Glitzy Parties and Gaza Protests: Scenes From White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend

Hollywood Descends on DC • Secret Vatican-IVF Connection • Catching Up With Kathleen Hanna [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Glitzy Parties and Gaza Protests: Scenes From White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend Good Monday morning! It was a whirlwind weekend in Washington, with Charlotte Klein [hitting]( the [White House Correspondents’ Dinner]( party circuit, where the political and media elite mingled inside as protesters rallied outside. “Colin Jost had a pretty apt joke when he said this may be the final White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” CNN’s Jim Acosta tells her. “I think people have to think seriously about what’s going on right now.” Elsewhere, Keziah Weir [provides]( a fascinating account of the “the Vatican’s secret role in the science of IVF,” while Michael Calderone [talks]( to feminist punk icon Kathleen Hanna about her new memoir, Rebel Girl, and how Bikini Kill’s music feels especially urgent today. “These songs have fucking legs,” she says. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Joe Biden, People, Person, Crowd, Adult, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, Electrical Device, and Microphone]( [Glitzy Parties and Gaza Protests Collide at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [It was another long, boozy weekend in Washington—though one accompanied by stark reminders of war and the stakes of November’s election.]( [Read more button](   [The Vatican’s Secret Role in the Science of IVF]( By [Keziah Weir]( [More than half a century ago, men of science and men of faith gathered together to unlock the mysteries of female fertility. The answer: urine from the brides of Christ.]( [Read more button](   [Kathleen Hanna Is Still Fighting for a Revolution]( By [Michael Calderone]( [The Bikini Kill and Le Tigre singer on abortion rights, revisiting her ’90s music, and her new memoir, Rebel Girl.]( [Read more button](   [Hollywood Descends Upon DC as Scarlett Johansson, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Other Stars Attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner]( By [Eve Batey]( [Billy Porter, Molly Ringwald, and Rosario Dawson mingled with politicians and journalists at Washington’s annual “nerd prom.”]( [Read more button](   [Kristi Noem’s New Book Includes a Bizarrely Detailed Account of Killing Her Pet Dog]( By [Bess Levin]( [This might actually win her points with Donald Trump, who famously hates canines and is said to be considering Noem for VP.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. 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]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast