2024’s Calamitous What-Ifs; Chris Christie’s Grave Warning; the Hunt for Ghislaine Maxwell

[Plus: What You Won’t Find in the Epstein Documents]( [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]( [Why the Epstein Document Release Probably Won’t Provide All the Answers]( [By DAN ADLER]( [The much-anticipated release of court papers related to a defamation suit against Ghislaine Maxwell has so far provided clipped references to Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and Prince Andrew—and little in the way of revelation.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Taraji P. Henson Is Done Running Away From Shug Avery]( [By REBECCA FORD]( [The Oscar-nominated actor passed on the role for the Broadway production of The Color Purple, but found a way into her vulnerability for the new film adaptation.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [A Trump Conviction? A Biden Health Crisis? Gaming Out Scenarios for an Up-for-Grabs 2024]( [By MARK MCKINNON]( [How the delegates might scramble—and who they might choose—in a House of Cards calamity.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Chris Christie Apologizes for Previously Backing Trump]( [By BESS LEVIN]( [The former New Jersey governor says he now believes the ex-president will “burn America to the ground.”]( [R E A D M O R E]( [How to Make a Film That Depicts a Horrific, Widely Publicized Tragedy]( [By DAVID CANFIELD]( [Netflix’s Society of the Snow viscerally reimagines the real-life 1972 Uruguayan plane crash in the Andes Mountains in ways both exacting and improvised. The filmmakers reveal how they balanced hard facts with emotional truths.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [From the Archive: In Plain Sight]( [By MARK SEAL]( [“Where in the world is Ghislaine Maxwell?” That question vexed the authorities, the press, and the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime friend, lover, and alleged accomplice of luring them into a web of sexual abuse. The answer: closer to home than many imagined.]( [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 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.