Trump’s Brewing Homegrown Extremist Crisis; the Ever-Disastrous Gender Reveal; and More

Plus: The Inescapable Paris Hilton View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks September 08, 2020   How the 9/11 Disinformation Campaign Paved the Way for Political Armageddon Ali Soufan, ex-FBI agent, uncovered crucial information about terrorist plots and has pushed for government transparency since Bush. He weighs in on the so-called deep state, the rise of white nationalism, and how the CIA's torture program cover-up gave rise to Trumpism. R E A D  M O R E »   A Gender Reveal Sows Chaos Yet Again Another gender-reveal party sparks another wildfire, but what of those others from history? R E A D  M O R E »   Democrats Are Girding for Postelection Chaos Trump's embrace of the deranged QAnon cult and defense of vigilante justice only adds to fears of violence in November if the president loses and refuses to accept the results. R E A D  M O R E »   Paris Hilton on Finally Finding Her Voice, Figuratively and Literally The heiress turned entrepreneur tells Vanity Fair about confronting her trauma—and retiring "Paris Hilton"—in the documentary This Is Paris, premiering September 14. R E A D  M O R E »   How My Canadian Husband Became My Hot Pandemic Must-Have 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. R E A D  M O R E »   Trump's Brewing Homegrown Extremist Crisis The Trump White House has always given white supremacists a pass, say former administration officials. But as tensions rise in the wake of more police violence, "you run the very real risk of a full-blown firefight," says one. And right-wing extremists could plan "something big." R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: The Inescapable Paris Fifteen years ago, Paris Hilton was transfixing the nation, to the point where she made $7 million in 2004, heard paparazzi cameras clicking even when they weren't there, and had Camille Paglia weighing in on her cultural significance. But even as she branded herself in every imaginable form—TV, books, movies, a CD, perfume, jewelry, a nightclub chain—she was swearing off the party circuit that launched her. Meeting up with Hilton and her then fiancé, Paris Kasidokostas, Krista Smith checked out the heiress's latest persona: Paris Hilton. Homebody. 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.