Chuck Grassley’s Last Act; the Best Movies and Shows of 2022, So Far; the Prince Andrew Scandal’s Deep Roots

Plus: How Fangirls Created the Internet View in your browser | Update your preferences A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR June 16, 2022 IN PROFILE Chuck Grassley's Last Act If he wins reelection in November, Iowa's longest-serving senator would be 95 years old by the end of another term. Can the Republican hold on to the political movement he helped build? Or will it collapse around him? By Lyz Lenz Read More If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for "Cocktail Hour" here. IN CONVERSATION Love the Internet? Hate It? Thank a Fan By Kenzie Bryant In a new book, Kaitlyn Tiffany delves deep into a world that she's intimately familiar with—boy band fandom—positing that you can't fully understand the internet as we know it without first understanding Directioners. Read More CULTURE WARS Pixar's Lightyear Is Triggering the Latest Right-Wing Anti-LGBTQ+ Panic By Caleb Ecarma Conservatives are pushing to erase LGBTQ+ people from public life, banning talk of sexual orientation in schools, targeting drag performances, and more. The latest target: attacking the portrayal of a lesbian couple in the Toy Story spin-off out this week. Read More CLOSE READING "You Know What I Say About Men Who F--- Asian Women?" By Elaine Hsieh Chou When white women hypersexualize Asian women onscreen, we suffer the consequences. Read More YEAR IN REVIEW The Best Movies of 2022, So Far At the year's midway point, Vanity Fair chief critic Richard Lawson lists his favorite 2022 films to date. By Richard Lawson Read More YEAR IN REVIEW …And the Best TV Shows Too From Abbott Elementary to WeCrashed, a list of Vanity Fair's favorites from the first half of the year. By Vanity Fair Read More LISTEN UP How Prince Andrew's Epstein Scandal Rocked the Monarchy By Vanity Fair To understand how the queen's second son became one of the biggest threats to the monarchy, DYNASTY podcast cohosts Katie Nicholl and Erin Vanderhoof go back to the beginning. Read More

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