Inside Trump’s Disastrous Tulsa Rally; Squid Game’s Complicated Home-Turf Reception; New York’s New Nightlife Regime

Plus: Shop These 15 Pieces Inspired by Taylor Swift’s Red [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Weekly]( A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR November 11, 2021 [THE BIG READ]( [Trump’s Tulsa Train Wreck]( By Jonathan Karl [The rally made headlines for its empty seats, but things were even worse behind the scenes. The president feuded with advisers, shouted down objections, and ended up with a car full of sick staffers—and one who was “worried he was going to die.”]( [Read More]( If someone forwarded you this email, [sign up for “Cocktail Hour” here](. [NO HOME TO GO BACK TO]( [South Koreans Aren’t Sure About Squid Game]( [As the Netflix series continues to take the world by storm, it’s been met with mixed reactions on its home turf.]( By Regina Kim [Read More]( [DELUSIONS]( [“[Trump] keeps yelling about executive privilege, despite no longer being the executive in question, in an attempt to block Congress from obtaining information concerning his activities in the days before, during, and after the January 6 insurrection.”]( [— Bess Levin on Trump’s Legal Mess]( [Read More]( [ICONS]( [The Fashion Institution Gives Dapper Dan His Due]( By Dan Adler [After a long career working outside the system, the pioneering Harlem tailor was honored by the CFDA on Wednesday.]( [Read More]( [HIZZONER!]( [The Eric Adams Era Has the Makings of a Tabloid Gold Mine]( By Charlotte Klein [Forget mornings at the Park Slope Y. The incoming mayor parties with CEOs and rappers—and insists that nightlife will be part of his day job. The bottle-service crowd is excited, as are reporters. “It’s going to be a particularly rollicking ride,” says one.]( [Read More]( [I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE]( [15 Red-Inspired Pieces to Shop While Listening to the New Taylor Swift Album]( By Ariel Kanter [Celebrate Taylor Swift’s rerelease of Red (Taylor’s Version) with these clothes and accessories—paired with a bold red lip, of course.]( [Read More]( [FROM THE ARCHIVE]( [Taylor Swift’s Telltale Heart]( [During a 2013 girls-night-in at Swift’s Nashville apartment (the one with the indoor koi pond), Nancy Jo Sales heard all about the superstar’s love life.]( By Nancy Jo Sales [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 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.