity FairOn this week‘s episode of the Little Gold Men podcast, a conversation with the director of the legal drama—plus, a catch-up on all the buzz out of the Toronto International Film Festival. When he stepped
Felicity Huffman Felicity Huffman Sentenced to Two Weeks for Role in College-Admission ScandalVanity Fair - Kenzie BryantHer husband, William H. Macy, was in the front row. Today a federal judge sentenced Felicity Huffman to "14 days in jail. She is also imposing a fine of $30,000, a year of supervised release, and 250 of
Clarence Thomas Is the Story of Clarence Thomas an American Tragedy?Vanity Fair - Erin VanderhoofIn a new book, Corey Robin attempts to explain the life and complicated views of a Supreme Court justice whose decisions have profoundly shaped our world. As a member of our highest court, Justice Clarence
Culture Listening to Threads With Anni AlbersVanity Fair - Grace EdquistA prolific master weaver gets her due with a striking new show at David Zwirner. Anni Albers never wanted to be famous. To her, art was work. And her art—prolific in its range of textile design, works
WeWork WeWork Forges On with IPO as Analysts Fear Contagion EffectVanity Fair - Eric LutzSources say the embattled start-up's valuation could drop below $15 billion, infecting the market. WeWork’s potential IPO appears to be in free-fall, with its estimated valuation reportedly set to drop
Beauty The Field of Dream Creams Just Got More CrowdedVanity Fair - Laura RegensdorfWhat constitutes a cult moisturizer? This season it’s a 1990s classic rebranded by fashion photographers, doctor-backed creams with Hollywood fans, and a drugstore launch with serious reach. Makeup is
Rihanna Inside Rihanna’s Diamond Ball, Where Cardi B Won an Auction and 2 Chainz Had a Birthday PartyVanity Fair - Dan Adler“I never do these things,” Pharrell Williams told the crowd at Rihanna’s Diamond Ball on Thursday night as the Salt-N-Pepa sample on “Move That Dope” started to play. “But for the foundation…” In his tuxedo
Hollywood Cinema Jennifer Lopez’s Hustlers Character: What Happened to Real-Life Ramona?Vanity Fair - Julie MillerSamantha Barbash, the woman who inspired Lopez’s character, is promoting a book, her medical spa—and her complaints about Hustlers. In Hustlers, Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu play a pair of savvy New
Politics Oops: The Air Force Has Stayed at Trump’s Turnberry Resort 40 TimesVanity Fair - Bess LevinThe stays at the Scottish property coincide with a turnaround in the struggling property’s fortunes. Earlier this month, we learned the Pentagon was investigating the curious case of Air Force members
Miley Cyrus The Miley Cyrus Guide to Post-Breakup StyleVanity Fair - Kenzie BryantIn short: all-black ensembles alongisde your new and matching girlfriend. Miley Cyrus, once a Tennessee-dipped Disney star, then a water nymph covered in technicolor barnacles, then an alt-hippie Malibu
Sociopathy Was Uber’s CEO a Sociopath?Vanity Fair - Nick BiltonTech reporter Mike Isaac gives the inside scoop on Travis Kalanick’s reign of terror at Uber. Travis Kalanick did unspeakable things to grow his company. But is the rest of Silicon Valley any better? Isaac,
Politics Trump Promises “Very Inspirational” Middle Class Tax Cuts Ahead of 2020Vanity Fair - Eric LutzWith Americans losing confidence in Donald Trump’s handling of the economy amid fears of a looming recession, the president is scrambling to hang onto middle-class voters ahead of 2020. His plan? To once
Hollywood Cinema American Horror Story: 1984 Opening Credits Are Bloody NostalgicVanity Fair - Laura BradleyThese credits have everything: A camp on the water! Lots of Lycra! Heavy synth and blood galore! American Horror Story fans are used to waiting in rapture for each season’s title sequence—and although
