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September 11, 2026 |
“September 11 gave me my career.” That’s the gripping first sentence in a new essay we’re running today by MS NOW journalist Ayman Mohyeldin, who was working as a desk assistant at NBC News in Washington when the planes hit the Twin Towers. In a flash, he writes, everything changed: “The region I came from, the language I spoke, and the culture I understood were suddenly at the center of the biggest story on the planet.” You’ll want to make some time today, on the tragedy’s 25th anniversary, to read Mohyeldin’s words—and think about the ways in which America has and hasn’t changed for the better since that horrible Tuesday morning. Elsewhere, we’ve got culture stories that look both backward (Griffin Dunne on directing the original Practical Magic) and forward (Kase Wickman on a new movie called Babies, starring Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick as a couple wondering whether they should have one of the titular creatures). Also: Did you know the Emmys are on Monday? Because the Emmys are on Monday. Get ready by looking back at some of our favorite looks from ceremonies past. More tomorrow! |
HILLARY BUSISFEATURES EDITOR |
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On September 11, 2001, Ayman Mohyeldin, an Egyptian American Muslim, had just started his journalism career at NBC. For VF, he reckons with how that day’s lasting impact shaped his reportage on everything from the US to Iraq to Gaza. Read more |
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HOLLYWOOD Griffin Dunne Directed Practical Magic. He Reflects on Making a Film About Joy and Grief. By Griffin Dunne The writer, whose sister was killed in a horrifying act of violence years before Dunne made the movie, reflects for Vanity Fair on how his personal tragedy informed his filmmaking. Read more |
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IN CONVERSATION Nadia Murad Escaped ISIS, Then Her Next Fight Began: “My Freedom Felt Like a Trick” By Savannah Walsh After surviving conflict-related sexual violence and winning the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating against sexual violence as a weapon of war, Murad explains why an awkward Oval Office meeting with Trump wasn’t included in her new book. Read more |
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EXCLUSIVE First Look: In Babies, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick Stare Down Parenthood By Kase Wickman Rogen, Kendrick, and Lauren Miller Rogen talk to Vanity Fair about the real-life experiences that inspired their new movie, a will-they-won’t-they story about having children. Read more |
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