The Second Coming of Jordan Firstman
Saturday, September 26, 2026
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September 26, 2026 |
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The 2026 Cannes Film Festival feels like a lifetime ago, but its biggest breakout has stuck with audiences and critics ever since. Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid was a pleasant surprise amid the fest’s weightier fare, an unexpectedly sweet film from an oft-caustic humorist. “People haven’t seen my softer side, which is a very real side of me,” he tells Vanity Fair’s Rebecca Ford. “I’m not going to pretend I don’t have the harder edge too. I’m a discerning guy. I can be a little edgy sometimes, but it’s also growing up.” While Firstman welcomes in reporters for what some doubters refer to as a “PR campaign for Jordan to be likable,” President Trump appears to have given up on all that. As Washington correspondent Aidan McLaughlin reports, Trump’s attempt to shut three news outlets out of the White House didn’t send the message he’d hoped—and, in fact, the communication was pretty muddled, with Vice President JD Vance saying “He’s not banning media outlets,” even as Trump said he’d launched “a ban on the free press.” So what actually happened? Aidan lays it out. And now, three questions easily answered with a click. What seven films do our experts predict will score a best picture nomination? What Bowery art museum recently doubled in size? And why did Prince Harry go skydiving in Canada? |
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HOLLYWOOD Jordan Firstman and the Cast of Club Kid Are Taking Awards Season by Storm By Rebecca Ford 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. Read more |
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PARTY ANIMALS How Trump’s War on the Press Cost Him What He Loves Most By Aidan McLaughlin After the president banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, Vanity Fair hit the White House grounds for some battlefield reporting. The main casualty turns out to be Trump’s very life force: the glare of a broadcast television camera. Read more |
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LITTLE GOLD MEN Our Oscar Best-Picture Predictions After Venice, Telluride, and Toronto By Rebecca Ford 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. Read more |
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TRUE COLORS The Best Art Museum on the Bowery Goes Global By Nate Freeman The New Museum unveiled its new building earlier this year, and this week opens its large-scale fall exhibitions. Can it play international kingmaker while staying true to the downtown demimonde? Read more |
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ROYALS Prince Harry Risks It All During Canadian Skydiving Event By Diego Parrado Prince Harry made the daring leap during a fundraiser for Canadian veterans. Read more |
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