| MATTHEW LYNCH,
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Mocktails, cute Western wear, "farms over pharma" baseball caps: If you've noticed that the current batch of conservative social signifiers is verging a little "upstate weekend" circa 2011, you're not wrong. As Erin Vanderhoof notes today in her exhaustive cataloging of the must-know trends for right-leaning influencers this summer, we're simplifying. Makes sense. Gotta temper all the excess of those heady early days of caviar and the tears of your enemies. As ever, the ultimate MAGA world accessory is still a baby and/or freshly launched podcast. Pick a lane and pull on your boots.
Elsewhere today: Clint Eastwood, 95, will never retire; and, speaking of procreation, we excerpt a passage from Todd Purdum's new biography, Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, about the power plays behind the most famous pregnancy in TV history. More tomorrow. |
In May 1952, just as the shooting of I Love Lucy's first season was winding down, Lucy announced to Desi: "I've got news for you. I'm pregnant again." This was indeed a bombshell—and perhaps a death knell for the show. It may be hard to imagine, but in 1952 pregnancy was still regarded as such a debilitating (or vaguely embarrassing) condition that expectant mothers were routinely dismissed from their jobs. |
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In an excerpt from Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, Todd Purdum revisits the power struggles behind getting Lucy's historic pregnancy on the air. |
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"The New York Times was lying their ass off," claims the billionaire, who reportedly got into a fight with a Cabinet secretary that at least one person familiar with the matter says became physical. |
According to Martin Nolan, cofounder and executive director of Julien's Auctions, only a handful of the 200 or so pieces offered for sale from "Princess Diana's Style and a Royal Collection" will be coats. |
Model Crystal McKinney, who filed a complaint against Weinstein this year, also filed a sexual assault complaint against Combs in 2024. |
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Mocktails, Steak Houses, and Barmaid Corsets |
For mainstream influencers, the 2020-era pressure to hide your right political leanings has dissipated, and speculation about who might actually be MAGA is banished to the most conspiratorial Reddit snark pages. Conservative Influencer Summer usually starts at the country music festival Stagecoach in April, and this year saw two major trends: a melange of corsets, ruffles, bows, and lace fit for a saloon barmaid and Coyote Ugly–inspired sleek crop tops and miniskirts.
VF's Erin Vanderhoof takes stock of the season, explaining everything from why conservative women are shifting to mocktails to young MAGA's most desirable vacation destination, and acquaints us with Trump's newest star: the president's granddaughter, Kai. |
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