The S--tshow of the Trump-Biden Transition; Elon Musk’s Messy Twitter Takeover; Paul Newman on Turning Into a “Sexual Creature”

Plus: Ads Are Coming to Netflix [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Weekly]( A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR October 13, 2022 [EXCLUSIVE]( [Inside the S--tshow That Was the Trump-Biden Transition]( By Chris Whipple [New revelations about how one Trump staffer helped preserve the transfer of power—from the forthcoming book on the Biden White House, The Fight of His Life.]( [Read More]( If someone forwarded you this email, [sign up for “Cocktail Hour” here](. [PORTFOLIO]( [Annie Leibovitz Captures the Most Influential Female Artists of Our Time]( [Cindy Sherman, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald, Guerrilla Girls, and more sit for the legendary VF photographer.]( By Annie Leibovitz and Thelma Golden [Read More]( [TRUE CRIME]( [The Watcher Reporter on the Creepy Case’s Current Status]( By Julie Miller [Reeves Wiedeman tells VF about reporting the story on which Netflix’s The Watcher is based, the primary theories, and his hopes for unmasking the culprit.]( [Read More]( [ANTISOCIAL MEDIA]( [Demystifying Elon Musk’s Off-Again, On-Again Twitter Takeover]( By Nick Bilton [Will employees flee—and Trump return? With so many twists and turns in the Musk-Twitter saga, playing out in the courtroom and on the platform, it’s tough to game out where all this is headed. But let’s give it a shot.]( [Read More]( [SCREEN LEGENDS]( [How Joanne Woodward Turned Paul Newman Into a “Sexual Creature”]( By Emily Kirkpatrick [The iconic sex symbol confessed in a posthumous memoir that “girls thought I was a joke—a happy buffoon,” before he met his wife.]( [Read More]( [TECH & HOLLYWOOD]( [Inside Netflix’s Controversial Embrace of Commercials]( [The streaming giant is reversing its anti-advertising stance to introduce a lower-cost subscription tier. Find out when it’s happening and what it will cost.]( By Natalie Jarvey [Read More]( [DYSTOPIAN DRAMA]( [Should Rape Be Shown Onscreen? A Handmaid’s Tale Director Says No]( By Lindsey Hunter Lopez [Eva Vives knows sexual assault can be damaging to watch, and chooses to concentrate on the repercussions.]( [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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.