Hollywood Eyes Post-COVID Comeback; Birding While Black; Trump Crony Makes Coronavirus Killing

Plus: Revisiting Friends View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR May 28, 2020 TOP STORY Hollywood's Dormant Stars By Anthony Breznican How do you get back to work when the A-listers with the power to get movies made also have the power to wait this out? Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. CRISIS ACTORS The Swamp Doctors By Katherine Eban Looking past concerns about patient safety, FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn personally aided Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, a hydroxychloroquine advocate and Trumpworld hero. Read More The Q(uarantine) & A J. Drew Lanham on Life as a "Black Man With Binoculars" By Dan Adler Vanity Fair: Birding is often described as a kind of escape, and your work shows where that's not the case. J. Drew Lanham, ecologist and writer: Having the assumption that it's an escape is really a privilege. As many assumptions are. Read More WALL STREET Profiting From the Pandemic By William D. Cohan Don't tell Carl Icahn the COVID-19 crisis is a great leveler. He's using Herbalife junk bonds and the Fed's cheap money to get even richer. Read More WEDDING WOES Chicken or Fish? Try Zoom or Masks By Kenzie Bryant As states reopen, some intrepid couples are moving ahead with marital celebrations, but not even planners know the new rules. Read More In Our Words “The series is erratic, corny, and gimmicky enough that it wouldn't seem quite at home on a normal HBO Sunday night.” — Richard Lawson on HBO Max's first scripted foray, starring Anna Kendrick Read More DISTANT DIVERSIONS Summer Picnic Essentials By Daisy Shaw-Ellis On the fire escape or in the backyard, these picks from the V.F. fashion team will keep you looking—and cooking—good. Read More FROM THE MAGAZINE Shelter From the Storm Zoë Kravitz, Pamela Adlon, Patrick Stewart, and more share their screens, stories, and stay-at-home secrets in a portfolio directed by Jackie Nickerson. By Caitlin Brody and Britt Hennemuth Read More FROM THE ARCHIVE The One With the Friends Oral History By Warren Littlefield Before Friends hits HBO Max, revisit this 2012 article where the show's creators looked back on how the story of six New Yorkers became one of the greatest hits in TV history. Read More This e-mail was sent to you byVANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address,vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View ourPrivacy PolicyUnsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020.One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.