Meghan Markle’s Feminist Focus, Biden’s War, and More

[Robert De Niro Roasts Trump]( [View this email in your browser]( [Vanity Fair’s Cocktail Hour Newsletter]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks September 30, 2019 [Erykah Badu and Shawn Colvin]( [An Oral History of Lilith Fair]( [In the mid-1990s, female musicians topped the charts and sold out shows, but were told over and over again that no one would pay to see more than one woman onstage. Sarah McLachlan set out to prove them wrong.]( [READ MORE »]( [Biden Goes to War]( [The former VP’s campaign sent a letter to television networks and journalists asking to kick Rudy Giuliani off air over his “unhinged lies” about Ukraine. Will the strong-arming insulate him from a Hillary 2016–esque rumor mill, or backfire?]( [READ MORE »]( [Meghan Markle’s Feminist Focus]( [The duchess visited the post office where a 19-year-old woman was murdered, sparking nationwide protests and conversation about gender-based violence.]( [READ MORE »]( [Trump and Giuliani’s Conspiracy Theories]( [White House aides say the president was repeatedly told the right-wing theory about Biden was groundless. He ignored them.]( [READ MORE »]( [The Mother of American Independent Film]( [A new box set includes four of the features that made Ida Lupino’s work a cornerstone of American cinema—and established her as a pioneer for women behind the camera.]( [READ MORE »]( [From the Archive: Summer in the Soviet Union]( [From 1935: These scenes of the Black Sea coast will surprise those who think of Russia merely as a flight of steppes, sadly relieved by tractor factories—and they will initiate many to the masterly work of Aleksandr Deyneka, Russia's then foremost living painter.]( [READ MORE »]( Subscribe to Vanity Fair to read the September issue and access the archive]( [][Vanity Fair]( [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 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.