A Real-Life ‘Succession’; the Cost of Trump’s Revenge; Inside Madonna’s Hollywood Break

[Plus: The Horse Murders]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf)   [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour logo image | A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks]( [Image may contain: Donald Trump, People, Person, Electrical Device, Microphone, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, and Adult]( [Will Donald Trump’s Revenge Fantasies Come Back to Bite Him?]( [By CHRIS SMITH]( [“Zero-point-zero” voters will care about the legal travails of Hunter Biden, says one insider. Trump’s threatened weaponization of the judicial system could be another story altogether.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Photography, Face, Head, Person, Portrait, Adult, Reading, People, Cross, and Symbol]( [Surviving a Real-Life Succession—At the Texas Renaissance Festival]( [By JULIE MILLER]( [George Coulam, the mercurial 86-year-old who created the Texas Renaissance Festival, won’t let his kingdom go. A new docuseries, Ren Faire, charts the inheritance battle.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Bill Clinton, Anita Hill, Kim Cattrall, Bill Cosby, Art, Collage, Adult, Person, Photography, and Clothing]( [How the Naughty ’90s Set the Stage for Today’s Tragicomedy]( [By MOLLY JONG-FAST]( [It was the era of Newt Gingrich, Murphy Brown, and the first web browser. It was also chock-full of scandals that laid the groundwork for our off-kilter Trumpian times.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Céline Dion, Clothing, Coat, Adult, Person, People, Head, Accessories, Jewelry, Necklace, and Face]( [Why Céline Dion Finally Stopped “Lying” About Her Health]( [By KASE WICKMAN]( [“The burden was too much.”]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Rosanna Arquette, Head, Person, Face, Happy, Smile, Accessories, Glasses, Adult, Earring, and Jewelry]( [“Directors Don’t Cry!”: The Wild Birth of Desperately Seeking Susan]( [By SUSAN SEIDELMAN]( [In an excerpt from her memoir, Susan Seidelman recalls her complicated relationship with Rosanna Arquette and Madonna’s ascent from newcomer to icon.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [From the Archive: The Horse Murders]( [By HOWARD BLUM]( [For 13 years, no one could solve the riddle of Helen Brach, the eccentric Chicago candy heiress who vanished in 1977. When a cocky US attorney got involved, a series of murders, embezzlements, and insurance scams began to unravel. Inside the case that shook America’s riding set down to its britches.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Vanity Fair Logo](www.vanityfair.com) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( 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.