As we all already know, the Trump administration has wreaked havoc on health care in America—from cutting billions in funding to the National Institutes of Health to dangerously reduced vaccination recommendations. Today, Chelsea Clinton has her own lens onto this, through her longtime friend and mentor Dr. Paul Farmer. Four years after his death, Clinton reflects: “I think about him in moments when the scale of suffering in the world feels overwhelming, when the distance between what we know how to do and what we are willing to do feels painfully wide. I think about him when public choices widen that distance—when lifesaving programs are scaled back, research slowed, or partnerships abandoned. When the current administration decimated funding for USAID, research projected that, if those cuts remained in place, more than 14 million preventable deaths could occur by 2030.” Yet, Farmer remains an enduring source of hope and inspiration: “Paul’s work reminds us that injustice is not immutable and that progress depends on our willingness to keep showing up, especially during the darkest days,” she writes.
Elsewhere in Vanity Fair, as always, we’ve got a little something for everyone. If you are caught up on Industry, check out Chris Murphy in conversation with the show’s stars, Myha’la and Marisa Abela, ahead of the season four finale this Sunday. Or explore the importance of royal wardrobes in an interview with Justine Picardie, the author of Fashioning the Crown: A Story of Power, Conflict, and Couture. And if you are looking for a laugh, we’ve reunited everyone’s favorite bridesmaids, Kristen Wiig and Rose Byrne, 15 years after their seminal performance. You’re welcome. |
DANIELA TIJERINA,
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Four years after Farmer’s death, Clinton reflects on preserving her mentor’s lifework in health care and remembers his tender tenacity. |
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When Byrne and Wiig reunited in a hotel room in Los Angeles 15 years after the release of their raunch comedy, VF challenged them to answer the 2011 classic’s central question. Not “why did they eat at that sketchy Brazilian restaurant?”—but “can people really change?” |
In a wide-ranging interview, Justine Picardie discusses everything from the glamour of Queen Mary to the ways Kate Middleton is continuing sartorial royal traditions established for over 100 years. |
The stars of the hit HBO series also tease that “there’s plenty of time for things to go wrong” ahead of the season four finale. |
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If you can’t get enough of Rose Byrne and Kristen Wiig (understandably so), check out the extended interview as the actors discuss everything from meeting for the first time to their latest projects, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Palm Royale. |
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