Elon Musk’s Totally Awful, Batshit Crazy, Completely Bonkers Most Excellent Year
BY NICK BILTON
ILLUSTRATION BY PETER HORVATH
In 2020, Silicon Valley’s most vainglorious CEO had a kid, put a few astronauts in space, and became the third-richest man alive. It’s been a lot, even by Muskian standards.

Charlotte’s Web
BY MARK SEAL
Charlotte Kirk wanted to be a movie star. Her path through Hollywood, which felled a studio head and the most popular mogul in town, proves the industry has plenty left to reform.

The Oracle of Brit
BY HAYLEY PHELAN
Britney Spears lives under a conservatorship with little control of her own life, and the internet is not having it. Welcome to #FreeBritney.

What Follows Hope
A CONVERSATION
Days after Joe Biden’s election, National Book Awards winner Jesmyn Ward sat down with President Barack Obama to talk about his new memoir, A Promised Land.

Gal Gadot 
In a League of her Own

Jared Kushner's pandemic power trip...

Long May She Reign - At just 22, former child star Elle Fanning has played dozens of roles. Her latest, most triumphant turn in The Great places her a top the throne.

Love, Actually - On The Crown, the young actors Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor have the mighty task of portraying one of the most tumultuous and ill-fated relationships of the 20th century.

Before she was killed by the police, before her name was a rallying cry, she was a mother’s daughter. The life and death of Breonna Taylor, as told by Tamika Palmer.

The call to action set forth by the Black Lives Matter movement is being answered in the halls of Congress, in Hollywood pitch meetings, and all across the American cultural landscape.

“Who’s telling a dark-skinned girl that she’s pretty?”

Traitors Among Us
BY SONIA SARAIYA
From The Iron Lady to Mrs. America, pop culture has consistently let conservative white women off easy.

There Went the Neighborhood
BY SAFY-HALLAN FARAH
When George Floyd was killed 12 blocks from her childhood home in Minneapolis, the author already knew much of the story.

The Making of Andrew Cuomo
BY CHRIS SMITH
ARTWORK BY ALEX KATZ
The New York governor—raised in the shadow of his father, Mario—has always been a political bruiser. But the coronavirus crisis brought out the best of his brand of “New York tough.”

Catherine the Great
BY KAREN VALBY
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ART STREIBER
Catherine O’Hara haslong been comic royalty to those in the know. Her star turn in Schitt’s Creek made it obvious to the rest of us...

A Royal Spark
BY KATIE NICHOLL
Sharp-witted and remarkably down-to-earth, Princess Anne, who turns 70 this summer, is busier than ever—just when the royal family needs her most.

Is the Force Still With Jack Dorsey?
BY NICK BILTON
The founder and CEO of Twitter and Square was seen as a Zen-like tech genius who could run two companies at once. But his days at Twitter may be numbered.

“I was very opinionated in school. I hada master plan.”

The Prince, the Flash, and the Forger
BY MARK SEAL 
When a fast-talking hustler named James Stunt loaned 17 masterpieces to Prince Charles’s celebrated art collection, both parties felt they had scored big. But things weren’t exactly what they seemed.

All About Ana
BY SLOANE CROSLEY
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CASS BIRD
Growing up in Havana, Knives Out star Ana de Armas never dreamed of Hollywood stardom. Now she’s playing Marilyn Monroe and reinventing the Bond girl.

Turning the Tables
BY CORBY KUMMER
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOONEY WOODWARD
Daniel Humm, the chef behind New York’s Eleven Madison Park and London’s Davies and Brook, can taste the future of fine dining. Will others follow?

Dance All Night
BY LILI ANOLIK
For a brief moment in the early ’80s, Paul Fortune’s Fake Club transformed a bus-station bar into one of Hollywood’s most magical—and authentic—underground scenes by night. Then it fell into oblivion.

“If You’re Not Beautiful, You’re Finished”
BY JULIE MILLER
Lee Grant was a rising star in the 1950s when she ran into hurdles—the blacklist, sexism, ageism. The Oscar-winning actress and director shares the truths of a lifetime.

Keeping Pace - Fifty leading artists celebrate the fabled Pace Gallery-and its bold new tower in Manhattan.

The Philosopher Queen - How RuPaul-glamazon drag queen, reality-TV star, and Zen-life guru-lifted himself up by his knee-high boots and transformed mainstream culture and more...

The Ballad of John & Chrissy - The marriage of musical whiz John Legend and social media savant Chrissy Teigen makes for a modern-day fairy tale...

Empire State of Mind - Twenty years in the works, Edward Norton's film version of Motherless Brooklyn feels all the more vital today and more...

