Dissecting the Trump Health Conspiracies; Venice’s Shiniest Jewels; a ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Gripe

Plus: A Will and Kate Love Story

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS MATTHEW LYNCH, EXECUTIVE EDITOR Idle internet speculation: usually comparatively banal stuff. Who will next play James Bond? Who's going to win the American League East this year? What's Taylor's wedding date? But in a world where one can bet on nearly anything—and the markets for such wagers run their own news accounts, speculation can get pretty strange, pretty quickly. That's just one note in Natalie Korach's story today on why rumors about Donald Trump's health held sway over a particular corner of social media over the weekend—and why they will almost certainly continue to pop up again and again. Elsewhere today, Maude Apatow makes her directing debut; Saturday Night Live's new cast members, explained; and a Will and Kate love story. More tomorrow… Why the Trump Health Conspiracies Aren't Going Anywhere BY NATALIE KORACH Fueled by little more than an absence of public appearances and one mistimed aside from the vice president, speculation about Donald Trump's continued existence ran into overdrive on social media over the weekend. It wasn't the first time such rumors circulated so widely—and wildly—even as the mainstream media almost uniformly declined to engage. So why does Trump's health get the socials so popping? VF's Natalie Korach dissects the phenomenon and why the rumors and conspiracies will keep on churning. READ MORE Hot Topics FASHION All the Shiny Jewelry From the Venice Film Festival 2025 BY SOPHIE VOLANGES From water taxis to the red carpet, see our favorite sparklers of the festival so far. READ MORE BUSINESS All the President's Crypto BY BESS LEVIN Trump has pledged to make the US "the crypto capital of the world." So far he's done a very good job enriching himself. READ MORE TELEVISION Saturday Night Live's Newest Cast Members, a Guide BY CHRIS MURPHY After a series of departures, the long-running sketch comedy show has added five new comedians to its cast ahead of season 51. Here's everything you need to know about them. READ MORE CULTURE Meet the Momagers—and Coaches—Who Really Run Sorority Rush BY ERIN VANDERHOOF In the new docuseries A Sorority Mom's Guide to Rush, 20 mother-daughter pairs reveal exactly how much preparation goes into finding a spot on Greek Row. READ MORE Exclusive Maude Apatow's Directorial Debut Is a Family Affair BY REBECCA FORD Maude Apatow, eldest daughter of producer-director Judd Apatow and actor Leslie Mann, went to a performing arts high school where she was very involved in the theater program, much like her character, Lexi Howard, on Euphoria. Now after the show's success, Apatow is set for her directorial debut at the Toronto International Film Festival with Poetic License, which follows a middle-aged mom—played by Mann—who audits a college poetry class where she catches the attention of a pair of best friends (Cooper Hoffman and Andrew Barth Feldman). READ MORE In Other News The Night Kate and Will Cemented Their Relationship Before he was the Prince of Wales, William asked his father's butler, Grant Harrold, to help him win Kate back after their 2007 break-up. Now, the royal employee is telling all. Emily Blunt's Only Complaint About The Devil Wears Prada 2 "Getting back to The Devil Wears Prada has been a rude awakening for all of us," Blunt told Net-a-Porter. MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY 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 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.