Remembering Robin Williams; Inside Trump’s Rise From the Ashes; Kamala Shatters a Fundraising Record

[Plus: Who Won the House of the Dragon Finale?]( [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: Robin Williams, Face, Happy, Head, Person, Smile, Photography, Portrait, and Adult]( [“He’s Absolutely Extraordinary”: Remembering Robin Williams]( [By TOMRIS LAFFLY]( [On the 10-year anniversary of his untimely passing, we asked more than 20 of his costars, collaborators, and friends—including Billy Crystal, Al Pacino, Sally Field, Jeff Bridges, and Julianne Moore—for their favorite memories of this kind, playful, and uniquely intelligent artist.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Photo illustration of Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Susie Wiles against a backdrop of Mar-a-Lago]( [How One Woman Engineered Trump’s Rise From the Ashes of 2020]( [By MERIDITH MCGRAW]( [The former president was overwhelmed by the dysfunction his election loss brought upon Mar-a-Lago—until Susie Wiles took the wheel of his comeback campaign.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Electrical Device, Microphone, People, Person, Accessories, Formal Wear, and Tie]( [RFK Jr. Says He Staged an Elaborate Bear-Cub Murder Scene in Central Park, but Only Because He’d Planned to Eat It Later]( [By BESS LEVIN]( [The admission follows stories about a worm eating his brain and living with an emu that repeatedly attacked his wife. Also, there was that animal carcass photo.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Person, Adult, Candle, Chair, Furniture, and Bed]( [Who Won the House of the Dragon Finale?]( [By CHRIS MURPHY]( [Though Alicent and Rhaenyra once again attempted to broker peace, compromise came at a high price for one of the queens.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Blazer, Clothing, Coat, Jacket, Shirt, Accessories, Belt, and Glasses]( [Doug Emhoff and Chasten Buttigieg Shattered Cher’s Fire Island Fundraising Record]( [By ANNA PEELE]( [The two raked in $321,000 for Kamala Harris. “She’s so great,” Emhoff said. Then, in his wife-guy feels, he said in gushing disbelief, “Oh my god, I’m married to her.”]( [R E A D M O R E]( [From the Archive: The Runway Doctor]( [By BUZZ BISSINGER]( [When luxury-loving Dr. Mark Weinberger vanished, he left in his wake a wife saddled with debts, a father headed for bankruptcy, and hundreds of patients who say he misdiagnosed them—and performed completely unnecessary surgeries. It was only after his capture in the Italian Alps that Buzz Bissinger put the pieces together.]( [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.