Could ‘Roe’ Sink SCOTUS?; 30 Rock’s Shaky Legacy; Javanka Slithers Back to Polite Society

Plus: Meet Guantánamo’s Forever Prisoner [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Weekly]( A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR December 2, 2021 [SCOTUS]( [“Will This Institution Survive the Stench?”]( By Cristian Farias [The conservative-majority court appears poised to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban—and potentially overturn Roe v. Wade entirely. Liberal justices warned that dismissing nearly 50 years of precedent would reek of partisan politics.]( [Read More]( If someone forwarded you this email, [sign up for “Cocktail Hour” here](. [BLERG]( [We Still Love 30 Rock, but Its Foundation Is Shaky]( [The author of a new book about Tina Fey’s magnum opus celebrates 30 Rock’s triumphs without skirting over the troubling way it handled race.]( By Mike Roe [Read More]( [CHAMBER OF HORRORS]( [Alex Gibney Zeroes in on Gitmo’s Forever Prisoner]( By Chris Smith [The documentarian highlights the plight of Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi-born Palestinian who’s been held in Guantánamo since 2006, and the failures of the CIA’s torture program.]( [Read More]( [FRENCH CONNECTION]( [Lucas Bravo Embraces Emily in Paris Skeptics]( By Britt Hennemuth [The French dreamboat on his surprise Netflix hit, working with Isabelle Huppert, and why he’s actually a Samantha.]( [Read More]( [IN OUR WORDS]( [“It does not appear that they had Champagne thrown in their faces or their clothes spattered with paint…. But it definitely sounds as though many people would prefer they go back into hiding!”]( [— Bess Levin on Jared and Ivanka’s Art Basel emergence]( [Read More]( [PHOTOGRAPHY]( [New Images From Jane Goodall Capture Intimate Moments in the Wild]( [The photos are part of a sale that includes work from both photographers and environmentalists. Proceeds benefit conservation efforts.]( By Maggie Coughlan [Read More]( [ICYMI]( [Five Years of Billie]( By Vanity Fair [The pop sensation gives a status update in the latest installment of her time capsule video series—and now she’s happier than ever.]( [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.