The US Open Approaches a New Milestone

Trump’s So-Called Pivot • The AI Election • Belichick’s Media Moves [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( The US Open Approaches a New Milestone Welcome to the weekend! With the women’s US Open final today and the men’s event tomorrow, Tom Kludt [reports on]( how the Grand Slam tournament is attracting more fans than ever while still “remaining a magnet for the chic and fashionable.” It’s also the first Sunday of the NFL season, and this week Kludt [wrote about]( how 72-year-old coaching legend Bill Belichick has emerged as an unlikely media star. On the political front, Molly Jong-Fast [warned]( against falling for Donald Trump and the GOP’s supposed pivot on issues ranging from IVF to child tax credits. “Judge their actions—not their words,” she wrote. And Nick Bilton [explored]( the impact of AI, as “digital deception is already muddying the waters of the 2024 election cycle.” Plus, I invite you to check out [my interview]( with NBC’s Dan Slepian, who is doing difficult and essential reporting on wrongful incarceration. “I have a responsibility, given what I’ve seen, to speak for people who cannot speak for themselves, who society has thrown away,” he said. We’ll have plenty of coverage [online]( ahead of [Tuesday night’s debate]( between Trump and Kamala Harris, including a live blog running all evening. One final reminder: This newsletter will have a new frequency, next appearing in your inbox Tuesday morning, followed by Thursday and Saturday mornings. See you then! —Michael Calderone, editor [Image may contain: Clothing, Hat, Sport, Tennis, and Person]( [The US Open Approaches a New Milestone: 1 Million Fans]( By [Tom Kludt]( [More spectators than ever are flocking to Flushing for this year’s Grand Slam tournament, which manages to draw throngs of tennis fans while remaining a magnet for the chic and fashionable. It’s an event, says USTA chief Lew Sherr, that strives to offer “accessible luxury.”]( [Read more button](   [Dizzying Deepfakes and Personalized Propaganda: Welcome to the AI Election]( By [Nick Bilton]( [Digital deception is already muddying the waters of the 2024 election cycle. But if you think it’s bad now, just wait until the tech starts drawing on your biodata and browsing history, exploiting your biggest fears and deepest desires.]( [Read more button](   [Don’t Fall for Trump’s 2024 Pivot]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [If you want to know how Republicans really feel on everything from IVF to child tax credits, judge their actions—not their words.]( [Read more button](   [Bill Belichick’s Unexpected Second Act: Media Star]( By [Tom Kludt]( [The NFL’s most celebrated coach is gabbing with Pat McAfee and the Manning brothers, hosting a web show, and posting on Instagram. Mike Tirico thinks “he’s going to be great” as a TV talker, but is Belichick’s future in the studio—or back on the sidelines?]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [“This Chose Me”: Why Dateline’s Dan Slepian Can’t Leave Sing Sing Behind]( By [Michael Calderone]( [The NBC producer speaks to Vanity Fair about his riveting new book, The Sing Sing Files, which chronicles a two-decade odyssey probing wrongful convictions, and how reforming mass incarceration looks like the “next incarnation of the civil rights movement.”]( [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