The All-Time Best Bond; Facebook’s New Existential Crisis; Can the War on Drugs Ever Find Peace?

Kate Middleton's Gold Jenny Packham 007 Gown Can Now Be Yours View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks October 05, 2021     Can the War on Drugs Find Peace? Adam Granduciel has come a long way from the Philly indie-rock underground. Today, he's a major-label artist with a Grammy who rubs shoulders with celebrities (or celebrity guitarists, anyway) in L.A. As he prepares to release the most deeply felt album of his career, he's still wrestling with the restive streak that's defined his career—and life. R E A D  M O R E »     The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger's Cleopatra In the latest episode of Vanity Fair's newest podcast Love Is a Crime, Wanger leaves prison and spends his next decade trying to revitalize his waning career—starting with a prison-reform drama and ending with one of the most notorious productions in film history. R E A D  M O R E »     Inside Louis Vuitton and Frank Gehry's Luminous New Fragrance Collection The architect behind world-renowned museums and concert halls has created his first perfume bottle, giving shape to the ineffable. R E A D  M O R E »     Which James Bond Star Is the Ultimate 007? On the eve of the franchise's 25th film, V.F. writers make the case for six different Bonds. R E A D  M O R E »     With Whistleblower Hearing, Facebook Enters a New Era of Existential Crisis As whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before Congress, and the company recovers from a technical meltdown, Mark Zuckerberg may finally be looking vulnerable. R E A D  M O R E »     From the Archive: The Birth of Bond Fifty years ago, at the dawn of the commercial-jet age, James Bond strode into movie history, to show audiences how stylish and thrilling life could be. But creating the cinematic Bond was fraught with peril, as best-selling author Ian Fleming discovered when he first tried to take his hero to the screen. David Kamp recalls the unlikely team—two small-time producers, a journeyman director, and a "rough diamond" of a star—behind 007's film debut, Dr. No, the beginning of a $5 billion franchise. 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.