Confessions of a Clintonworld Exile; Joe Biden’s Mitch McConnell Problem; and More

Plus: Charting the Path of a Former First Daughter View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks December 02, 2020   Confessions of a Clintonworld Exile Doug Band worked alongside Bill Clinton every day for nearly two decades, first as a body man and then as one of the primary architects of his lucrative and often-fraught postpresidency. Then came a seismic falling-out with accusations of self-dealing and soap-opera-level psychodrama. Now, for the first time since leaving Clinton's orbit, Band goes on the record about his days in Clintonworld. R E A D  M O R E »   John Mulaney Admits He Deserved SNL Monologue Backlash Before the election, Mulaney said "nothing much will change" if Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. When Jimmy Kimmel asked him about that remark, Mulaney confessed, "I forgot to make the joke good." R E A D  M O R E »   Prince Harry's Late Godmother, Lady Celia Vestey, Had a Long, Fascinating History With the Royal Family Her "lively company," sense of humor, and love of horses made the baroness, who died at 71 this weekend, near and dear to the family's hearts. R E A D  M O R E »   The Books and Totes That Will Get You Through This Winter Some of this season's best books—from a tale of a chic cannibal to a mother-daughter love story—and the glorious bags to put them in. R E A D  M O R E »   A Fertility Doctor's Dark Secret Is Exposed in Baby God Director Hannah Olson on her inconceivable documentary about the late Dr. Quincy Fortier—who may have inseminated hundreds of women without their consent. R E A D  M O R E »   Joe Biden Is Preparing to Confront His Giant Mitch McConnell Problem While putting on an air of optimism that he can get Republicans to come to the negotiation table, the president-elect is also strategizing on how to circumvent their obstructionism. R E A D  M O R E »   From Our Partners at Bon Appétit: Janelle Monáe Eats Like an Android Marcus Samuelsson talks to the "Turntables" singer about the four stages of quarantine, eating on tour, and more. R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: A Clinton to the Core After growing up in a scandal-rocked White House, angry at her father and fleeing the psychodrama of her parents' lives, Chelsea Clinton shunned the spotlight for close to a decade. But, at 35, she was back at the epicenter of Clintonworld, helping to run the family's $2 billion foundation while controversy swirled around its funding and her mother's second presidential campaign. Charting Chelsea's metamorphosis, including her disastrous stint at NBC, Evgenia Peretz reported on the path to power of a former first daughter. 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.