Ghislaine and Trump’s Twisted History; How Carlos Ghosn Escaped; the NBA’s COVID Gamble

Plus: The Best Books for Tolerating 2020 (So Far) View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR July 23, 2020 The Big Read Carlos Ghosn's Escape From Japan By May Jeong When the auto king fled house arrest by hiding in a cargo box, the caper transfixed the world. Now he's living large, at large, while the American ex-soldier who masterminded the getaway is in jail—and talking exclusively to V.F. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. FIRST LOOK Aaron Sorkin's Alarmingly Timely The Trial of the Chicago 7 By David Ansen Sacha Baron Cohen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jeremy Strong, and more star in an October movie about a police attack on Vietnam War protesters at the 1968 DNC, and the legendary court case that ensued. Read More BOXED IN Navigating the NBA's COVID-Free Bubble By Tom Kludt With a frat party-meets-biosphere vibe, quarantining in Disney is a once-in-a-lifetime assignment—and a precarious one. Read More EPSTEIN'S WEB "I Just Wish Her Well, Frankly" By Dan Adler Why on earth would President Trump share thoughts of goodwill for accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell? An exploration of the president's long relationship with the fallen socialite and her alleged accomplice Jeffrey Epstein. Read More LITERARY RELIEF The Best Books for Tolerating 2020 (So Far) By Vanity Fair The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett's sophomore novel centers on Black identical twin sisters who become estranged. What follows is a gripping and beautifully written story about family, relationships, race, and identity that's both timeless and exactly of this moment. Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own In the midst of the Trump regime and a beautiful Baldwin revival, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. has plunged to the profound depths and sublime heights of the writer's prophetic challenge to our present-day crisis. Anna K: A Love Story Filled with the elite of Manhattan elites and teens with too much money and not nearly enough supervision, the story is a ticket out of the present pandemic and into the high-stakes melodrama of high school in the city. Read More FASHION PICKS Mucho Mucho Amor: Looks Inspired by Walter Mercado By Jessica Neises and Alexandra Delifer You've watched the Netflix documentary. Now bring the iconic Latinx astrologer's opulence to life in your own wardrobe. Read More IN MEMORIAM Why John Lewis Matters—Now More Than Ever By Jimmie Briggs The civil rights leader continues to leave his mark on the culture—in a forthcoming biography and documentary, and in the spirit of America's ongoing protests. Read More ICYMI "This Was Abuse": The Fall of a CBS Showrunner By Maureen Ryan Peter Lenkov, who'd overseen several reboots, was fired from CBS. Thirty sources who worked with him present a picture of power unchecked for too long. 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.