Jeffrey Epstein’s Last Known Portrait; Rudy Giuliani’s New Low; Final Oscar Predictions

Plus: Monica Lewinsky on the Wordle Phenomenon View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR February 3, 2022 THE EPSTEIN SAGA Portrait of a Monster By Dan Adler In his work, Andres Serrano has long made art out of provocation. He's now sharing the details of how, shortly before Epstein's arrest and death in 2019, he acquired a 16th-century Madonna statue from the financier—and shot the last known portrait of him. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. LEISURE INTERESTS How Wordle Won the Morning By Monica Lewinsky A self-described game geek and word nerd explores why the world is playing Wordle. Read More IN OUR WORDS “Once 'America's mayor' and a 2008 candidate for president, the guy has since squandered his reputation about 970,000 different ways, each time hitting bottom so hard that no one would dare imagine he'd be able to get up again.” — Bess Levin on Rudy Giuliani's turn on The Masked Singer Read More FIRST LOOK Conversations With Friends: Inside the Intimate, Intense TV Adaptation By David Canfield Following the smash of Normal People, the next Sally Rooney adaptation is on the way. Be ready for something different. Read More EXCERPT The Making of Cher's Oscar Revenge Dress By Esther Zuckerman "There were a lot of people who said, 'That's not fashion!'" says Bob Mackie, who designed Cher's two iconic 1980s Oscar dresses, of the infamous headdress from 1986. "And I said, 'Of course it's not fashion. It's a crazy getup for attention.'" Read More THE BUYLINE 11 Black-Owned Brands From the Sex and the City Revival to Shop Now By Morgan Evans From Brandon Blackwood and Christopher John Rogers to Rodney Patterson's Esenshel, And Just Like That… features a bevy of Black-owned brands to shop and support year-round. Read More AWARDS INSIDER Oscar Nomination Predictions 2022: Our Final Picks By Vanity Fair Which film will get the most nominations? Which actor will be shockingly snubbed? We can't see the future, but we can at least give it our best guess. 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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.