The Best Thanksgiving Movies; Beverly Hills’ Dark Underbelly; Joan Didion’s Broken Heart

Plus: Julia Child's Trailblazing Life and Legacy View in your browser | Update your preferences Our Lady of the Kitchen By LAURA JACOBS The making of the cultural phenomenon that was Julia Child had three key ingredients: a man, a meal, and a TV camera. Laura Jacobs recalls the wartime romance between Julia McWilliams and Paul Child, the bride's life-altering first lunch (sole meunière) in France, and the 1962 television appearance that turned her into a star—and her book Mastering the Art of French Cooking into a bible. R E A D  M O R E The 21 Best Thanksgiving Movies to Stream Right Now By SAVANNAH WALSH Embrace one of Hollywood's more undercelebrated holidays with Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Knives Out; or Spider-Man. Yes, Spider-Man! R E A D  M O R E The Man Who Broke Joan Didion's Heart By LILI ANOLIK The author's marriage was one of the most revered in American letters. But before there was John Gregory Dunne, there was Noel Parmentel Jr. R E A D  M O R E The Greystone Mansion Murders of 1929: Mr. Plunkett, in the Study, With the Gun? By SCOTT HUVER Author Scott Huver examines one of Beverly Hills' most mysterious true-crime tales: the scene begins in an extravagant mansion with two bodies on the floor. R E A D  M O R E Donald Trump Has Always Been Obsessed With Status—Even If He Had to Borrow It By RUSS BUETTNER AND SUSANNE CRAIG An adolescent Trump craved undeserved praise and authority at the New York Military Academy, where he mysteriously rose through the ranks despite habitually shirking his duties. "His father was rich," one classmate recalls, "and he was protected." R E A D  M O R E Your Ultimate Netflix Watch Guide for December By CHRIS MURPHY AND SAVANNAH WALSH The holidays bring new seasons of Squid Game, Queer Eye, a Sabrina Carpenter Christmas special, and Angelina Jolie's new Oscar contender. R E A D  M O R E 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 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.