Kate Middleton and the Monarchy’s Future; an Icy Death at the Bottom of the World; Cancel Wars Hit the University of Iowa

Plus: The Best Mother's Day Gifts View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR April 29, 2021 ROYAL MILESTONE Kate Middleton's Decade as a Duchess By Katie Nicholl As her 10th wedding anniversary arrives, the future queen is a hands-on mother of three, a busy working royal—and a key part of the future of the monarchy. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT An Icy Death at the Bottom of the World By Julian Sancton In the first look at one of the year's most eagerly anticipated books, the author describes the horrors awaiting a group of turn-of-the-century explorers in uncharted Antarctica. Read More ACADEMIA The Cancel Wars Engulf the University of Iowa A student at the College of Dentistry claimed he was facing expulsion for being conservative. Iowa lawmakers leapt to his defense. Now, Michael Brase is one of the most platformed names in right-wing politics—while students of color feel cowed, spent, and ignored. By Lyz Lenz Read More IN CONVERSATION Bethenny Frankel, Unfiltered By Julie Miller Vanity Fair: Your relationship advice on Real Housewives was always a revelation in its bluntness.... Has that approach backfired for you? Bethenny Frankel: Yes, of course, but never without a learning experience or without a takeaway. Listen, I'd rather be canceled than muzzled. There are so many watered-down, filtered versions of people running around the entertainment industry…. I am absolutely the exception, no question. Read More UP AND COMING Terrell Grice Knows How to Talk to Strangers By Tarisai Ngangura The YouTube star is turning his channel, TERRELL, into a platform for a wide range of Black voices. "I want to create a digital network, and I want it to celebrate us." Read More INSIDE SCOOP Behind The New York Times' Blake Bailey Bombshell A publishing executive's rape allegation against the Philip Roth biographer sent shockwaves through the industry—and put the Times' handling of it under the microscope. Book critic Dwight Garner, aware of the claim since 2015, says the accuser didn't want him "to take any actions." By Charlotte Klein Read More GIFT GUIDE The Best Mother's Day Gifts Under $250 By Jessica Neises From floral Alma Kitchen cookies to a luxurious Bernadette silk eye mask, treat your mom to a special yet affordable gift. 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.