HWD Daily – Nicole Kidman Sings a Different Tune
Nicole Kidman Sings a Different Tune
No, you’re not hearing things: That is indeed Nicole Kidman singing the theme song for her new HBO thriller, a Big Little Lies–esque mystery called The Undoing. The song she’s singing, “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” also holds a few key clues about what to expect on the show, as Joanna Robinson writes. For even more Undoing analysis and theorizing, tune in to the latest season of Vanity Fair’s Still Watching podcast, where Robinson and Richard Lawson will be dissecting every episode of Kidman’s latest.
Elsewhere in HWD, the V.F. team recommends a handful of TV series that might just be able to soothe some of your preelection stress; Karen Valby grades Adele’s Saturday Night Live–hosting turn; John Oliver rails against Donald Trump’s debate performance; and Jordan Hoffman walks us through a recent blockbuster auction of late, legendary producer Robert Evans’s treasures.
Music to Our Ears
How Nicole Kidman’s rendition of “Dream a Little Dream of Me” reveals the broader themes of her HBO thriller.
This Might Help
The Great British Baking Show, Sister Sister, Love Island, The West Wing, and more favorites to calm your jangly preelection nerves.
Hello, It’s Her
Adele briefly addressed her new look before barreling ahead with a great episode of SNL—even when she charmingly broke in the middle of a sketch.
One Last Swing
Last Week Tonight pushed back on positive headlines that followed last week’s debate—and knocked Rudy Giuliani for his Borat headlines.
Big Tickets
Robert Evans’s art photo prints, old scripts, and private correspondence sell for higher-than-expected prices.
