Top Kamala Harris Aide Exits; the Shipping Snafu That Could Wreck the Holidays; Speculation Around Meghan and Harry’s Christmas Plan

Plus: The Great Facebook Exodus That Wasn’t [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Weekly]( A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR November 18, 2021 [SUPPLY PAIN]( [The Stuck Boat Tried to Warn Us]( [The wild details of the Suez Canal’s memed shipping crisis perfectly illustrate our global trade dilemma.]( By Jeff Wise [Read More]( If someone forwarded you this email, [sign up for “Cocktail Hour” here](. [SCOOP]( [Top Kamala Harris Aide Heads for the Exit]( By Abigail Tracy [Ashley Etienne, Kamala Harris’s communications chief, is leaving the administration amid reports of infighting, as D.C. sours on the vice president’s chances of becoming Joe Biden’s heir apparent.]( [Read More]( [IN HINDSIGHT]( [“It Was as If Her Breast Exposed Itself”]( By Chris Murphy [First, they helped to free Britney. Now, New York Times Presents documentarians Jodi Gomes and Mary Robertson are tackling the Super Bowl scandal that shook the world in Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson.]( [Read More]( [SOCIAL PRESSURE]( [The Great Facebook Employee Exodus That Wasn’t]( [Despite scandal after scandal, the company’s perk-drunk employees seem to be weathering the storm—but there are signs of trouble. On the business side, one admits, “It doesn’t feel great to be the face of Facebook.”]( By Nick Bilton [Read More]( [ROYAL WATCH]( [Why Are Palace Sources Speculating About Meghan and Harry’s Christmas Plans?]( By Erin Vanderhoof [The Sussexes have not announced their plans for the December holidays, but anonymous royal sources are already concerned that the couple is breaking the queen’s heart.]( [Read More]( [AWARDS INSIDER]( [Welcome to Jon Bernthal’s Next Chapter]( By David Canfield [The King Richard star on subverting expectations, smoking cigarettes in Lena Dunham’s bathroom, and still feeling like a Hollywood outsider.]( [Read More]( [THE BUYLINE]( [This Holiday Season’s Best Cookbooks]( By Keziah Weir [Whether you’re gifting a collection of literary-inspired recipes or serving guests a cocktail from a compendium of jewel-toned drinks, these are the recipe collections that will keep spirits soaring.]( [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.