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In late September, David Cross stirred up controversy by calling out Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, and more of his peers for performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, which he blasted as a "disgusting" acceptance of the country's "totalitarian" attacks on human rights. But fiery as his criticism was, Cross definitely doesn't aspire to be a perfect model of progressive morality himself. Contributor Nick Hilden recently spoke with Cross about Riyadh, "woke" comedy, why he keeps a "go-bag" packed just in case things get too dicey during the second Trump administration—and the less-than-PC term he still personally loves saying onstage. It's a juicy read—and so is Dan Adler's deep dive into the gambling scandal that's currently rocking the NBA, a stranger-than-fiction tale involving mobsters with nicknames like "Flappy," "The Wrestler," and "Juice," as well as at least one active and one former player.
Elsewhere, we've got a few inside looks at this weekend's starry Vogue World: Hollywood event, as well as a close reading of the stealth rewrites that recently appeared on the official White House webpage. (They are, of course, as mature and thoughtful as one would expect from the Trump administration.) More tomorrow… |
"What did anyone think was going to happen?" New York sports radio host Craig Carton asked VF.
Carton's career as a leading local drivetime personality was upended in 2017 when he was arrested for running a ticket-reselling Ponzi-like scheme in order to cover millions of dollars in gambling debts. He was sentenced to 42 months prison for fraud, ultimately serving 10 of them, at what was a fairly quaint time by the standards of today's gambling industry. "We're foolish to think that there aren't active players in all four of the major North American sports," he said, "that are gambling regularly on the outcome of their own games and other games within their respective leagues."
In a pair of federal indictments and a splashy press conference, FBI director Kash Patel portrayed a seedy underworld lurking just below the surface of professional sports. Betting and mafia alums see an inevitable pattern of wrongdoing—and a few overblown fever dreams. VF's Dan Adler reports. |
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The candid comic still thinks those who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival participated in "a very dangerous, upsetting thing," he tells VF—but he also thinks rape-kit jokes and the r-word can be "funny." |
From Viola Davis to Heidi Klum, see all the famous faces—and their fits—that attended Vogue World: Hollywood. |
The Trump administration updated the White House website to tout plans for the new ballroom—and to troll Democrats. |
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Vogue World isn't an event that can be easily explained in a few words. At its core, it's an open-air fashion show where models and celebrities wear a dazzling array of designers during a production that's meant to symbolize something bigger. This year, the event had set its sight on Hollywood—aiming to celebrate the connection between fashion and film while raising money for the Entertainment Community Fund, especially those costume designers impacted by the Los Angeles fires.
On Sunday, before it was time to call "action," Baz Luhrmann was up and about, kissing cheeks and shaking hands (including with California governor Gavin Newsom, who sat front row with his family). He mingled through the Hollywood-heavy crowd that included Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, and Henry Golding. Then the lights dimmed and the music started—showtime! |
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