Inside the Making of Baby Yoda; the ViacomCBS Decline; and More

[Is Prince Andrew Getting Bad Legal Advice?]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair’s Cocktail Hour Newsletter]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks May 04, 2020 [How The Mandalorian Fought to Keep Baby Yoda From Being Too Cute]( [Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni on the making of Baby Yoda—and why they didn’t want the creature to be overly adorable.]( [READ MORE »]( [Shari Redstone]( [Shari Redstone and National Amusements “Caused CBS to Massively Overpay for Viacom”]( [With ViacomCBS’s stock cratering even before the COVID-19 crisis, stockholder litigation is shining a harsh new spotlight on the deal.]( [READ MORE »]( [Tori Amos performs in the Netherlands, 1996.]( [The “Tiny Ways” Tori Amos Is Getting Herself Through Quarantine]( [The musician is forced to promote her new memoir, Resistance, from home, but she’s got some help from other artists—and Richard Dawkins.]( [READ MORE »]( [May the Fourth Be With You: The Secret Life of Babu Frik]( [As fans celebrate Star Wars Day, Vanity Fair reveals the untold story of The Rise of Skywalker’s most endearing new creature.]( [READ MORE »]( [Joe Biden’s Potential V.P. Picks Are Lobbying for the Role]( [A handful of potential picks—including Stacey Abrams and Elizabeth Warren—are taking the search into the public sphere.]( [READ MORE »]( [From the Archive: The Force Is Back]( [In May 1999, George Lucas released The Phantom Menace, the first of three prequels to his culture-changing, deeply iconic Star Wars trilogy, which had grossed more than $1.8 billion by 1999, since the first episode opened in 1977. As the fever built, Annie Leibovitz paid an exclusive visit to the Tunisian-desert set that stood in for Tatooine, the Skywalkers’ home planet, while David Kamp talked with the legendary director.]( [READ MORE »]( [][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 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.