Vanity Fair US
How to Win an Oscar—or Go Broke Trying
Awards season, an annual circus of consultants and events, is awash in money. Nearly everyone involved seems to tolerate this at best. So why does Hollywood keep doing it? JOY PRESS looks for answers
7 min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
Vanity Fair US
California Schemin'
Even newspapers can have Hollywood ambitions. As the New York Post colonizes Los Angeles, its editors reveal big future plans, and, as LACHLAN CARTWRIGHT reports, onlookers are welcoming the California news wars
10+ min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
ELLE US
Emily BLUNT
The charismatic star works her magic again in The Smashing Machine.
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Vanity Fair US
MIDCENTURY MAISON
For years, Nicolas Ghesquière had one very special West Hollywood house on his mood board. PAUL GOLDBERGER tours the property—newly restored by the designer and his partner, Drew Kuhse—that is now the couple's American home base
9 min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
ELLE US
The Play's THE THING
Stories help us transcend the things that we don't know how to let out of ourselves,\" says Jessie Buckley. As Shakespeare's wife Agnes in Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, the Irish actress travels the gamut of emotions, from grief to joy. She tells Fashion Features Director Véronique Hyland that as she prepared to film the gut punch of a final scene, \"I had no idea where I was going to go. And being lost was part of it. I remember thinking, 'Maybe it's deeply human to be lost.\"
2 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
ELLE US
Teyana TAYLOR
The musician, director, and One Battle After Another standout has proven she can do it all. And she's doing it her own way.
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Vanity Fair US
World on Fire
OLIVIA NUZZI was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames. In an excerpt from American Canto, our West Coast Editor takes stock of scorched earth
10+ min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
ELLE US
The Language of a LEGEND
Talk to Me, Harry Winston is a new collection of one-of-a-kind jewels that speaks to timelessness and glamour.
2 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
ELLE US
BALANCING ACT
From Louis Vuitton High Jewelry's geometric brooch to Andrea Marron's highly engineered clutches, this season's offerings marry craft and calculation.
1 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Vanity Fair US
HACKING THE SYSTEM
Do you want to live forever? VERA PAPISOVA has devised the perfect day, full of antiaging and devoid of death
3 min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
Vanity Fair US
BAGGAGE CLAIM
Schlepping is an art, particularly in a Wes Anderson film. Whether trekking to prep schools or grand hotels, heading off on trains, planes, and automobiles, or escaping from camp, the director's crew of eccentric characters all travel in style.
1 min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
ELLE US
Jennifer ANISTON
The beloved star lives without regrets and thrives on working with talented friends.
3 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
ELLE US
Chase INFINITI
The One Battle After Another breakout is garnering awards buzz for her very first film role.
3 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Vanity Fair US
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Hollywood knows AI is a profound technology bound to be transformative, and also bound to replace humans. It's all anyone can talk about in private, at parties, on location. With the town on edge, TOM DOTAN plumbs the industry's anxiety and hope
10+ min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
ELLE US
The Women of SINNERS
The appetite for Sinners has been ravenous, to say the least. Released in April and now one of the highest-grossing horror movies of all time, Ryan Coogler’s film is an erotic fever dream of vampires, romance, and blues, starring Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as Smoke and Stack, twins who return home from Prohibition-era Chicago to open a juke joint in 1932 Mississippi.
3 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Vanity Fair US
Confessions on a Dance Floor
Once upon a time, going out in Hollywood was actually fun. DEREK C. BLASBERG lifts the velvet rope for an oral history of LA nightlife in the 2000s as told by the insiders who made it happen
10+ min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
ELLE US
How Colleen Hoover TOOK HOLLYWOOD
Is it too cheesy?” Colleen Hoover asks, pushing onto the hind legs of her chair, her blonde hair pulled up in her signature messy bun and her big eyes growing larger, as she considers a tagline for her forthcoming film, Reminders of Him. It’s mid-September and the prolific, bestselling author of 24 novels in 10 years is in the middle of a meeting to hammer out the film’s trailer, poster, and tagline with Vanessa Caswill, the film’s London-based director; Lauren Levine, Hoover’s producing partner and script cowriter; and Gina Matthews, a veteran Hollywood producer.
10 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
ELLE US
The Godmother of Independent Film
One of the most influential women in Hollywood has no desire for the spotlight.
4 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
ELLE US
You Deserve This
Check in early for any of these destination-worthy spas, which prioritize relaxation, unique services, and stunning design.
3 min |
December 2025 / January 2026
Vanity Fair US
All in Vein
VERA PAPISOVA spends the day with Hollywood's new in-demand accoutrement: a blood concierge
10 min |
Hollywood 2025/2026
WIRED
THE YEAR IN BIG SHOES: FIDJI SIMO TAKES THE REINS
SAM ALTMAN HAS LONG BEEN THE FACE OF OPENAI. SO WHO'S THE NEW CEO HE PUT IN CHARGE OF ALL HIS PRODUCTS?
10+ min |
January / February 2026
WIRED
The Worst Thing About AI Is That People CAN'T SHUT UP ABOUT IT
A plea from WIRED's top boss: Say less.
3 min |
January / February 2026
WIRED
COMFORT OBJECT
Ruby survives on affection, not utility.
4 min |
January / February 2026
WIRED
THE YEAR IN BIG DATA: ALEX KARP GOES TO WAR
PALANTIR'S CEO IS GOOD WITH ICE AND SAYS HE DEFENDS HUMAN RIGHTS. BUT WILL ISRAEL AND TRUMP EVER GO TOO FAR FOR HIM?
10+ min |
January / February 2026
WIRED
Bang for Your Buck
It's possible to scale horological heights without breaking the bank. Meet WIRED's top 10 bargains.
3 min |
January / February 2026
WIRED
Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School's Promise. Then They Wanted Out
The Al-powered school was supposed to revolutionize education. But not every student thrives without teachers.
10+ min |
January / February 2026
WIRED
SLEEP DREAMS
Margaret Thatcher, who was known for sleeping only four hours a night, is often credited with saying \"sleep is for wimps!\" But sleep is actually work. Putting down the phone, setting aside personal or political worries-these require discipline. True relaxation calls for training.
4 min |
January / February 2026
WIRED
SPIT ON, SWORN AT, AND UNDETERRED: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO OWN A CYBERTRUCK
WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they're proud to drive it.
3 min |
January / February 2026
WIRED
DECISION TIME
Do you go all in on one pricey, luxe watch or assemble a swarm of budget timepieces? Let's crunch the numbers.
7 min |
January / February 2026
PC Gamer US Edition
TWICE BITTEN
VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE–BLOODLINES 2 is a brilliant undead mystery
6 min |