First Look: LaKeith Stanfield stars in ‘The Book of Clarence,’ Jeymes Samuel’s upcoming epic set in the biblical era following a man who attempts to become one of the Messiah’s apostles. vntyfr.com/txYJae9 Produced by Jay-Z, ‘The Book of Clarence’ pulls in classic biblical figures like Jesus and Mary Magdalene—but all with an unexpected twist.

“Most of the stories told in the Old West didn’t include people of color. We know they existed,” he tells VF.

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The biggest question about Ron DeSantis’s political future is not whether he’ll secure a second term as governor, but whether he’ll challenge Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.

@gabrielsherman reports: vntyfr.com/zKn89qG “He’s led [donors] to believe he will not run if Trump does,” reveals one Republican briefed on DeSantis’s conversations. Still, during a debate last month, DeSantis declined to promise he would serve out his full four-year term as governor. vntyfr.com/zKn89qG

Thanks to 'Hot Ones,' host Sean Evans has become a master in the art of eating spicy foods—and a bit of a celebrity in his own right. vntyfr.com/JeH5OdP What was once a scrappy web series has transformed into a go-to stop: everyone from Viola Davis to Steve Austin to Billie Eilish has stopped by to burn their mouths on spicy wings while promoting new projects.

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Dispatches archived on the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s website described almost crippling pressure to produce scientific breakthroughs—despite an acute lack of essential resources, according to State Department official and language specialist Toy Reid. vntyfr.com/wgMIMzw In the fall of 2019, research suggests there was a dark turn. The dispatches referenced inhumane working conditions and “hidden dangers.”

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A team of Senate researchers unearthed evidence of ongoing biosafety concerns at the Wuhan Institute of Virology—predating the COVID-19 pandemic. vntyfr.com/pDYSzZI Like every scientific institute in China, the WIV is state-run and funded. As @KatherineEban and @JeffyKao note, it remains dependent on other countries for critical technology and supplies, leading to chronic procurement hurdles.

Breaking: A new Senate report concludes that SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—likely resulted from “a research-related incident.” The report includes evidence of alarming biosecurity issues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. vntyfr.com/F6VtO8r Given advanced access to these materials, VF and @propublica cross-referenced documents published on the WIV website with patent filings, records of scientific experiments, and other sources to provide the clearest picture yet of a laboratory institute in crisis.

In 1997, Stevie Case beat a legendary developer at his own game and became the industry’s first female superstar. She later left the community without explanation. Now a Silicon Valley executive, Case is ready to share the dark side of her hero’s journey. vntyfr.com/tUbVwtn John Romero’s video game “Quake” took the gaming world by storm in 1996. As a freshman at the University of Kansas, Stevie Case began playing with a group of boys in her dorm, quickly finding dominance under the gamertag “KillCreek.”

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Exclusive: @jes_chastain and Michael Shannon assume the roles of country music royalty in ‘George & Tammy,’ a six-part miniseries debuting later this year. vntyfr.com/SsGw7JR The show, which follows Tammy Wynette (Chastain) and George Jones (Shannon) as they write some of their greatest hits, explores the volatile current that ran between “Mr. & Mrs. Country Music.”

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Rachel @Maddow raised eyebrows last year with a staggering multimillion-dollar deal—to not be on air five nights a week. Now, in her first interview since stepping back, she’s pulling back the curtain on her next act: vntyfr.com/0qPJo38 Since debuting in 2008, ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ has been the crown jewel of MSNBC prime time, if not the entire network. Maddow herself became the face of its roster, “the touchstone of everything we do,” as @JoyAnnReid puts it.

From Studio 54 to CBGB's to the Whisky a Go Go, the most unforgettable nights were all about going out—if you could get in, that is.

Take a tour through the #VFArchive and explore the greatest discos, raves, and secret clubs of the 20th century: "It was wild. Anything went...It existed in a time when it was hip to be glamorous."

