Wallis Simpson’s Romance; Murder in Beverly Hills; the Political Dreams of Beto O’Rourke

A special delivery from the Vanity Fair Archive. View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks November 20, 2021 Dive into one of these long reads from the Vanity Fair Archive this weekend.   Requiem for a Dream Of all Keith McNally's restaurants, Balthazar had been the hardest to watch suffer through the pandemic. But, as he wrote in last year's Holiday issue, he had hope—and memories. R E A D  M O R E »     The Dear Romance Much has been written about the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, playing up the bleak consequences of Edward VIII's abdication. But was it really so bleak? Or did the private fulfillment of their love make up for the rejection of majesty? Few knew the inside truth better than the American woman who, having married into the Spanish aristocracy, became so intimate a friend of the Windsors' that the duchess requested she accompany her body back to England to be buried beside the duke. R E A D  M O R E »     Beto's Choice Beto O'Rourke seemed to come from nowhere to the brink of a presidential candidacy. But he's been on a journey for his whole life, from El Paso and rebellion against a domineering political father, through Columbia, Williamsburg, punk rock, and the World Wide Web. Joe Hagan traces his winding path and asks if O'Rourke could become America's first punk president. R E A D  M O R E »     Flight of the Princess A year after one of Sheik Mohammed's daughters attempted to flee Dubai, his wife Princess Haya escaped to London. Now the royal couple is battling over their children in Britain's biggest royal divorce since Charles and Diana. Vanessa Grigoriadis explores why Emirati noblewomen are running for their lives. R E A D  M O R E »     Nightmare on Elm Drive Did Lyle and Erik Menendez murder their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion and then make taped confessions? Dominick Dunne talks to the mystery witness who says she heard everything, and uncovers the secrets that turned the Menendezes' American dream into a fatal nightmare. 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.