Cate Blanchett’s Maestro Moment; Kanye’s Chilling Effect on Campus; a Megan Fox and MGK Breakup?

  [Plus: Trump Reviews Rihanna’s Super Bowl Performance]( [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]( [Cate Blanchett’s Maestro Moment in Tár]( [By DAVID CANFIELD]( [The VF cover star calls the film the most “all-consuming, life-affirming” project she’s ever been a part of. She’s still unpacking the impact it had on her—and the questions she’s been asked because of it.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Kanye West Has Fueled a Flurry of Antisemitic Hate on College Campuses]( [By CALEB ECARMA]( [In a new report spanning back to October, the Anti-Defamation League recorded at least 25 incidents of antisemitism that make some reference to the rapper, many of which cropped up on universities.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Donald Trump Calls Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance an “Epic Fail”]( [By EMILY KIRKPATRICK]( [The former president also claimed the pop star would be “nothing” without her stylist on his struggling social media site, Truth Social.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [“It Will Be Bruising”: Jockeying for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate Seat Has Already Begun]( [By ABIGAIL TRACY]( [With heavy-hitters like Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee waiting in the wings, party insiders say the showdown is destined to be one for the ages. “Democrat-on-Democrat contests are ugly and expensive,” one strategist tells Vanity Fair, “and this isn’t just any Senate seat, this is California.”]( [R E A D M O R E]( [America Runs on Ben Affleck’s Love of Dunkin’]( [By CHRIS MURPHY]( [In Super Bowl ad outtakes, Dunkin’ superfan Ben Affleck makes clear that though he clearly loves the brand, he might not be the best drive-through employee this side of the Charles River.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Megan Fox Deletes Instagram Following Machine Gun Kelly Breakup Rumors]( [By EMILY KIRKPATRICK]( [Over the weekend, the actor deleted every photo of her fiancé and posted an image of burning letters alongside a lyric from Beyoncé’s Lemonade.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [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 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.