Hot for Travis Kelce; Capitol Hill’s Conscience; “a Humorless Bully”

A special digest from the Hive [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Hot for Travis Kelce; Capitol Hill’s Conscience; “a Humorless Bully” Good morning from the Hive newsroom. At Vanity Fair, it’s no secret that we love a profile, and 2023 brought us a bounty. Before we even knew about his flirtation with Taylor Swift, [Travis Kelce hung out]( with Tom Kludt for VF to discuss the Kansas City Chiefs star’s trajectory to the NFL and his ascendance on and off the field. Eric Lutz, meanwhile, wrote about Connecticut senator Chris Murphy’s empathy as [Capitol Hill’s conscience](, working to solve what he calls “epidemic levels of loneliness” in America. And Abigail Tracy spent some time with [Gen Z congressman Maxwell Frost]( on what can only be described as one of the many messy days in Congress this year. Plus, Joe Hagan did what few of us could probably stomach: He [spent time with Robert F. Kennedy Jr](. Thanks for reading. [Travis Kelce wearing a trench coat and playing with a dog on the beach.]( [Travis Kelce Is Going for It]( By [Tom Kludt]( [It’s been a wild offseason for the Super Bowl champ, from performing with Machine Gun Kelly to hosting SNL. (“He killed it," says Lorne Michaels.) Even as Kelce prepares to defend the title in Kansas City, is Hollywood far behind?]( [Read more button](   [Chris Murphy Wants to Make America a Little Less Lonely]( By [Eric Lutz]( [After a decade as Capitol Hill’s conscience on gun reform, the Connecticut senator now hopes to “diagnose and treat the metaphysical state” of the nation. It may “be beyond my capacities,” Murphy admits, but he’s going to try.]( [Read more button](   [“Gen Z Isn’t Waiting”: Maxwell Frost, Congress’s Youngest Member, Gets a Bumpy Introduction to Washington]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Elected at 25 years old, Florida Democrat Frost is shepherding in a new generation to the halls of power. His first week on the job was defined by Republican dysfunction over Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership bid.]( [Read more button](   [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]( By [Joe Hagan]( [Vanity Fair hits the Kennedy family’s Cape Cod compound for a peek into the controversial 2024 candidate’s wet hot American summer.]( [Read more button](   [“I’ll Walk Away From Anything”: Kara Swisher Calls the Shots]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The ultimate media insider is juggling podcasts, writing a memoir, and texting with “half the planet.” (“She has a coffee before bed,” says Ben Smith.) Swisher opens up to Vanity Fair about her career, including leaving The New York Times, and laments journalists’ lack of business savvy. “If you don’t understand the economics of what’s happening,” she says, “you’re fucked.”]( [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]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast