Justice Department Investigates Police Response to School Mass Shooting in Texas

Ketamine, COVID, and Me • Gabby Giffords on Uvalde • Hamptons Renovation Frenzy [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( DOJ Investigating Uvalde Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend, and now back to the news. While the Bidens [visited]( Uvalde, Texas over the weekend, the DOJ announced that it will investigate the police response to last week’s mass shooting. Lawmakers and grieving parents are questioning whether a quicker response could have saved lives, Charlotte Klein [reports](. Elsewhere, Dave Cullen [speaks to]( shooting survivor turned gun-safety activist, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who makes the case for hope amid the inevitable sorrow and rage post-Uvalde. After a flurry of pandemic-fueled Hamptons home-buying, Stephanie Krikorian [finds]( that “landing a contractor in the Hamptons is just the latest measure of status, like getting a dinner reservation at Le Bilboquet in Sag Harbor.” Plus, David Ewing Duncan [reflects]( on his experience leaning into psychedelics when COVID-induced brain fog robbed him of his ability to write. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Human, Person, Military Uniform, Military, People, Helmet, Clothing, Apparel, Army, Armored, and Footwear]( [Justice Department Investigates Police Response To School Mass Shooting in Texas]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The review comes as grieving parents and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are questioning whether a quicker response could have saved lives.]( [Read more button]( [“We All Know This Isn’t Okay”: Gabby Giffords on How to Find Hope, and Demand Change, After Uvalde]( By [Dave Cullen]( [After surviving a gunshot to the head, the former Congresswoman dedicated her life to promoting sane gun policies. She makes the case for hope, amid the inevitable sorrow and rage.]( [Read more button]( [Bidens Pay Tribute To Victims Of School Mass Shooting In Uvalde, Texas—The Second Massacre In Two Weeks]( By [Terry Moseley]( [“People cry. Then it’s gone. Nobody cares. And then it happens again.”]( [Read more button]( [“I Feel Like I Live in a Construction Zone”: Renovation Frenzy Has Gripped the Hamptons]( By [Stephanie Krikorian]( [After a flurry of pandemic-fueled home-buying, residents are frustrated by the “parade of trucks” rolling through the East End—and the scarcity of available contractors for their own plans as the summer season begins.]( [Read more button]( [Stolen Words: COVID, Ketamine, and Me]( By [David Ewing Duncan]( [A Vanity Fair contributor’s encounter with psychedelics helped him emerge from a pandemic brain fog that had snatched away his ability to write.]( [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