Robert Downey Jr.’s Third Act; the Religious Right’s Trumpian Ruin; Shirley MacLaine’s Many Lives

[Plus: Why Nicolas Cage Is (Almost!) Ready to Say Goodbye]( [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]( [Robert Downey Jr.]( [Welcome to Robert Downey Jr.’s Third Act]( [By ANTHONY BREZNICAN]( [Following Downey’s Oscar-worthy turn in Oppenheimer, his inner circle size up the man and his considerable legacy.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [“This Is the Final Compromise”: Donald Trump and the Implosion of the American Evangelical Movement]( [By TIM ALBERTA]( [Cal Thomas was a leading figure in the Moral Majority’s rise, yet the conservative Christian columnist feels estranged from a religious right that has become devoted to one man.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Florence Pugh Is the Latest to Get Hit by Flying Object While Onstage]( [By KENZIE BRYANT]( [The actor was at a comic convention in São Paulo with her Dune: Part Two costars when an unidentified object hit her in the face.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Nicolas Cage Is Almost Done Making Films: “I May Have Three or Four More Movies Left in Me”]( [By DAVID CANFIELD]( [In conversation with Vanity Fair, the Oscar winner reveals why he’s nearing the end of his big-screen career—and what he hopes to do next.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Inside the Many Lives of Shirley MacLaine]( [By HADLEY HALL MEARES]( [Across her 15 (!) books, the Oscar winner paints a thorough picture of her iconically kooky existence.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [From the Archive: Under Mica’s Spell]( [By JAMES REGINATO]( [Everyone who knew Mica Ertegun seemed to worship her. Even at 90, more than a decade after the death of her husband, she remained a philanthropic powerhouse, fashion icon, and topflight interior designer. Here, James Reginato chronicles an epic life.]( [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]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.