Is Eric Adams Ready?

Glenn Youngkin vs. Toni Morrison • Biden’s Executive Privilege • Facebook and Breitbart [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Is Eric Adams Ready? Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Mark Zuckerberg is trying to dismiss the deluge of damning stories about Facebook, Charlotte Klein [writes](, as Caleb Ecarma [finds]( right-wing media seizing on the leaks to rehash “bias” claims. Meanwhile, Bess Levin [writes]( how Joe Biden again shut down Donald Trump’s “executive privilege” claims over January 6. With Eric Adams expected to win next week’s NYC mayoral election, Chris Smith [reports]( how his “personality quirks are about to collide with political reality.” And in the much tighter Virginia governor’s race, Eric Lutz [places]( Glenn Youngkin’s odd anti-Toni Morrison ad in the context of today’s culture-war-obsessed GOP. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Face, Human, Person, Eric Adams, Head, Beard, Mouth, and Lip]( [“Let’s Be Orderly. That’s How I Operate”: Eric Adams’s Personality Quirks Are About to Collide With Political Reality]( By [Chris Smith]( [New York City’s likely next mayor has a Giuliani-like streak to him—and even allies wonder if he’s up for the job. “I fear he’s in over his head,” one predicts.]( [Read more button]( [Mark Zuckerberg: Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About Facebook’s Many Achievements?]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The CEO reportedly called the deluge of damning stories about his company—65 on Monday alone—a “coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture of our company,” and tried to rally the troops.]( [Read more button]( [Right-Wing Media Is Turning the Facebook Papers Into a Victimization Circus]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [In the massive leak facilitated by Frances Haugen, Breitbart and others see evidence of Big Tech’s conservative bias. In fact, reporting shows just the opposite: a social media giant bending over backward to appease conservatives.]( [Read more button]( [Joe Biden Reminds Trump He’s a Has-Been Who Lost the Election]( By [Bess Levin]( [Cue Trump screaming in a pitch only dogs can hear.]( [Read more button]( [Glenn Youngkin Assures Virginia Voters He’ll Protect Them From Toni Morrison Books]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate’s latest ad features a mother horrified that her son’s AP English class was assigned the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved, an ominous closing argument that ties into the GOP’s assault on education.]( [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]( [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]( [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](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2021 Condé Nast