A Mayor’s Disgrace; America, the Casino; Our 50 Favorite ‘SNL’ Sketches

[Plus: Melania’s faint praise for Donald]( [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf)   [Vanity Fair's Cocktail Hour logo image | A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks]( [Image may contain: Donald Trump, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, Urban, Adult, Person, Cup, Computer Hardware, and Electronics]( [How Prediction Markets Have Turned American Politics Into a Casino]( [By JACOB SILVERMAN]( [Start-ups like Polymarket and PredictIt want to let people put their money where their mouth is. But offering Vegas-style odds tied to real-world events could also have dangerous real-world consequences.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Kamala Harris, People, Person, Crowd, Electrical Device, Microphone, Accessories, Jewelry, and Necklace]( [Now’s Your Chance to Buy a 25-Foot Jeff Koons Sculpture to Benefit Harris]( [By NATE FREEMAN]( [A broad swath of the art world is prepping a mega auction to benefit the Democratic nominee—even as the art market writ large continues to struggle.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Eric Adams, Flag, Adult, and Person]( [Bribery and Wire Fraud Charges for Eric Adams]( [By ERIC LUTZ]( [The New York mayor, who called the charges against him “entirely false,” has been bedeviled by investigations, resignations, and allegations of corruption.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Bill Murray, Will Ferrell, Gilda Radner, Art, Collage, Blazer, Clothing, Coat, Jacket, and Formal Wear]( [Our 50 Favorite Saturday Night Live Sketches]( [By VANITY FAIR]( [Live, from New York, it’s an idiosyncratic list of SNL moments we’re still thinking about—from the Belushi/Aykroyd/Radner years and the Eddie Murphy era to Sandler, Fey, Hader, and beyond.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Donald Trump, Melania Trump, People, Person, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, and Adult]( [Melania Trump Faintly Praises Her Memoir (and Her Marriage)]( [By KASE WICKMAN]( [While promoting her new book on Fox & Friends, the former FLOTUS told Ainsley Earhardt about her first date with Donald Trump—“if you can call it a date.”]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Image may contain: Clothing, Pants, T-Shirt, Accessories, Bag, Handbag, Person, Teen, People, Adult, Jeans, Fence, and Belt]( [Dazed and Confused Was a “Magical Moment” That Could Never Happen Now]( [By MIKE HOGAN]( [As the high school cult classic gets a 30th-anniversary theatrical release, writer-director Richard Linklater reflects on its agonizing (for him) creation—and its eternal, chemically compatible appeal.]( [R E A D M O R E]( [Vanity Fair Logo](www.vanityfair.com) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.