How the White House Became a Petri Dish; Your Next Netflix Binge; and More

[Plus: Trump’s COVID Contradictions]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks October 02, 2020 [Image may contain: Human, Person, Crowd, Audience, and Speech]( [Inside the White House, Cavalier Disregard Created a COVID Petri Dish]( [President Trump created a workplace culture that mostly matched his public efforts to dismiss, downplay, and distort the COVID-19 pandemic. There was just one difference: a rigorous daily testing regimen that the vast majority of Americans could only dream of.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Image may contain: Human, Person, Restaurant, Dating, Food Court, Food, Sitting, and Cafeteria]( [Review: A Fluffy, Charming Cliché Soufflé]( [Emily in Paris, a new Netflix series from Sex and the City creator Darren Star, gives in to decadence.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [The Royal Family Could Have Treated Meghan and Harry More Fairly]( [“If they are to survive, the Windsors have to find their own way to do woke,” The Crown’s historical consultant, Robert Lacey, said in an interview with the Daily Mail.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington, DC on September 30, 2020.]( [How Many People Has Trump Already Infected?]( [Before announcing early Friday that he and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19, the president interacted with aides, staffers, and supporters.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Image may contain: Festival, Crowd, Human, Person, and Leisure Activities]( [Inside the Epic World of Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty]( [With a global pandemic halting all major events, leave it to Rihanna to bring one to our living room.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Image may contain: Human, Person, Clothing, Apparel, Evening Dress, Gown, Robe, Fashion, Pub, Bar Counter, and Night Life]( [Could There Be a Second Season of Emily in Paris?]( [Star-producer Lily Collins is waiting for the show’s premiere before Netflix determines the series’ streaming fate. But she and the show’s creator, Darren Star, already have some ideas.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [From the Archive: In the Shallows]( [Before he was for opening the beaches, Donald Trump was for closing them. Before he punted responsibility to governors, he asserted absolute authority. And this was all supposed to be over in March. Gabriel Sherman reports on the head-snapping contradictions of the president in the time of crisis.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [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 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.