What Happens When a COVID Denialist Gets COVID?; the Fate of Denmark’s Minks; the Suspected Hollywood Con Queen

Plus: A Very Welcome Gay Rom-com View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR November 19, 2020 WORLD NEWS The Truth About Denmark's COVID Mink Disaster By Lisa Abend The Scandinavian country's order to slaughter 17 million animals might have been the stuff of viral headlines, but the fallout could upend a government. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. BEDSIDE MANNERS What Do You Do When Your COVID Patient Doesn't Believe In COVID? A Texas nurse had an ICU patient tell her the virus is "fake news." A California nurse was mocked for wearing a mask. As a new viral wave sweeps the country, health care workers are grappling with the consequences of the president's misinformation machine. "This is insane," says one. "I have never seen anything like it." By Diana Falzone Read More PEAK TV Lucy Prebble Talks I Hate Suzie By Lauren Mechling In a new HBO Max series, the Succession writer and playwright takes on stardom and female friendship. Read More LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE Is There a Limit to the Newsletter Boom? By Joe Pompeo Glenn Greenwald, Matthew Yglesias, and more brand-name journalists are ditching the newsroom for the inbox, seeking independence and, for some, a "real adult" salary. But how many Substacks is one too many? Read More TAKE OUR WORD “Happiest Season is not so much an aspirant to the queer canon as it is to the conventional holiday-comedy genre, asserting a gay narrative into a rigorously straight tradition.” — Richard Lawson on new Christmas rom-com Happiest Season Read More SCANDAL Is This the Hollywood Con Queen Suspect? By Vanessa Grigoriadis and Josh Dean For years someone has been pretending to be high-profile women in the film industry to run a scam on Hollywood gig workers. A suspect now seems likely. Read More COZY UP Cashmere Blankets, Chic Capes, and More Ways to Stay Warm and Stylish This Fall By Miles Pope If you're going to socialize, it's going to have to be outside—so bundle up. 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.