Judy Garland’s Triumphs and Tragedies; Prince Harry’s Fear for Meghan; Is the Olympic Bubble About to Burst?

[Plus: Oprah and Gayle Wink at Those Rumors]( [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: Person, Basketball, Basketball Game, and Sport]( [Global Tensions Are Already Threatening to Puncture the Olympic Bubble]( [By TOM KLUDT]( [The Olympics are often viewed as a respite from politics, but multiple wars and rising global tensions will be hard to ignore this year. “I’m here to bring awareness,” says Valerie Tarazi, a swimmer representing Palestine at the Summer Games.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Lighting, Fashion, Clothing, Dress, Accessories, Jewelry, Ring, and Adult]( [Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King: “If We Were Gay, We’d Tell You”]( [By KASE WICKMAN]( [They’ve been friends for nearly half a century, and, yeah, they’ve heard the rumors.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: People, Person, Crowd, Electrical Device, Microphone, Adult, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, and Audience]( [J.D. Vance’s Mythical Couch Tryst Is a Fact-Checker’s Nightmare. Stephen Colbert Explains Why.]( [By CHRIS MURPHY]( [During his Late Show monologue, Colbert roasted Donald Trump’s running mate for the untrue (?) sofa-billy elegy currently delighting the internet.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Glen Powell, Clothing, Coat, Jacket, Adult, Person, Face, Head, Photography, Portrait, and People]( [Lee Isaac Chung’s Childhood Trauma Drew Him to Twisters]( [By EVE BATEY]( [In the next installment of Vanity Fair’s What Is Cinema? series, director Lee Isaac Chung breaks down his inspirations for the film.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Judy Garland on stage in 1964. ]( [Judy Garland’s Triumphs and Tragedies]( [By HADLEY HALL MEARES]( [The Wizard of Oz star never wrote her own story—but memoirs by her third husband and her second daughter, as well as one definitive biography, paint a full picture.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Adult, Person, Clothing, Footwear, and Shoe]( [Prince Harry Says Meghan Markle Isn’t Safe in the UK: “All It Takes Is One Lone Actor”]( [By ERIN VANDERHOOF]( [It only takes “one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read,” the prince said in a recent interview about his ongoing legal battles against a handful of British tabloids.]( [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.