Why Mia Farrow Is Still Scared of Woody Allen; Monica Lewinsky Interviews Roxane Gay

Plus: A Texan's Nextdoor Battle to Keep the Homeless Warm View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR February 18, 2021 IN CONVERSATION Roxane Gay on How to Write About Trauma By Monica Lewinsky The novelist, essayist, and professor talks to Monica Lewinsky about finding a way to write about terrible things, doing double duty on therapy, and handling all forms of criticism. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. OUT OF OFFICE Ted Cruz to Freezing Texans: See Ya, Suckers! By Eric Lutz Photos of the senator heading off for a Cancun vacation spread on social media as nearly two dozen are confirmed dead and millions are without power. Read More PERSON OF INTEREST Briahna Joy Gray: "My Job Is Not to Protect 'the Squad'" The controversial Bernie Sanders vet and progressive commentator says the left could learn a thing or two from right-wing media. By Tom Kludt Read More DAMNING DOCUSERIES Why Mia Farrow Is Still Scared of Woody Allen By Julie Miller "A person who has no allegiance to truth will do anything," says Farrow in HBO's new docuseries Allen v. Farrow. In an exclusive interview, the directors share the backstory. Read More CRISIS IN TEXAS How One Austin Mom Is Using Nextdoor to Keep the Homeless Warm By Karen Valby As freezing temperatures wreak deadly havoc in Texas, Michelle Joseph is leveraging suburbia's favorite social network to save lives. Read More IN PHOTOS Capturing Beirut's Architectural Treasures By Lily Leach After many of the capital's 19-century estates were damaged in the August 4 explosion, their owners are now allowing Dia Mrad to look inside—and maybe help bring them back to life. Read More HOLLYWOOD HISTORY Harold Lloyd's Historic Sleight of Hand By Cari Beauchamp and Suzanne Lloyd The backstory of how the silent-film star decided to "climb" a building while wearing a prosthesis. 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 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.