For 33 months, Studio 54 was a hotbed of 70s hedonism, kicking off the age of the one-name celebrity—Cher, Andy, Bianca—in a sea of beautiful people. #VFArchive vntyfr.com/3J7CAM3

With 'The Acolyte,' the Star Wars universe is about to venture even further back in time. Showrunner Leslye Headland breaks down her vision for the upcoming series, decades before the Skywalker saga. vntyfr.com/I1V77Dv The series is set during the end of the High Republic era, an age of wealth and innovation for the galaxy. It was a golden age—or, as Headland sees it, maybe just a gilded one. vntyfr.com/bMxZ3TS

Jennifer Coolidge and Natasha Lyonne are delivering some of their best work in shows like 'The White Lotus' and 'Russian Doll.' More than twenty years after appearing together in 'American Pie,' they reflect on how they went from sidekick to centerstage. vntyfr.com/pC10Dry Though Jennifer Coolidge calls her role in the raunchy teen comedy "a huge break," she soon found herself feeling typecast as different iterations of Stifler's Mom.

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First Look: Jonathan Majors, @GlenPowell, @JoeJonas, and @DarenKagasoff take flight in @JGDillard's 'Devotion.' vntyfr.com/KAj6T41 Based on Adam Makos’s 2014 book, @DevotionMovie chronicles the unlikely bond between pioneering Navy airman Jesse Brown (played by Jonathan Majors) and Tom Hudner (Glen Powell) during the Korean War.

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Substack is on a mission to fix a broken discourse. But its laissez-faire attitude about content moderation has put the company on the front lines of the culture wars—will it be enough to derail their ambitions? vntyfr.com/1Nk5dC3 Once a niche newsletter publisher, Substack is morphing into a heavyweight start-up mentioned alongside Facebook and Twitter, while its valuation, userbase, and roster of celebrity writers continue to expand. vntyfr.com/rRgYxym

When Russian forces invaded her city, Olena became doctor to an entire town. After weeks of chaos and a terrifying detention, she and her husband were released—but they’re still searching for their son. vntyfr.com/I2QkXiO On its failed warpath to Kyiv, Russia occupied the suburb of Hostomel for weeks, where Olena ran a one-woman clinic. She treated gunshots and shrapnel wounds, concussions, and sick children, all under constant gunfire and shelling. vntyfr.com/6fOyAQM

“We are moving on from the Skywalker saga”: Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy discusses the past, present, and future of #StarWars for V.F.’s June issue. vntyfr.com/ytF5HCj Kennedy is well aware that, when she speaks, it shakes a galaxy.

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Amber Heard's cross-examination by Camille Vasquez, one of Johnny Depp's lawyers, focused on Heard's pledge to donate her divorce settlement to charity as well as her various allegations of abuse by Depp. vntyfr.com/MMP3Iz6 Vasquez posited that Heard wanted to seem publicly altruistic when she pledged to donate her divorce settlement. "My interest is in my name, clearing my name," Heard responded. "At the time I was called a liar and my motives were being questioned." vntyfr.com/FFV7JJy

The ‘Star Wars’ universe is expanding—and, for the first time, Lucasfilm is lifting the secrecy surrounding its master plan. In V.F.’s June cover story, Anthony Breznican welcomes you back to a galaxy far, far away. vntyfr.com/5GiOEVC Rosario Dawson, Pedro Pascal, Ewan McGregor, and Diego Luna, photographed by Annie Liebovitz for V.F. June 2022.

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“You never forget the first time someone hits you like that.” On Amber Heard’s third day of testimony, she denied Depp’s claim that she defecated in their bed and addressed the discrepancies about a makeup palette she used to cover her bruises. vntyfr.com/otj0S8H During an extended block of questioning, Heard offered a lengthy explanation of their dog's bowel movements to deny that she or one of her friends defecated in their bed after the fight on the night of her birthday.

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Alyssa Farah Griffin resigned from the Trump administration in December 2020 on “very good terms” with Mark Meadows, Trump’s final chief of staff. Then January 6 happened. vntyfr.com/hoe4saq Farah Griffin publicly and privately implored Trump to intervene during the insurrection, and she's among the many people who texted Meadows as rioters stormed the Capitol.

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It’s virtually impossible to extricate Princess Diana’s legacy from her relationship with the press. In an exclusive excerpt from her forthcoming book, "The Palace Papers," @TinaBrownLM examines why that is—and how Diana’s media tactics affected her sons. vntyfr.com/vDPME84 Diana, writes Brown, was adept at leveraging her fame to serve a narrative. "The Palace Papers" reexamines some of the Princess's biggest press moments in new detail.

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