Aaron Sorkin on Disgraced Scott Rudin; the Homophobic Controversy of ‘Dallas Buyers Club;’ an Oral History of ‘Zoolander’

Eight Books We Want to Give to All Our Friends View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR September 30, 2021 BULLETS OVER BROADWAY Aaron Sorkin on Scott Rudin: "Scott Got What He Deserves" By Rebecca Ford An exclusive interview with Sorkin as his smash adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird reopens on Broadway, without its disgraced producer. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. DENIALISM 1.0 The Secret History of Dallas Buyers Club After being approached to play a role in Jean-Marc Vallée's 2013 film, AIDS activist Peter Staley waged a monthslong battle to rescue the project from the original screenplay's homophobia and AIDS denialism. By Peter Staley Read More THE PROGRESSIVES Why Ayanna Pressley Is Fighting for Medicare to Cover Wigs By Charlotte Klein The congresswoman is teaming up on legislation with Massachusetts colleague James McGovern, who describes the bill, for people experiencing medical hair loss, as "about basic human dignity and respect." Read More BLUE STEEL An Oral History of Zoolander By Andrew Buss Twenty years later, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, David Duchovny, Justin Theroux, Billy Zane, and more discuss the making of a really, really, really ridiculously good-looking cult classic. Read More BYE, Y'ALL Hollywood Vowed to Leave Georgia Over Its Abortion Bill. What About Texas? By Whitney Friedlander The entertainment industry hasn't been as vocal about Texas's restrictive SB8 law, for a number of reasons—though the tide may be shifting. Read More ANYTHING GOOD Eight Books We Want to Give to All Our Friends By Keziah Weir Recommendations for new novels, razor-sharp short stories, and engrossing works of history from Barry Jenkins and the staff of Vanity Fair. Read More ON THE SCENE Robert Pattinson, H.E.R., and Vanity Fair Toast the New Academy Museum By Rebecca Ford For the fourth-straight night of celebrations for the new Los Angeles cultural institution, Oscar winners and rising talents were out in force. 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.