Why Giuliani’s Daughter Won’t Vote for Trump; Sopranos Fanfic With a Political Twist; the True Scope of a Suburban Tragedy

Has Peak TV Peaked? View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR October 15, 2020 TRUE CRIME Jennifer Farber, Fotis Dulos, and the True Scope of a Tragedy By Vanessa Grigoriadis When the Connecticut woman disappeared in 2019, suspicion immediately centered on her handsome and manipulative husband and press coverage almost exclusively painted her as a missing suburban mom. But reducing the 50-year-old's life to a familiar tabloid trope missed so much of her story. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. PERSONAL POLITICS Rudy Giuliani Is My Father. Please, Everyone, Vote for Joe Biden. By Caroline Rose Giuliani I may not be able to change my father's mind, but together, we can vote this toxic administration out of office. Read More ALTERNATE REALITIES The Joy of Michael Imperioli's Blue-State Sopranos Fanfic By Maya Kosoff The man formerly known as Christopher Moltisanti explains his cheeky new project: writing fervent pro-Biden Sopranos fan fiction on Instagram. Read More MEDIA WARS 1619, Caliphate, and a New Era of Self-Criticism at the New York Times By Joe Pompeo Who needs a public editor when Times columnists are taking aim at the paper's star reporters? "It's a big ego-driven place that is always high drama," says one observer, "and this is just a manifestation of that." Read More THE PURSUIT OF CONTENT Was Trump the Death of Peak TV? By Sonia Saraiya We've got a million viewing options and a lot less worth watching. That may be partly because American television has had to compete with the deranged reality show that is the White House. Read More WEARABLE POLITICS The Most Covetable 2020 Election Merchandise By Jessica Neises It's 2020, so even civic participation involves merch. These Vanity Fair–approved items benefit organizations aiming to increase voter turnout. Read More THIRST TRAPS “The [Hunter Biden] photos land somewhere on the Ben Affleck spectrum of paparazzi photos. Both sets were ostensibly published without their subject's consent, and both sets appear to show the intimate feelings of a complex man who has some demons and hopes he looks good.” — Kenzie Bryant on Hunter Biden's Selfies Read More PUTTING A PIN IN IT Why So Many of Us Are Hitting Pause on Life Until November By Marisa Meltzer I'm putting off making any active decisions about anything more serious than, say, groceries until after the election—and I know I'm not alone. Read More WELL, THEN Staying Grounded With an Indie-Rock Power Couple By Laura Regensdorf Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield have each navigated album releases in this strange year. How they keep themselves afloat with meditation, livestream shows, and a well-timed Hitchcock marathon. 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.