King Charles’s Political Test; Dragons vs. Rings; the Pickleball Coach to the Stars

Plus: The Crown Gets Messy in New Trailer [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Weekly]( A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR October 20, 2022 [THE BIG READ]( [How the First Abortion Speak-Out Revolutionized Activism]( By Joy Press [Fifty years ago, under the banner of a group known as Redstockings, women gathered in a West Village basement to share their abortion stories, a radical act that ripples through movements today.]( [Read More]( If someone forwarded you this email, [sign up for “Cocktail Hour” here](. [ROYAL WATCH]( [With Liz Truss’s Resignation, King Charles III Passes His First Major Test]( By Erin Vanderhoof [Even as parliament faced meltdown throughout the week, the new monarch was able to stay silent and stick to his diplomatic duties.]( [Read More]( [PASTIMES]( [“Who Knows, Maybe I’ll Be Famous”: Meet Hollywood’s Favorite Pickleball Coach]( By Kenzie Bryant [Matt Manasse, an early pickleball adopter and coach, has been helping titans of Hollywood get their dinks in a row. Now, as the sport’s star rises, so does his.]( [Read More]( [STREAMING WARS]( [Comparing House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power]( By Natalie Jarvey [HBO and Amazon debuted expensive and high-stakes new fantasy shows within days of each other. Their performances offer lessons for the rest of Hollywood.]( [Read More]( [POWER LUNCH]( [Tom Felton Can See What You’re Posting on DracoTok]( By Delia Cai [More than two decades after bringing Draco Malfoy to life on the screen—and inadvertently launching (at least) a thousand fanfics—Felton opens up about his relationship with the Potterverse.]( [Read More]( [A PALACE DIVIDED]( [The Crown Gets Messy in New Trailer]( By Katey Rich [The new season of the Netflix series will cover Princess Diana’s infamous Panorama interview, the Windsor Castle fire, and much more.]( [Read More]( [ICYMI]( [Inside Wealth-Conference Con Man Anthony Ritossa’s Wild Web of Lies]( By Adam Ciralsky [A VF investigation reveals that a self-styled knight and purported Nobel Prize nominee is actually a Wall Street washout, a deadbeat dad, and a con artist, repeatedly jailed by European authorities.]( [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.