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.
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One of the most famous relationship therapists in the world has been in our bedrooms for more than 20 years. Now, she’s the inspiration for a character in Olivia Wilde’s The Invite and is bringing the same radical energy to the Hollywood screen. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Before England takes on Panama in the World Cup, one writer revisits Prince William’s “affection” for another football team and the royal connection to his great-grandfather. |
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