Reconstructing Gabby Petito’s Life and Death; Another Blow From SCOTUS; the Royals’ Record Spending

Plus: What Elvis Got Wrong About Colonel Tom Parker [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Weekly]( A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR June 30, 2022 [THE BIG READ]( [Gabby Petito’s Life With—And Death By—Brian Laundrie]( By Kathleen Hale [Forensically examining Instagram accounts, interviews, and police reports, a true-crime author reconstructs their relationship, and ultimately Petito’s murder.]( [Read More]( If someone forwarded you this email, [sign up for “Cocktail Hour” here](. [SUPREME INJUSTICE]( [Young Women Are Worried About What’s Next]( [The author of American Girls, an investigation into the misogyny affecting Zoomer teenagers, speaks to young women in the wake of the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.]( By Nancy Jo Sales [Read More]( [ROYAL WATCH]( [Royal Family Reveals Record Spending (But Not Bullying Findings)]( By Katie Nicholl [The annual Sovereign Grant report explains royal spending on everything from royal tours to the Platinum Jubilee. But the investigation into bullying claims at Kensington Palace, expected to be included, will instead remain secret.]( [Read More]( [SLASH AND BURN]( [The Supreme Court Just Supercharged Climate Change]( By Eric Lutz [The conservative majority ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, significantly narrowing the agency’s regulatory authority.]( [Read More]( [WHAT TO WATCH]( [Summer TV Is Here, Weird, and Surprisingly Great]( By David Canfield [Just after the cutoff for Emmy eligibility this year, a slew of ambitious, gripping shows have debuted—proving the best TV of the year can’t be limited to the crowded spring season.]( [Read More]( [FACT OR FICTION]( [What Elvis Gets Right—And Wrong—About the Real Colonel Tom Parker]( By Alanna Nash [His accent wasn’t so theatrical, and he was way funnier than Baz Luhrmann gives him credit for. But according to Alanna Nash—who spent time with the real Colonel in the ’90s—there were times when he was just as scary as what you see onscreen.]( [Read More]( [COVER STORY]( [Dakota Johnson on Family, Sexual Agency—And the “Psychotic” Making of Fifty Shades of Grey]( By Britt Hennemuth [The star of Persuasion tells V.F. some surprising truths about her rise as an actor, producer, and fashion muse.]( [Read More]( [Vanity Fair]( [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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.