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Like everyone else, I am surprised—and delighted—that a roughly 3,000-year-old epic poem is the hottest property of the summer. While we already know that certain folks threw troubling tantrums prior to the release of Christopher Nolan’s latest, The Odyssey, interest in the film, and the work on which it is based, remains remarkably high. Before you pick up Homer’s tome to keep your IMAX buzz going, here’s what you need to know.

The Trojan War isn’t the only battle we’re considering this weekend. VF’s features editor, Hillary Busis, is taking up sword and scabbard against therapy speak, while Hannah Seligson has the dish on how the world’s most exclusive private clubs are fighting the good fight against assholes. And in Silicon Valley, Margaux MacColl reports on a man who chose the other side in humanity’s war against AI, deciding to give into it completely.

Is all this conflict why stars like George Clooney, Richard Gere, and Pamela Anderson have fled Hollywood? I’m sure that’s part of it, but when you see how wild it is just to get groceries in LA, you can see their point. Sometimes, the ultimate privilege is the ability to extract yourself from the fray, and—like Odysseus—fight your way back to the quiet life.

EVE BATEY,
EDITOR

CULTURE

At Some Grocery Stores, Shoppers Carry Tote Bags. At Laurel Supply, They Bring Chanel.

BY ELISE TAYLOR

The new market in West Hollywood is giving Erewhon a run for its money…and smoothies.

A BILLION TO ONE

This CEO Spent the Equivalent of $4 Million on an AI Agent to Run His Life

BY MARGAUX MACCOLL

Serial entrepreneur Bill Nguyen grinned as he told VF about how his AI agent, Olive, runs his life.

SOCIETY

No Assholes Allowed: The New Policy at the World’s Most Exclusive Clubs

BY HANNAH SELIGSON

There’s a rallying cry that can be heard in some of the most exclusive venues in the world—however faint at times—about respect and courtesy.

CELEBRITY

Why Some Stars Are Moving Far, Far Away From Hollywood

BY ANNA ZUCCA

From Richard Gere to George Clooney, these A-listers are finding new life outside of Tinseltown.

When I think of Ibiza, I think of bohemian paradise and all-night discos—crocheted bikinis, and also ecstasy. I had never really thought of it as an island that might have a titan of industry, until Max Marshall called up and explained Yann Pissenem to me. Would we run an interview with the king of all clubs, who hauls in millions each night, but who never partakes of the bacchanals he fuels? Yes, we would, and we did. Read it here. And when you’re done, check out Max’s excellent 2023 book, Among the Bros, about a drug ring in a Deep South fraternity.

Speaking of the Deep South, VF’s Kase Wickman has the exclusive on a forthcoming biography of Lane Kiffin, probably the most hated coach in college football, who is now leading LSU. Journalist John Talty spoke to Kase about why he picked Kiffin as a subject—click here for that, and click here for Chris Smith’s bombshell profile of the man himself.

And speaking of most hated, something even Trump’s allies don’t like is his continued delusion that he won the 2020 election. He didn’t! But that didn’t stop him from hitting up prime time for some Big Lie riffing last night. Washington correspondent Aidan McLaughlin has an analysis, including the post-speech revelation of new allegations that Russian election interference helped…Trump.

CLAIRE HOWORTH,
DEPUTY EDITOR

King of Clubs

BY MAX MARSHALL

Yann Pissenem, the owner of Ushuaïa, Hï, and [UNVRS], tells Vanity Fair what it’s like to rule the island of partying (while he’s always sober).

Culture Watch

POLITICS

Trump Revives “Big Lie” Delusions in White House Address

BY AIDAN MCLAUGHLIN

In a speech Thursday night, the president—“your president”—announced the declassification of intelligence while pushing wild claims of election interference. The intelligence showed that Russia helped propel Trump in 2020.

BOOKS

This In-Depth Lane Kiffin Biography Drops Just in Time for LSU vs. Ole Miss

BY KASE WICKMAN

Vanity Fair has the first look at journalist John Talty’s upcoming book, Lane Being Lane: The Story of Lane Kiffin, College Football’s Agent of Chaos, along with the cover.

FASHION

These Celebrity Stylists Are Turning World Cup Jerseys Into Style Goals

BY KASE WICKMAN

Damian and Avigail Collins have styled the likes of Rihanna and Kim Kardashian, but their summer has been devoted to selling rare World Cup kits and high-fashion soccer pieces. The duo tells VF about their archival holy grails and how to style a kit to look more like you’re heading to Paris than the pub.

From the Archive

De Havilland’s Bumpy Flight

BY WILLIAM STADIEM

Golden Age screen goddess Olivia de Havilland entered the pantheon as Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind, won two best-actress Oscars, then decamped to Paris in 1955. What made her walk out on Hollywood?

In the May 2016 issue, de Havilland opens up to William Stadiem about that enduring mystery, and about her side of the most notorious sibling rivalry in film history—with her sister, Joan Fontaine.