Jesmyn Ward Writes Through Grief Amid Protests and Pandemic

Plus: Thunder at the Times View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks September 01, 2020   Jesmyn Ward on Her Husband's Death and Grief During COVID-19 The author of Sing, Unburied, Sing suffered an unthinkable personal tragedy as the novel coronavirus swept the U.S. This is her story of grief and hope after death. R E A D  M O R E »   2020 Upheaval Has Scrambled Succession at the New York Times Even a virtual newsroom can be a hotbed for gossip, with long-running speculation about Dean Baquet's successor upended amid Black Lives Matter protests and a pandemic. R E A D  M O R E »   Review: Christopher Nolan Makes a Bracing Time-Travel Mess in Tenet Big and loud and invigorating as it is, the year's most anticipated film can't overpower its flaws. R E A D  M O R E »   How Ed Markey Revived His Flagging Campaign The senator seemed destined to lose the primary, but an AOC endorsement and a viral Nike Air Revolution Easter egg flipped the race on its head. R E A D  M O R E »   Shen Makes a Case for the Neighborhood Beauty Destination With a sink for hand-washing, spacious treatment rooms, and a safe sampling protocol, the 10-year-old shop refashions itself for a new era. R E A D  M O R E »   The Cynical Superhero Show Perfect for 2020 Dark and violent Amazon Prime original The Boys drops its second season on Friday. R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: Thunder at the Times In 2001, the most controversial figure on the New York Times' masthead, Howell Raines, was anointed its next editor. His friendship with publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., his vendetta against Bill Clinton, his hotly debated Pulitzer, his glamorous girlfriends—everything about the then 58-year-old Alabaman made him a story fit to print. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now     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.