NYC’s Teflon Mayor?

“An Organized Crime Story” • Right-Wing Frenzy Over Elon Musk • Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s “Deteriorating” Memory [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( NYC’s Teflon Mayor? Good morning from the Hive newsroom. New York City elected Mayor Eric Adams to fight crime. In light of Tuesday’s subway shooting, Chris Smith [wonders](, how long will it be until New York’s crime surge dents Adams’s Teflon? “What Adams has tried so far hasn’t worked very well—yet he hasn’t faced much scrutiny,” Smith writes. “And it’s not because New Yorkers have suddenly become patient.” Elsewhere, Abigail Tracy [reports]( from a launch party in honor of Putin critic Bill Browder’s new book on malfeasance in Moscow. Caleb Ecarma [observes]( right-wingers’ glee over the prospect of Elon Musk’s $43 billion Twitter takeover. Eric Lutz [relays]( the news of 88-year-old California senator Dianne Feinstein’s memory reportedly “rapidly deteriorating.” Finally, Charlotte Klein [explains]( how Fox Corp’s LGBTQ+ resource group condemned Fox News’ “hateful” anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric—a rare instance of Fox Corp workers speaking out against their own employer’s coverage. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Advertisement, Poster, Brochure, Paper, Flyer, Eric Adams, Human, and Person]( [How Long Until New York’s Crime Surge Dents Eric Adams’s Teflon?]( By [Chris Smith]( [Mayor Adams was elected to fight crime. So far it’s not going very well.]( [Read more button](   [“This Is an Organized Crime Story”: Putin Critic Bill Browder’s New Book on Corruption in Russia Finds New Relevance]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Browder, formerly the largest foreign investor in Russia, has been warning about Putin and Russian oligarchs for more than a decade. Now he’s center stage in the media frenzy around Russia’s war in Ukraine.]( [Read more button](   [Right-Wingers Are Absolutely Eating Up the Idea of Elon Musk Taking Over Twitter]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Conservatives have rejoiced in Musk’s $43 billion offer to buy Twitter.]( [Read more button](   [Report: California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Memory Is “Rapidly Deteriorating”]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The 88-year-old lawmaker is allegedly struggling to recognize colleagues and follow policy discussions, people close to the California Democrat told the San Francisco Chronicle.]( [Read more button](   [Fox Corp Staffers Are Fed Up With Fox News’ “Hateful” LGBTQ Coverage]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Fox Corp’s resource group for LGBTQ workers and allies condemned Fox News’ “hateful” anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in an internal Slack message.]( [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](   [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 © 2022 Condé Nast