Kate and William Look Toward America; An Attempt to Turn Texas Blue; Tom Cruise’s Young Mavericks

Batsheva's New Collaboration With Laura Ashley Is a Full-Circle Nostalgia Fix View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks October 18, 2021     Former Bush Guy Matthew Dowd Is Trying to Turn Texas Blue Though Democrats haven't won statewide in more than two decades, the GOP's hard-right turn on abortion and voting rights could open the door to change. As Julián Castro predicts, "These Republicans are living on borrowed time." R E A D  M O R E »     The New Top Guns: Meet Tom Cruise's Young Mavericks In next year's Top Gun: Maverick, a hot generation of pilots gets its wings. R E A D  M O R E »     Colin Powell's Death Has Officially Been Hijacked by Anti-vaxxers Not long after the former secretary of state's family announced he'd died of COVID-related complications, right-wing personalities began to pile on. "We're seeing data from across the world…that fully vaccinated people are dying from COVID," said one Fox host. R E A D  M O R E »     Joe Manchin Is About to Make Life Worse for His Own Constituents—And the Planet The West Virginia senator's reported opposition to programs aimed at helping working families and combating climate change would dramatically dilute the Democrats' infrastructure plans. R E A D  M O R E »     After the Earthshot Prizes, Kate Middleton and Prince William Are Turning Their Sights Toward America On Sunday, William announced that the 2022 awards will happen in the United States, and a source close to the couple said that "America is a very important audience for them," despite their declining popularity after Meghan and Harry's Oprah interview. R E A D  M O R E »     Sponsored Start Reaching Your Goals Today With Noom Noom is a psychology-based program that focuses on helping you make better decisions. By better understanding yourself and the choices you make, you'll learn to build sustainable, healthy habits. With resources like nutrition guides and goal specialists, Noom will make sure you make lasting changes to your health. 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 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.