Plus: Martin McDonagh Calls Sam Rockwell “One of the Best Actors of His Generation, If Not the Best”

November 14, 2026

Oh, to have been a fly on a wall of the Clinton house on November 3. What do you think the scene was like as former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and actual former president Bill Clinton watched the increasingly cobalt-hued results roll in? Elise Taylor just brought us a peek at what the vibe must have been, as she rubbed shoulders with the former Secretary of State during a special dinner at the Upper East Side townhouse owned by the late Gloria Steinem. The dinner was in honor of Steinem, and her spirit was clearly in residence, hovering over guests including Huma Abedin, Mariska Hargitay, Padma Lakshmi, Melissa McCarthy…and Clinton, whose “unexpected arrival feels seismic, like Gloria sent someone in her place,” Elise notes. You know what to do to read her full scene report.


Did those assembled chuckle at the demise of the world’s most un-Steinem vehicle ever, the Cybertruck? I’m not going to bother Elise on the weekend to ask, but I sure did laugh at Nate Freeman’s Mark Antony-level eulogy for the car, which he describes as looking “like a birdhouse designed by Zaha Hadid.” And that’s the nice part! If you’re in the mood for some blue-pilled schadenfreude, Nate definitely has you covered.
EVE BATEY
EDITOR

SCENE REPORT

 

We Gathered at Gloria Steinem’s Townhouse to Remember a Legend. Then Hillary Clinton Showed Up.

 

By Elise Taylor

 

At a dinner to commemorate a feminist icon, the former Madame Secretary had some thoughts on the 2026 election and what the Bluenami means for President Trump now that so many women have been swept into power. Read more

TRUE COLORS

 

The Cybertruck Is Dumb, Ugly, and Mercifully Dead. It’s Also the Ultimate Symbol of the 2020s

 

By Nate Freeman

 

Elon Musk’s most hideous creation is a Batmobile for people who secretly root for the Joker—and the vehicle’s rise and fall says a lot about the society that birthed it. Read more

HOLLYWOOD

 

Martin McDonagh Calls Sam Rockwell “One of the Best Actors of His Generation, If Not the Best”

 

By Kara Warner

 

Following a screening of Wild Horse Nine at Vanity Fair’s inaugural Screening Room on Friday, the filmmaker and John Malkovich, who stars in the film, both lauded the actor. “He's like a kind of expert trainer at SeaWorld who can get the whales and the sharks and the dolphins to show things in exchange for a fish,” Malkovich said. Read more

HOLLYWOOD

 

See Bruce Springsteen, Martin Scorsese, and Surprise Guest Tom Cruise Honor Steven Spielberg at MoMA

 

By Nate Freeman

 

It was a star-filled night at the museum that owns The Starry Night, where celebrities fêted Spielberg—and occasionally roasted him. Read more

BELLE OF THE BALL

 

A Look Inside the Scorpion Ball, Princess Grace Kelly’s Scorpio-Themed 40th Birthday Party

 

By Blanche Marcel

 

Kelly’s passion for astrology fueled the Scorpion Ball, which featured a star-studded invite list of famous Scorpios. The ball was held on November 15, 1929, in Monte Carlo, Monaco, three days after the princess’s actual birthday. Read more

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