King Charles’s Political Test; Dragons vs. Rings; the Pickleball Coach to the Stars

Plus: The Crown Gets Messy in New Trailer View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR October 20, 2022 THE BIG READ How the First Abortion Speak-Out Revolutionized Activism By Joy Press Fifty years ago, under the banner of a group known as Redstockings, women gathered in a West Village basement to share their abortion stories, a radical act that ripples through movements today. Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. ROYAL WATCH With Liz Truss's Resignation, King Charles III Passes His First Major Test By Erin Vanderhoof Even as parliament faced meltdown throughout the week, the new monarch was able to stay silent and stick to his diplomatic duties. Read More PASTIMES "Who Knows, Maybe I'll Be Famous": Meet Hollywood's Favorite Pickleball Coach By Kenzie Bryant Matt Manasse, an early pickleball adopter and coach, has been helping titans of Hollywood get their dinks in a row. Now, as the sport's star rises, so does his. Read More STREAMING WARS Comparing House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power By Natalie Jarvey HBO and Amazon debuted expensive and high-stakes new fantasy shows within days of each other. Their performances offer lessons for the rest of Hollywood. Read More POWER LUNCH Tom Felton Can See What You're Posting on DracoTok By Delia Cai More than two decades after bringing Draco Malfoy to life on the screen—and inadvertently launching (at least) a thousand fanfics—Felton opens up about his relationship with the Potterverse. Read More A PALACE DIVIDED The Crown Gets Messy in New Trailer By Katey Rich The new season of the Netflix series will cover Princess Diana's infamous Panorama interview, the Windsor Castle fire, and much more. Read More ICYMI Inside Wealth-Conference Con Man Anthony Ritossa's Wild Web of Lies By Adam Ciralsky A VF investigation reveals that a self-styled knight and purported Nobel Prize nominee is actually a Wall Street washout, a deadbeat dad, and a con artist, repeatedly jailed by European authorities. 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.