Predicting the Emmy Nominees; the Right-Wing Vaccine Rebellion; and More

Cannes's Opening Films Prove Its Limits as an Oscar Launchpad View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks July 09, 2021     Our 2021 Emmy Nomination Predictions After a year of television transformed by the pandemic, we see some surprising new entries, a few returning old favorites, and a big swing toward the fantastical among this year's Emmy nominees. R E A D  M O R E »     Biden Faces Republican Wrath Over Afghanistan Drawdown Even as the MAGA-fied GOP has appeared more wary of foreign intervention, Lindsey Graham and other Republicans are taking aim at the president's plan to end America's longest war. R E A D  M O R E »     The O.G. Gossip Girl's Wildest, Weirdest, and Most Problematic Story Lines As the HBO Max revival premieres, we relive the baffling twists and eye-popping turns—as well as all of the inappropriate pairings in between. R E A D  M O R E »     The Right-Wing Vaccine Rebellion Has Arrived on Campus As the vaccination rate among young adults is worryingly low, activists, like Charlie Kirk, are attacking university vaccine mandates ahead of the return of students this fall. R E A D  M O R E »     Tony Hale: No One Does Funny-Strange Better, and He's No Slouch at Funny-Ha Ha His performances in Arrested Development and Veep are legend—plus, he stole a Toy Story movie just playing a spork. The actor talks about Disney's The Mysterious Benedict Society, as well as making magic with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jessica Walter. R E A D  M O R E »     From the Archive: The 'It' Parade Just two letters long, "It" speaks volumes. From the term's coining by Rudyard Kipling nearly a century ago and the designation of Clara Bow as the first "It" girl to the word's resurfacing as a '60s-era label for such doe-eyed rebels as Julie Christie and Penelope Tree, "It" has always conveyed an indefinable mélange of sex appeal, charisma, and resonance with the cutting edge of Now. After a romp through the history of "It"-dom, Evgenia Peretz looks at who and what are "It" today. 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.