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Florence Pugh on Cornell Rape Case: “It Sits in Us Daily, This Fear”
In an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair, the East of Eden star expands on her viral Instagram posts about the alleged 2024 sexual assault of a female student at Cornell: “This makes me feel enraged, as it should every person on this earth.”
By Chris Murphy
HOLLYWOOD
Former Late Show Head Writer Ariel Dumas Wants to Make Love, Not War
Hot off writing the 2026 Emmys, where Stephen Colbert praised her onstage, Dumas tells VF about meeting Taylor Swift, resisting AI, and landing her new gig with “a bit more political” host Jimmy Fallon.
By Savannah Walsh
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Florence Pugh, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano, Vanity Fair, and More Toast to East of Eden
Ahead of East of Eden’s premiere, an intimate crowd gathered at San Vicente in New York to toast to Zoe Kazan’s adaptation of Steinbeck’s novel starring Vanity Fair’s latest cover star.
By Chris Murphy

Movies
Aaron Sorkin on His Reckoning
The writer-director discusses Mark Zuckerberg, reshoots, lawyers, Mikey Madison, and whether Meta can be redeemed.
By Rebecca Ford

movies
Digger, Tom Cruise’s Comeback Vehicle, Is Haunted by the Ghost of the Old Tom Cruise
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film is the most interesting movie Cruise has made in 15 years—but it might not spark the renaissance Cruise seems to hope it will.
By Hillary Busis
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EXCERPT
Kyle MacLachlan Wanted to Be Mr. Big, He Says. The World Knows Him As Trey
In an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir, Fictional Selves, the actor details how his wife convinced him to take on the role of Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City, reluctantly becoming the “only actor who’d join a show about sex and not have any.”
By Kyle MacLachlan
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movies
Inside Naza, the Documentary Israel Doesn’t Want You to See
On the scene as an explosive film about the Israeli military’s alleged disregard for civilian life in Gaza debuts.
By Hannah Seligson

Movies
“I Was a Mess”: Barry Jenkins Revisits Moonlight, 10 Years Later
Ahead of a rerelease of the Oscar-winning film, in theaters on October 2, Jenkins reveals the film’s emotional hold on him, the best-picture mix-up that sent him to therapy, and the challenges of the “fucking vortex” of awards season.
By Rebecca Ford

EXCERPT
A Brief History of the High Art of Good Gossip
In an exclusive excerpt from their new book, I Want to Be Famous: When Everybody and Nobody Is a Celebrity, the Who? Weekly podcast hosts trace the evolution of celebrity tabloid culture from old Hollywood to the Internet era.
By Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger
MOVIES
Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley Join The Cast of Tom Holland's Fred Astaire Biopic
Sabrina Carpenter will play Ginger Rogers, while Margaret Qualley will pley Fred's older sister, Adele.
By Séraphine Roger

COVER STORY
Florence, The Machine
Princess, madam, soldier-spy: The actor, who has an extraordinary knack for steering through Hollywood’s choppy waters, plays all three onscreen this year. While she makes candles with Vanity Fair’s Hillary Busis, Pugh explains her renewed love for her work—and talks just a little bit about the things she doesn't like to talk about.
By Hillary BusisPhotography by Nadine Ijewere

HOLLYWOOD
The Second Coming Of Jordan Firstman
Six years ago, he was best known for his absurd impressions on Instagram. Now he’s gate-crashing awards season with a sweet, tender coming-of-age tale called Club Kid. We caught up with an auteur on the brink—and the colorful cast of his big debut.
By Rebecca FordPhotography by Daniel Jack Lyons

FASHION
Isaac Mizrahi Wants to Take You Back to 1994
The designer talks about the rerelease of his documentary Unzipped, Prince, Marty Supreme, and models galore.
By Marisa Meltzer

books
John Green Grows Up
Over breakfast and a visit to MoMA, the YA whisperer opens up about Hollywood, Ending, his first novel for adults; the realities of fame; and why J.K. Rowling bums him out: “Supporting her work now is directly supporting efforts at the erasure of trans people.”
By Hillary Busis

movies
What's Real and What’s Not in Primetime
The film stars Robert Pattinson as the oft-memed Dateline host Chris Hansen—and makes no claim to verisimilitude. Star Alex Winter, editor Daniel Garber, and Predator alum Emily Bicks talk about what the movie drew from real life.
By Samantha Bergeson

movies
Skyler Gisondo Found His Dark Side for Primetime—and Then Struggled to Turn It Off
Ahead of the highly anticipated A24 drama and Focker-in-Law, the internet’s favorite son tells Vanity Fair about going from a child actor to adult star, the loneliness of acting, and what he learned starring opposite Rob Pattinson and Ariana Grande.
By Chris Murphy

Little Gold Men
Our Oscar Best-Picture Predictions After Venice, Telluride, and Toronto
Seven films now look like locks for an Oscar nomination—but the last three spots are anyone’s guess, with New York’s fall festival debut still to come.
By Rebecca Ford

PRESS ROOM
It’s All Fair Game: Vanity Fair Launches New Interview Series
Vanity Fair is launching a long-form interview series, Fair Game, hosted by Global Editorial Director Mark Guiducci. It debuts today with actor Colman Domingo as the first guest.
By Vanity Fair

FAIR GAME
Colman Domingo On Euphoria Set Rumors, Performing as a Clown, His Sense of Style and a Potential Michael Jackson Movie Sequel
Speaking to Vanity Fair’s Mark Guiducci for VF’s new long-form interview series Fair Game, the award-winning actor details misconceptions about some of his buzziest projects: “I don’t think I put my beefs out into the world.”
By Savannah Walsh

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SCENE REPORT
Lights, Camera, Chanel: The Fashion House Celebrates Female Filmmakers With a Starry Tribeca Film Festival Luncheon
Halle Berry, Emmy Rossum, and Mary Beth Barone (who has a new rom-com greenlit with Joe Alwyn, explaining those Deuxmoi photos) dressed to the Matthieu Blazy nines at Robert De Niro’s Locanda Verde.
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By Elise Taylor