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Watch List • What to watch this month

A FAR BETTER THING • Actress and director Pamela Adlon garnered critical acclaim for her show, Better Things, based on the chaos of her own life. Now, following a very public break with her long-time collaborator, Louis CK, she’s finding strength in her creative vision

HEARD IT HERE FIRST • These six celebs have voices that gave life to beloved cartoon characters

POP AND CIRCUMSTANCE • Celine collaborated with artist Christian Marclay for a wham-bam-wow update on classic looks

REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST • These perfumes invoke the transportive power of memory By Durga Chew-Bose

GOOD COMPANY • A dinner-and-dance homage paid tribute to Alvin Ailey, as his company turns 60, at this season’s opening gala in New York

FIRST PERSON • Seeing Stars Astrology isn’t science—so why can’t I stop trying to divine the intention of the heavens?

LETTER FROM THE NORTH • From Tocqueville to Trump Vanity Fair audits a Canadian college course on the U.S. president

LAURA DERN’S MOMENT • DON’T CALL IT A DERNAISSANCE—THE BIG LITTLE LIES STAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FORCE. THE WORLD IS JUST PLAYING CATCH-UP

HEAR NO EVIL • When dozens of embassy staffers in Havana came down with mysterious ailments, U.S. officials declared it a sonic “attack.” But the likeliest culprit was far less futuristic—and much more terrifying

CHANGING OF THE GUARD • As the most diverse class of freshman lawmakers in history settles in, Washington is preparing for war. Intra-party rifts are deepening. The executive branch is braced for a siege. And Democrats are sharpening their knives, even as they expand their reach. Here, Vanity Fair takes stock of the evolving matrix of power within the Beltway and beyond, from rising stars to those whose clout springs eternal

CODE OF SILENCE

In from the Cold

TRICKS OF HIS TRADE • DONALD TRUMP HAS LONG LEVERAGED BIAS IN ORDER TO WIN BIG. BUILDING THE BUSINESS OF HIS FLASHY FLORIDA CLUB WAS JUST THE BEGINNING, WRITES LAURENCE LEAMER

The Wheel Deal

MEET THE MARKLES • “They’re like a Monty Python sketch,” said Meghan’s father about his new royal in-laws. “I’m like, ‘What is this, Joan Crawford speaking?’” says Meghan’s half-sister. A slightly fractured, Americanized, Kardashianified royal fairy tale

ALONG THE WATCHTOWER • AN AMERICAN SOLDIER DIED OF A GUNSHOT WOUND ON GUARD DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE ARMY RULED IT A SUICIDE—BUT LEFT MANY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED. WILLIAM LANGEWIESCHE REVEALS HOW THE MILITARY IS BOTCHING INVESTIGATIONS INTO NONCOMBAT DEATHS

Proust Questionnaire • The German composer, who is writing the score for this summer’s The Lion King, talks Stephen Hawking and making music

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LETTER FROM L.A. • Through the Lens How Bradley Cooper, John Krasinski, and others in the latest batch of actor-directors approach the work