The Politics Documentaries Revolutionizing the Genre; Preparing for Election Night Chaos; and More

Plus: Media Circus Maximus View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks September 18, 2020   Is Election Night Just the Beginning of the Real 2020 Drama? Newsrooms are preparing for an unprecedented November, with Americans voting in a pandemic, legal fights brewing, and a conspiracy-addled president sowing distrust. As one veteran of the Bush–Gore battle says, "2000 will look awfully quaint." R E A D  M O R E »   Review: Mark Wahlberg Seeks Atonement in Good Joe Bell This based-on-a-true-story film about a father grappling with the loss of his son has its heart, and mind, in the right place. R E A D  M O R E »   A New Wave of Politics Documentaries Is Revolutionizing the Genre From the Stacey Abrams–centric All In to the two-part PBS series And She Could Be Next, films led by and featuring an inclusive group of women symbolize both a changing documentary-making landscape and how political power is shifting at this pivotal moment. R E A D  M O R E »   Remembering Another Time of National Tragedy The four-part docuseries Challenger: The Final Flight serves as a worthy memorial to the seven astronauts who died in the 1986 explosion. R E A D  M O R E »   Countess Sophie's Next Royal First On Wednesday the royal sat for a bust in order to promote the Vision Foundation and its work for blind and partially sighted people in Britain. R E A D  M O R E »   From Our Partners: Sign Up for "GQ Daily" to Read the Interviews Everyone's Talking About Looking for more great stories? Get GQ's daily newsletter. You'll find a mix of captivating articles each day, like Bubba Wallace on becoming NASCAR's unlikely activist, a riveting account of the great Buenos Aires bank heist, tech oracle Jaron Lanier on the morality of social media, and more. R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: Media Circus Maximus As a handful of seasoned reporters labored to expose Donald Trump's fictions, others became red meat props for his campaign. Worse were those who willingly played Trump's game, in a mockery of their profession. 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.