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There’s nothing my fellow San Franciscans enjoy more than dissecting the authenticity of locally set film and TV. Olivia Wilde’s Sundance sensation The Invite seemed like a juicy target, a SF-set comedy that skewers the region’s reputation for non-traditional sexual liaisons. Sadly for the Bay Area peanut gallery (but good for the movie), Wilde tapped legendary intimacy expert Esther Perel as a consultant, taking what could have been a ham-handed parody of the city’s oft-mocked romantic mores into something you’ll keep thinking about long after the theater lights come up. VF’s Marisa Meltzer spoke with Perel about her life’s work of reframing how people approach their relationships, a discussion that might have you looking at your own entanglements with fresh eyes.

Truer to certain Silicon Valley expectations is Mark Zuckerberg, who has enlisted Kylie Jenner in an effort to make his controversial Meta Glasses acceptable to the mainstream. The mega-influencer beauty mogul is as powerful as they come, but our style correspondent, José Criales-Unzueta, isn’t convinced that even she can overcome the specs’ adoption obstacles. Are you?

Finally, we take you back in time for a look at influential architect Paul R. Williams, round out Pride month with a chat with sapphic icon Hayley Kiyoko, and connect the dots between Princess Diana’s ability to connect with the public and Prince William’s present-day soccer predilections. And it’s only Saturday! We’ll see you back here tomorrow for much, much more.

EVE BATEY,
EDITOR

FILM

The Next Spielberg Might Be Posting Vertical Video

BY MAXWELL ADLER

Nearly six years after Quibi’s collapse, Vanity Fair spoke with the creators, producers, and executives turning Jeffrey Katzenberg’s idea for vertical video apps into a $150 billion business—and Hollywood’s newest farm system.

FROM THE MAGAZINE

How Paul R. Williams Put His Stamp on Los Angeles and Beyond

BY ELISE TAYLOR

If you’ve been to Los Angeles, chances are you’ve seen the work of Paul R. Williams—a Black architect ahead of his time. As exhibits at the Getty, LACMA, and USC’s Fisher Museum of Art celebrate his work, his family, friends, and fans reflect on his influence on Beverly Hills and beyond.

FIT CHECK

Mark Zuckerberg Is Trying to Make Meta Glasses Cool

BY JOSÉ CRIALES-UNZUETA

Kylie Jenner partnered with Meta for a new style of Meta Glasses. Will she be able to help them bridge the gap between nerd-world and the fashion-verse?

FILM

How Hayley Kiyoko Turned a Queer Anthem Into a Feature Film

BY KENNEAL PATTERSON

A decade after her “Girls Like Girls” music video broke the queer internet, former Disney Channel star—dubbed “Lesbian Jesus”—is recreating her coming-of-age love story for the next generation.

As a political junkie, a liberal Reform Jew, and a general fan of mess and drama, Emily Tamkin’s skillful new profile of Ben Shapiro is right in my wheelhouse. Emily spoke with the conservative pundit (and outspoken Zionist) about the ways in which it seems the movement is leaving him behind as support for Israel among even staunch Republicans begins to falter—and the separate issue of antisemitism on the right. As Emily puts it, “It’s more accurate to say that for the American political right, barely concealed antisemitism has long been permitted and even welcomed—so long as it did not extend to criticizing Israel. It also seems fair to say that this rhetoric is only now being treated as an issue”—by people like Shapiro—“because Israel is also involved.”

Elsewhere, Kase Wickman assembles her dream team for Taylor Swift’s bridal party, and Aidan McLaughlin chats with Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan from The New York Times about their deep dive on Trump 2.0.

HILLARY BUSIS,
SENIOR EDITOR

Ben Shapiro Has No Regrets. Except Hiring Candace Owens

BY EMILY TAMKIN

The Daily Wire is losing audience, Shapiro’s former friends are on the attack, and even he’s started to notice creeping antisemitism on the right. But the pundit tells VF he’s sticking to his guns.

Culture Watch

CELEBRITY

A Fantasy Roster of 13 Bridesmaids for Taylor Swift’s Wedding Squad

BY KASE WICKMAN

Who does the world’s biggest star and most notorious celebrity pal ask to be in her own wedding party? Our predictions, some more plausible than others.

Party Animals

How Trump’s Presidency Went Off the Rails

BY AIDAN MCLAUGHLIN

As President Trump’s second term hurtles through scandal and war, New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan take us deep into the White House in a new book—and an interview with Vanity Fair.

When discussing a letter the president received stating that Trump was more powerful than some of history’s most consequential figures, including Napoleon, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler, “Trump was visibly in a state of pleasure to be in their company,” Swan told VF’s Aidan McLaughlin.