Andrew Tate Was the Toast of Trumpworld. Has That Changed?

Andrew Tate Was the Toast of Trumpworld. Has That Changed?

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Earlier this month, Andrew and Tristan Tate strutted around Washington as MAGA royalty. It was surprising, then, to see the footage that emerged after the Tates returned last weekend to the manosphere hub of Miami. Federal agents arrested Andrew, wearing a half-buttoned purple mesh shirt and his customary ultracropped, ultratight pants, and Tristan, in a rigid three-piece suit, after British authorities brought 38 new sex-crime charges against the brothers, bringing the total counts against them there to 59, and made an extradition request that left prosecutors working for Trump’s Justice Department fighting on the United Kingdom’s behalf. Dan Adler writes about the brothers’ reversal of fortune, and poses a burning question: Has the manosphere lost its political cachet?

Elsewhere, Chris Murphy digs into the—ahem—impossible quest to release the soundtrack to Whitney Houston and Brandy’s canonical 1997 take on Cinderella, while Claire Howorth has a lovely meditation on the joys of Phish. (I’m not super familiar with the band’s work, but I do admire them for inspiring the best Ben & Jerry’s flavor.) More tomorrow!

HILLARY BUSIS,
FEATURES EDITOR

Andrew Tate Was the Toast of Trumpworld. Has That Changed?

BY DAN ADLER

Andrew Tate

“Andrew Tate was a material participant in ensuring President Trump’s victory,” Joseph McBride, his longtime lawyer, tells Vanity Fair. But as the influencer and his brother face extradition to the United Kingdom on rape and sex trafficking charges, Karoline Leavitt says the president won’t intervene. Has the manosphere lost its political cachet?

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Inside the 30-Year Fight to Release Whitney Houston and Brandy’s Cinderella Soundtrack

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Inside the 30-Year Fight to Release Whitney Houston and Brandy’s Cinderella Soundtrack

BY CHRIS MURPHY

Recording the album was a magical 48-hour whirlwind. Whitney Houston, a superstar in her vocal prime, and Brandy, the rising talent just discovering the full scope and range of her gifts, joined forces with the best producers in the game. So where is it?

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A Phish Pond: Finding the Joy of a Billion-Dollar Band

BY CLAIRE HOWORTH

The lot scene may be gone, displaced at MSG by James Dolan’s surveillance apparatus, but the joy that made Phish a billion-dollar act is still strong. A Vanity Fair editor and onetime fan finds her way back after a long hiatus.

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The Mouse That Roared

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