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Plus: Our Most Vital Public Intellectual View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks August 04, 2020   Black Women's Trauma Deserves Better Than Memes From Megan Thee Stallion to Breonna Taylor, misogynoir remains shockingly common—and incredibly damaging. R E A D  M O R E »   Trump Plays Mob Boss in Demanding Cut of Microsoft–TikTok Deal A president wanting the government to get a piece of a potential sale is unusual, unethical, possibly illegal—and not out of character for Trump. R E A D  M O R E »   Ta-Nehisi Coates to Guest-Edit V.F.'s September Issue Plus, Eve L. Ewing, Bomani Jones, Ava DuVernay, Josie Duffy Rice, Jesmyn Ward, and others will contribute to the special issue. R E A D  M O R E »   There's More to The Go-Go's Than Peppy Hits Showtime's new documentary trades well-trodden tales for a more serious look at a seminal band, treating the much-dismissed group like actual musicians. R E A D  M O R E »   Katy Perry, Kevin Hart Defend Ellen DeGeneres Amid Controversy The celebrity endorsements came after a former producer called DeGeneres a "toxic host." R E A D  M O R E »   Trump Cares More About "Credit" Than COVID "It is what it is," the president said of the rising U.S. death toll, while wallowing in personal grievances and boasting about his television ratings. R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: The Beautiful Power With his groundbreaking books and articles, Ta-Nehisi Coates has emerged as our most vital public intellectual. Here's how his debut novel, The Water Dancer, took him to uncharted depths. R E A D  M O R E » This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY 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 our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.