Beverly Hills City Hall provides a Hollywood-lit backdrop for the Vanity Fair soiree. Stars have so many parties that they often don't hit Vanity Fair, the toughest ticket, until 1 a.m.or later. Photo: Axios
Vanity Fair's Oscar Party, which starts when the telecast ends, is a paradise for power people-watching: Chelsea Handler, winners toting their statuettes, Jon Hamm, James and Lachlan Murdoch, Preet Bharara, Tyler Perry, Danny Glover, Jeff Bezos chatting with Jared Leto, Evan Spiegel, Robert Kraft, and on and on.
Radhika Jones, Vanity Fair's new editor, continued the tradition, and Axios takes you inside the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell, who won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Photo: John Shearer / Getty ImagesJared Leto clowns around on his way in. Photo: Taylor Hill / FilmMagicSarah Jones, who lives in New York and L.A., toted a purse by Michele Pred. Photo: AxiosGuests were offered Dom Perignon as they entered. Photo: AxiosAfter 10:30 p.m., In-N-Out caterers passed cheeseburgers, hamburgers and grilled cheese. Photo: AxiosSmoking was allowed outdoors — it's been awhile since I've seen souvenir matches. Photo: AxiosLater in the night, a backup blocked the carpet into the party as guests posted for the long line of photographers. Photo: Axios
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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a high-profile case that could reshape the bounds of First Amendment protections for religion.
Why it matters: The direct question in this case is whether Philadelphia had the right to cancel a contract with an adoption agency that refused to place foster children with same-sex couples. It also poses bigger questions that could lead the court to overturn a key precedent and carve out new protections for religious organizations.
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Apple may finally allow iPhone owners to set email or browsing apps other than Apple's own as their preferred defaults, according to a Bloomberg report from last week.
The big picture: Customers have long clamored for the ability to choose their preferred apps, and now Apple, like other big tech companies, finds itself under increased scrutiny over anything perceived as anticompetitive.