Sex, Texts, and Secrets in Hollywood; the New York Times’ “Anonymous” Problem; Imagining How the Trump Show Ends

Plus: Nine Power Looks Inspired by AOC View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR October 29, 2020 HOLLYWOOD How the Charlotte Kirk Saga Blew Up Hollywood By Mark Seal The aspiring actor hoped film's most powerful men could help her become a movie star. Her story, which saw a studio head and the most popular mogul in town felled, proves the business has plenty left to reform. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. SPECULATIVE FICTION 21 Fever-Dream Endings for the Trump Show By Joe Hagan For four years, together and alone, we've quietly authored our own endings to the Trumpian roller coaster, whether in a week or another 100 years. Adam McKay, Alexander Chee, Eileen Myles, and more weigh in with ideas of their own. Read More REVELATION The New York Times' "Anonymous" Problem By Joe Pompeo The underwhelming reveal of the author of the most famous op-ed of the Trump era has implications beyond a letdown readership. Read More DOOMWATCHING How to Have an Election Night Party in 2020 By Gina Cherelus Socially distanced bars, therapeutic beer, or a bike ride to ignore it entirely. Read More AWARDS SEASON What About the Oscars? Awards season will be utterly different because of COVID—and maybe a little saner. By Anthony Breznican Read More SCAMMERS The Great GOP Best-Sellers Mystery By Keziah Weir Just how do so many conservatives consistently land on the New York Times' best-seller list? "Fake news" seems to only be fake when we're not talking about right-wing authors. Read More POLITICAL FASHION Nine Power Looks Inspired by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress, the history-making congresswoman knows how to make a political statement in style. By Miles Pope and Jessica Neises Read More RETROSPECTIVE A Helmut Newton Centennial Starring Madonna, Claudia Schiffer, and More By Katey Rich As what would have been the famed photographer's 100th birthday approaches, a museum in Berlin is looking back. Read More 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.