The horror of what happened in Minneapolis yesterday—ICE agents shooting and killing an American woman, Renee Nicole Wood—was perhaps an all but ensured event when the Trump administration decided to deploy the military in domestic enclaves across the country. And yet, it’s no less unthinkable, tragic, or shocking. Eric Lutz reports on the dissonance between MAGA’s response and the reality, and Dan Adler has a dispatch from inside the World Trade Center, where Kristi Noem held a press conference—and where our New York team works. Vanity Fair will continue to have coverage and commentary as we reckon with this dark moment. Today, I also recommend this news from Chris Whipple, with more from his Susie Wiles interviews.
But I also want to take a moment at the opposite end of the emotional spectrum to shout out my hometown college football team, the Ole Miss Rebels. (I’m determined to call them the Mississippi Landsharks and wish certain folks would quit it with the Col. Rebel business—the “historic” names are doing no favors for our beloved community, where good people are working for progress.) Trinidad Chambliss, Kewan Lacy, Coach Pete Golding, and the rest of the crew are giving a theatrically amazing season close that Hollywood couldn’t have scripted better (featuring Lane Kiffin as Bond villain). This Mississippi team is giving big hope, big joy, and big fun in the New Year, and I’m rooting for a big win tonight! Hotty Toddy, friends! |
CLAIRE HOWORTH,
DEPUTY EDITOR |
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Close analysis of video footage shows Renee Nicole Good attempting to drive away from ICE agents before one of them shoots her. But that doesn’t fit Trump, Kristi Noem, and JD Vance’s narrative. |
In December, Vanity Fair published extensive interviews with Susie Wiles and other administration officials. Here are some further details from those conversations, given recent actions in Venezuela. |
“Most coaches have a conscience. But Lane Kiffin is not that guy,” says one college football vet, surveying the wreckage of the Ole Miss–LSU imbroglio. |
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Unlike most Hollywood stars, Keaton’s memoirs seek to get super deep: to explore, examine and uncover. They also have a surprising undercurrent of melancholy, with frequent meditations on death and a heart-wrenching recounting of her beloved parents’ last days. But there is fun as well, as the original (and most interesting) manic pixie dream girl talks honestly about everything from her great friend Carol Kane to her unrequited love for costar and friend Jack Nicholson.
Hadley Hall Meares examines the late star’s three memoirs. |
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