| Are you ready for a double dose of politics, crammed with colorful characters from both sides of the aisle? Today in VF, Aidan McLaughlin heads to DC’s hottest club—Lindsey Graham’s funeral—while Maxwell Adler catches up with Nithya Raman, an LA mayoral hopeful who’s made dramatic breaks with both current mayor Karen Bass and the DSA. More tomorrow! | | HILLARY BUSIS,
FEATURES EDITOR | | | | | | Lindsey Graham’s Funeral Was a Grand Exhibition of His Influence and His Servility | | BY AIDAN MCLAUGHLIN | | | | Official Washington came to a standstill this week to mark the passing of a South Carolina senator who won massive clout through his subservience to more powerful men. | |
Another Great Read | | | | | | | POLITICS | | The Political Evolution of Nithya Raman | BY MAXWELL ADLER | | In an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair, the Los Angeles mayoral candidate shares new details about her dramatic break with Karen Bass, reflects on her strained ties to the Democratic Socialists of America, and explains what she has in common with Spencer Pratt. | | | | | |
From the Archive | | | | | | | | What Katie Didn’t Know | BY MAUREEN ORTH | | In the fall of 2004, an accomplished, gorgeous Scientologist named Nazanin Boniadi was allegedly selected by officials in the organization to be Tom Cruise’s next girlfriend. Her never-before-told story—of the months inseparable from the star (and his watchers), before she fell out of favor—reveals a complex dynamic that also affected Cruise’s relationships with Nicole Kidman, Penélope Cruz, and Katie Holmes. Maureen Orth investigates. | | | | | |
