Could Trump Hamstring Biden’s COVID Vaccine Rollout?; Inside the Home Alone House; and More

[Alone With the Strangler]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks November 16, 2020 [Trump vs. the COVID Vaccine]( [Just a week after Pfizer announced that its vaccine produced highly encouraging results, Moderna comes out of the gate with even better news. But our chaotic current president remains the ultimate wild card in getting a vaccine out.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [The Queen’s Gambit: How Is a Show With So Little Sex So Sexy?]( [Netflix’s word-of-mouth hit, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a beautiful mind, plays with a whole new set.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Fake Treehouse, Real Memories: Life Inside the Home Alone House]( [Thirty years after Chris Columbus’s surprise Christmas smash, the residents of the Illinois house made famous in Home Alone remember the movie’s filming—and the fan pilgrimages and Halloween pranks that came after.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Image may contain: Door, Human, Person, Fashion, Flooring, Home Decor, Clothing, Apparel, Sleeve, Premiere, and Corridor]( [Did Princess Diana Really Roller-Skate Through the Palace?]( [An urgent investigation into the accuracy of The Crown’s best Princess Diana visual of season four.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [“Gossip Girl Was Me”: Cecily von Ziegesar Talks Manhattan vs. Cobble Hill]( [The author of the best-selling series says Janet Malcolm made everything worth it.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Image may contain: Human, Person, Text, Crowd, Symbol, Banner, and Flag]( [Newsmax Is Going All In on Trump to Try and “Overtake Fox News”]( [Trump allies are reportedly looking into the right-wing Newsmax as a potential rival to Fox News, part of a postelection effort conservative media players have discussed in recent years.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [From the Archive: Alone With the Strangler]( [In the idyllic Boston suburb of Belmont in 1962, Sebastian Junger’s parents hired three men to build a studio behind their house. One was a hardworking father of two named Al DeSalvo, who seemed as shocked as anyone by the town’s first murder, just a few blocks away. Two years later DeSalvo confessed to being the Boston Strangler. In an excerpt from his new book, the author writes about his mother’s brush with death, DeSalvo’s strange behavior, and the lingering mystery of the Strangler case.]( [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.