An Exclusive First Look at Gladiator II – Vanity Fair

Exclusive: Your First Look at Gladiator II

By ANTHONY BREZNICAN

Prepare to be entertained. Led by Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, a new generation of warriors clashes in the sequel to Ridley Scott’s epic film. “It’s pretty gnarly,” the director teases.

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Inside Emma Tucker’s Rocky Wall Street Journal Reboot

By CHARLOTTE KLEIN

The British-born editor has injected America’s business paper of record with ambition and verve, while unnerving the newsroom with unapologetic cuts. The restructuring “may look callous,” she says. “But it’s so that we get it right, so I don’t have to do it over again.”

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Jacob Anderson Goes Deep on the “Insane” Interview With the Vampire Finale

By DAVID CANFIELD

“There’s a version of this show that is very stoic and takes itself too seriously, and I don’t think any of us ever wanted to make that show.”

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The Karen Read Trial Comes to an End—Without a Verdict

By JULIE MILLER

A Massachusetts woman charged with killing her police officer boyfriend faced a second-degree-murder charge, “dehumanizing” treatment by police, and a growing public chorus questioning her guilt.

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By MOLLY JONG-FAST

Tune out the West Wing fan fiction. Pushing out the president at this stage in the race would be a political—and logistical—nightmare.

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