Did Paying a Ransom for a Stolen Magritte Painting Inadvertently Fund Terrorism?

Here are the stories you might have missed this week. View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks May 30, 2021     Did Paying a Ransom for a Stolen Magritte Painting Inadvertently Fund Terrorism? The theft of a deeply personal painting by the Belgian artist was a national tragedy. Now an investigation points to a tragedy greater still. R E A D  M O R E »     After the BBC Apology, How Should We Think About That Bombshell Princess Diana Interview? The circumstances that led to the famous Panorama interview contributed to Diana's stress in the final years of her life. But there are plenty of reasons to believe she would have spoken up anyway. R E A D  M O R E »     Texas Is About to Pass an Insane Law Letting People Carry Guns Without Background Checks, Licenses, or Training What could possibly go wrong? R E A D  M O R E »     Cruella de Vil Is Wicked—But Tallulah Bankhead Was Even Wilder Blasted in Hollywood for "moral turpitude," Tallulah Bankhead never became quite as famous as Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, or Joan Crawford. Yet Bankhead's alter ego may outlast them all. R E A D  M O R E »     As Anti-Asian Attacks Continue, What Kind of Bystander Are You? What R.O. Kwon didn't fully expect, she writes, was the abiding and overwhelmingly white silence many Asian people have encountered from even would-be allies. R E A D  M O R E »     Ariana Grande's Vera Wang Wedding Dress Was the Result of a Pact Made With the Designer Years Ago But the "personal high point" of the ceremony was having both her parents walk her down the aisle, the singer said. R E A D  M O R E » 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.