Fame & Phoenix - Joaquin Phoenix went dark-very dark-as the troubled comic book villain in Joker. It just might earn him an Oscar.

Unsportsmanlike Conduct - NFL owner Robert Kraft was charged with soliciting a prostitute after he visited a strip mall massage parlor. Then the story got interesting and more...

Upon a Star - An Oscar for best supporting actress launched Lupita Nyong'o into the Hollywood stratosphere, and the Black Panther and Us star has only continued ascending.

The 2019 V.F. Best-Dressed List - From Jason Momoa's couture scrunchie to Elle Fanning's film-festival blitz, this year's standouts raised the style bar and more...

Playing It Cool - Twilight might have propelled her into megastardom, but Kristen Stewart has found a way to stay true to herself.

The Beautiful Power - In his nonfiction, Ta-Nehisi Coates has tackled the big issues of our time and more...

The Idris Experience - From Marvel blockbusters to the DJ tent at Coachella, Idris Elba remains an international man of mystery. So how did a London kid conquer Hollywood?

Windsors of Change - The birth of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in May capped an eventful—and transformative—year for the British royal family.

The Crash & Burn of Michael Avenatti By Emily Jane Fox.

The Returns of Fashion's Preppiest Empire By Maggie Bullock and more...

Nicole Kidman, Shape-Shifter - Nicole Kidman may be settled into a more low-key family life in Nashville, but with several new films and a hit TV show, the risk-taking actress is showing no signs of slowing down.

Queen Mom - Comedian Ali Wong burst on the scene by mining pregnancy and motherhood to hilarious effect and more...

Gone Girl - Fan Bingbing, the world's biggest movie star, vanished without a trace last year.

Tootsie's Brand New Bag - Spotlight on actor Santino Fontana, who stylishly shimmies into the title role of Tootsie, the Broadway adaption of the 1982 hit movie and more...

Miley Rising - If you think I'm a rebel without a cause, you aren't paying enough attention.

Don Winslow On The El Chapo Trial.

The Billionaire Boys Coup and more...

Moving Pictures - Last year produced record box office for Hollywood-but it was the artistry of actors like Elizabeth Debiciki, Rami Malek, and Regina King that helped make 2018 so memorable.

Hit Parade - In 1995, Vanity Fair ;aunched its first three-panel Hollywood cover, photographed by Anni Leibovitz and more...

Laura Dern's - Big Little Truths.

Breaking the code of silence at Kavanaugh's Prep School.

A scam is born! Secrets & Lies At Mar-A-Lago and more...

It's a JOLLY HOLIDAY with LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA By BRUCE HANDY Photographs by ETHAN JAMES GREEN

Voice of Light BY DURGA CHEW-BOSE PHOTOGRAPHS BY ERIK MADIGAN HECK Natalie Portman practically grew up on-screen and is now a leading force of change in the industry. With Vox Lux, her star power shines brighter than ever.

Past Is Prologue BY KEZIAH WEIR PHOTOGRAPHS BY CRISTINA DE MIDDEL Inspired by the urbanscapes of Mexico City and director Alfonso Cuarón’s own childhood, the  cast of Roma artfully— and stylishly—evoke another time.

The Technicolor Dreams of Michael B. Jordan - Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan wants to be his generation’s leading man—and create a one-man franchise to rival Denzel and Cruise.

Solomon’s Dilemma - A decade after the crash, Goldman Sachs is keen to win over Main Street. With new C.E.O. David Solomon, the company is ready for its makeover.

The DeVos Family Plan to Privatize America By Sam Tanenhaus.

How Parkland's Activists Are Upending the Midterms By Dave Cullen.

The Battle for a Miro Masterpiece By Hugh Eakin and more...

The Change Agent - Michelle Williams has long shunned the spotlight. Now, thrust into the battle over Hollywood’s gender pay gap—and with a superhero movie in the works— she’s ready for a new chapter.

In the Mood for Love - The cast of the film Crazy Rich Asians are unabashedly breaking new ground—shattering stereotypes with style, class, and a whole lot of sequins.

KENDRICK ASCENDANT - Pulitzer Prize–winning "poet laureate of hip-hop" Kendrick Lamar has made history with his music. The author takes an intimate look at what drives Compton’s favorite son as Lamar headlines this summer’s blockbuster Top Dawg Entertainment tour.

GEORGE LUCAS STRIKES BACK - After five tumultuous years, construction on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is finally under way. Star Wars creator George Lucas may be one step closer to establishing a showcase for his collection, but his project has landed in the least likely of cities.

The Water Warriors Of California.

Ivanka, Eric, And Don Jr.S Camelot Complex.

Sammed And Stranded By A Fake Heiress and more...

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