Remembering Sidney Poitier; Eve Babitz Bared It All; What Happens in a Post–January 6 World?

[Our Favorite N95 and KN95 Face Masks to Help Keep You Safe in 2022]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour logo image]( A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks January 07, 2022 [Image may contain: Face, Human, Person, Sidney Poitier, and Finger]( [To Sidney, With Love]( [Sidney Poitier wasn’t just an actor—but he was a really great actor.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Eve Babitz Bares It All]( [Almost eight years after first meeting the artist and author, writer Lili Anolik has spent the weeks since Babitz’s death “holding up the memory of that first encounter and looking at it from another angle.”]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Image may contain: Banister, Handrail, Human, Person, Railing, Staircase, and Text]( [What Happens in a Post–January 6 World?]( [Hive national political reporter Abigail Tracy divines what the reverberations from January 6 will mean for the future of the American electoral process.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [The Battle Over a Billion-Dollar Shipwreck]( [In 1708, the Spanish galleon San José sank in a deadly battle against English warships, taking with it billions in treasure. Centuries passed until a secretive archaeologist found the wreck, but now nations are again warring over who may claim the gold and glory.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [Halle Berry Looks Back at Her Historic Oscar Win, What Changed, and What Didn’t]( [On the same night that Denzel Washington won best actor and Sidney Poitier accepted an honorary Oscar, Berry became the first Black woman to win the best-actress Oscar—and she remains the last.]( [R E A D M O R E »]( [How Hollywood Is Adjusting to Yet Another Virtual Awards Season]( [With a wide range of January events canceled or postponed as omicron spreads, the industry will be effectively sleeping during what’s usually the busiest period on the awards calendar.]( [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]( [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](newsletter=vf) Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.