Weekends, more and more often these days, require the ability to honor dueling desires—to ramp down from one week and prepare for the next; to spend time with loved ones and spend time alone; to engage with the difficult and the delightful parts of the news. This past weekend, for me, meant reading of both war and awards. On the most serious note, the United States and Israel attacked Iran early Saturday morning, launching a wave of major strikes across Tehran and other cities that targeted senior Iranian officials, resulted in the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and drew the US into a multipronged conflict in the Middle East. Vanity Fair Washington correspondent Aidan McLaughlin chronicled the dismay of MAGA leaders who are expressing anger at President Trump, who campaigned on an "America First" platform that promised isolationism and "no new wars." According to The New York Times, the death toll so far includes four US service members and scores of Iranian civilians, with more American casualties likely to come as the US continues an assault that could last weeks.
And even though it feels in some ways absurd, in the realm of Hollywood, awards campaigns are still rolling toward next week's Big Oscar Night. Last night's Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards) ensured that the races for both the lead-actor and best-picture categories are shaping up to be legitimately exciting. Read more about highlights from the night, including Sinners' big win, the best-dressed stars, Harrison Ford's tear-inducing lifetime achievement acceptance speech, and Seth Rogen's honoring of the late, great Catherine O'Hara. |
ADRIENNE GREEN,
EXECUTIVE EDITOR |
"He could be impeached." MAGA leaders are expressing dismay and anger at the president, who campaigned on isolationism and "no new wars." |
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Highlights From the 2026 Actor Awards |
Sinners won big—suggesting the Academy Awards race is alive, well, and ongoing. |
Spoiler: This list features no men. Who needs men, really? Not us—even though we love our boys!—when the women look this great. Sorry, dudes, the ladies ran laps around you this time. |
"It's a little weird to get a lifetime achievement award at the half point of my career," Ford joked from the Actor Awards stage, before giving a heartfelt address that visibly moved a crowd of his peers. |
O'Hara's illustrious career was given a warm send-off when the performer posthumously won the award for best female actor in a comedy series. |
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When Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or death sentence, on Salman Rushdie for writing The Satanic Verses, 37 years ago, the novel became more than literature.
Talking to Rushdie and those who stood beside him—Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, E. L. Doctorow, and others—Paul Elie assesses the extraordinary impact of a prophetic, provocative book, which turned its author into a hunted man, divided the cultural elite, and presaged a new era. |
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