Kate Winslet Gets Totally Candid; Can Trump Survive the Book Blitz?; Canadian Husbands, the New Pandemic Must-Have

Plus: Under Orange Skies in California View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR September 10, 2020 REAL TALK Regrets? Kate Winslet Has a Few By Julie Miller With a new film debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Oscar-winning actor and global icon is embracing her power to influence the next generation—and ruthlessly reconsidering her own past choices: "What the f--k was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski?" Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. TURNING THE PAGE Will a Sea of Tell-All Books Sink Trump? By Joe Pompeo Months out from reelection, it's been a deluge of brutal page-turners from family members, ex-aides, and Bob Woodward—and Lordy, there are tapes. Yet Trump, notes one pal, "faced a similar media storm in 2016 and still prevailed." Read More CHANGING THE GAME Oscar Bosses: Diversity Is Excellence By Anthony Breznican In an interview, Academy Awards officials also address legal concerns surrounding the new representation standards for would-be best-picture winners. Read More Plus: Listen to the Little Gold Men emergency episode on the new guidelines. IN OTHER WORDS “Sources close to Murdoch said Murdoch has told people he thinks TRUMP WILL LOSE in November. 'This is ABOUT BUSINESS for Rupert.'” — Gabriel Sherman on Trump's rage at Rupert Murdoch Read More APOCALYPSE #NOFILTER Under Orange Skies in the Golden State By Joanna Robinson Reporting from the weird new normal in climate-change-stricken California. Read More PASSPORT PASSION How My Canadian Husband Became My Hot Pandemic Must-Have By Sonia Saraiya James's citizenship status was a liability for the first several years of our relationship. But this summer, it became an enormous privilege—one that we took advantage of. Read More WELL, THEN Roxane Gay Finds Escape Through Virtual Reality Workouts and P-Valley Episodes By Laura Regensdorf The Los Angeles–based writer powers through the last stretch of summer with cardio drudgery, high-concept takeout, and reading as a necessary distraction. Read More NO EXIT Could This GOP Flamethrower Be 2024's Answer to Donald Trump? By Mark McKinnon Beyond family succession (Don Jr., lvanka) and the growing list of White House wannabes (Pence, Pompeo, Haley, and Cruz), a stealth candidate may have a shot as Trump's heir if the president loses in November. 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.