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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

Elon Musk Spent $474 Million on the 2026 Midterm Elections. On Election Day, He Fell Silent.

The richest man in the world pumped nearly half a billion dollars into the midterms, the most ever spent by a single donor during an election cycle in which the...

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Entertainment · LA Times Entertainment & Arts

The week's bestselling books, November 8

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

Tim Burton Partners With Loewe for a ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Capsule Collection

The iconoclast filmmaker tells VF about his new capsule collection with Loewe, revisiting The Nightmare Before Christmas, working with A$AP Rocky, and whether h...

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

Inside LA’s Election Night Parties as DSA-Backed Nithya Raman Threatens to Unseat Karen Bass

A Democratic blue wave brought a feeling to Los Angeles that’s been missing in recent years: liberal joy. From a roomful of ecstatic socialists to Hollywood’s c...

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

With Michigan Victory, Abdul El-Sayed Becomes Nation's First Muslim Senator

“You took a chance on the unlikeliest of candidates,” El-Sayed, who faced off against Republican Mike Rogers, told supporters at a rally in Detroit on Wednesday...

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Entertainment · LA Times Entertainment & Arts

Richard Avedon's Hollywood comes alive in more than 120 photos at Gagosian

A new exhibit at Gagosian, 'Richard Avedon: Hollywood,' features more than 120 images, spanning from 1947 to the year Avedon died in 2004.

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Entertainment · LA Times Entertainment & Arts

A party animal becomes a dad — and a real filmmaker is born — in 'Club Kid'

Jordan Firstman writes, directs and stars in a heartbreaker about belated responsibility and the pleasures and pain of growing up.

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Entertainment · LA Times Entertainment & Arts

Anthony Ippolito on becoming Stallone and going the distance for 'I Play Rocky'

Ippolito excels as the then-unknown Stallone, who, while broke, parlayed his original screenplay for "Rocky" into a starring role and an acting career.

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Entertainment · LA Times Entertainment & Arts

Marc Maron is figuring out what to do with all his free time

After ending 'WTF With Marc Maron,' the comedian is embracing privacy, pursuing new projects and figuring out life beyond the microphone.

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Entertainment · LA Times Entertainment & Arts

Moby is ready for this round of fame

The legendary DJ/producer, who says he is now better equipped to handle fame, shares tales of hanging with David Bowie and Lou Reed ahead of his show at Pasaden...

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

Republicans in Washington Watch the Midterms Wipeout as Trump Deflects Blame

In restaurants and barrooms across the capital, the ruling party’s apparatchiks watched and agonized as Democrats mounted a historic midterm rout.

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

Maine Senator Susan Collins Has Reportedly Conceded Race to Democratic Challenger Troy Jackson

Maine's Senate election had not yet been called by any news agencies when the longtime Republican senator preemptively gave up, according to multiple outlets.

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

As Donald Trump's Handpicked Candidates Flop Nationwide, the President Accepts Reality

With Democrats taking key seats in Congress and Trump-backed candidates flailing, the president told the New York Times that he'll accept the results of the mid...

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

James Talarico Flips Senate Seat In Texas, While Gina Hinojosa Takes Governor's Race

After a hard-fought battle against Trump-backed Ken Paxton, Talarico prevailed, and Republican incumbent governor Greg Abbott lost to Hinojosa.

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

In Ohio, Amy Acton Defeats Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor

After a competitive race and a nasty attack ad from her competitor, Acton, a Democrat, came out ahead

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As a Blue Wave Washes Across the Country, Democrats Take Control of House and Senate

The Democratic Party will control Congress for the duration of Trump's remaining term.

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

Annie Andrews Flips South Carolina In Senate Race Against Lindsey Graham's Sister

The Democratic pediatrician initially mounted an against-the-odds race against incumbent Lindsey Graham, but after his sudden death, she gained ground against D...

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

Hasan Piker’s Lawyer Says Suing Scott Jennings is Just the Beginning

The left-wing Twitch streamer filed a $72.5 million defamation lawsuit against the conservative commentator. VF talks to Piker and his lawyer, who says that oth...

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Get Huge: Looksmaxxing to Death Is a Documentary About the Shocking Deaths of Two Biohacking Influencers

Filmmaker Stacey Lee tells Vanity Fair about embedding with manosphere content creator Tony Huge and why the Hulu series was “actually never a Clavicular thing....

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Entertainment · Vanity Fair

Right-Leaning Tech Billionaires Are Prepping for a Blue Wave

One tech lobbyist likened the midterms mood among his fellow Republicans to “the fall of Saigon. Everyone’s trying to get the last chopper out.” And the tech le...

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