Culture
Vanity Fair US
LIFE OF RILEY
DAISY JONES & THE SIX PROPELLED RILEY KEOUGH TO STARDOM EVEN AS SHE COPED WITH THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER, LISA MARIE PRESLEY, AND A LEGAL BATTLE WITH HER GRANDMOTHER, PRISCILLA. NOW THE ACTOR, FILMMAKER, AND NEW MOTHER IS CHASING PEACE AND CLARITY AND, IMPROBABLY, FINDING THEM
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September 2023
Vanity Fair US
The PLAYER
The Barstool Sports brand is known for its bro-ish excess, but the company has a woman to thank for driving its $550 million sale: CEO Erika Ayers Badan
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September 2023
Vanity Fair US
Breaking the BINARY
Inside the fight to de-gender awards shows
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September 2023
Vanity Fair US
Wherever he goes, LEWIS PULLMAN is in his element
Last fall, while filming Apple’s Lessons in Chemistry, adapted from the beloved novel by Bonnie Garmus, showrunner Lee Eisenberg made an on-the-fly change: The actor Lewis Pullman’s turn as Calvin, a progressive, introverted chemist in 1960s Los Angeles, was so winning that Eisenberg wrote him into more episodes than originally planned. Earlier this year, the Top Gun: Maverick scene-stealer wowed festival-goers at Sundance with The Starling Girl and at Tribeca with The Line. As he braces for leading man attention, Pullman reflects on life in and out of Hollywood.
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September 2023
Vanity Fair US
Vanities
Gracie Abrams is ready for a not-so-cruel summer
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July - August 2023
Vanity Fair US
War of the Rosé
They came together in a blaze of passion, then split amid a storm of recriminations. In between, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie established a hugely profitable wine label on an enchanting estate in the South of France. Now, as lawsuits continue to fly, Mark Seal uncovers the truth about the battle for Miraval
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July - August 2023
Vanity Fair US
Kelce Lately
With two Super Bowl rings, a star turn hosting snl, and charisma for miles, Travis Kelce could wind up in the broadcast booth-or on the big screen
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July - August 2023
Vanity Fair US
The Great Pretender
Caroline Calloway's first big "scam" was a lark. Her next, a matter of self-preservation. She's about to debut her latest project-or so she says
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July - August 2023
Vanity Fair US
Phoebe Invincible
Actor Andrew Scott, A.K.A. Hot priest, says Phoebe Waller-Bridge is nothing less than good at life. To this, we'd add that she's a captivating writer and actor, as well as a smasher of things, including but not limited to expectations, the fourth wall, stodginess, and pointless decorum. On a long ramble through London, she talks about the journey from Fleabag to Indiana Jones, pausing only to greet birds and besotted fans
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July - August 2023
Vanity Fair US
Τhe Golden Dream
California knows it's a state in crisis-its leaders know, its residents know, the rest of the country knows. But how it got here-and whether the way out is any kind of model to follow-nobody can agree on
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July - August 2023
Vanity Fair US
It's Like That
Fifty years of HIP-HOP in a world that could not exist without it
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July - August 2023
Vanity Fair US
The Oligarch's Passport
In 2015, Portugal opened its doors to foreigners whose jewish ancestors had been expelled during the inquisition. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich used his heritage to gain entry to the country and an all-access pass to the eu-exposing deep flaws in a well-intentioned policy
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
Plaza Suite
Yes, she can play deadpan millennial chaos like nobody else. But Aubrey Plaza has shown all kinds of range on the road from Parks and Recreation to The White Lotus. Now she's in league with both Marvel and Francis Ford Coppola
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
An Idol Mind
As The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye leveraged an auteur-scale vision to become an unlikely megastar. With a seamy Hollywood fantasia of an HBO series on the way, he's realizing his grandest ambition
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
Rags and Riches
Television's über-wealthy communicate their status through looks both flashy and deceptively casual
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
The Hangover
Billions in losses. Sweeping layoffs and restructuring. A writers strike. Now that the streaming bubble has burst, the TV industry has woken up with an excruciating headache
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
LOST ILLUSIONS
IT WAS A GRIPPING, GROUNDBREAKING LOST DEVOLVED INTO SUCH SMASH, BUT LOST DEVOLVED INTO SUCH A TOXIC PRODUCTION THAT EVEN CO-SHOWRUNNER DAMON LINDELOF NOW SAYS OF HIS LEADERSHIP: \"I FAILED.\" IN A POWERFUL EXCERPT FROM HER NEW BOOK, MAUREEN RYAN OPENS THE HATCH
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
MACHINE DREAMS
The creator of the beloved cult hit Dickinson on how she learned to stop worrying and love AI
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
OBJECT LESSONS
A tribute to the inanimate key players in four major Emmy contenders
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
BATTLE HYMN
Long before Ron DeSantis made the regulation of college curricula a stump-speech talking point, WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. launched a conservative crusade to transform universities into bastions of right-wing ideology
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
Such a Fun Age
INSIDE THE PLAN TO CONVINCE VOTERS THAT JOE BIDEN CAN HANDLE FOUR MORE YEARS
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
GREENROOM With a View
I come from a family of TV talking heads. Who am I to break with tradition?
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
Bloody HELL!
Succession is actually a farce, not a drama-and just one example of how the British comedy invasion is being televised
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
Face FORWARD
The most sought-after facialists deploy a mix of high-tech wizardry and lo-fi creature comforts for their captive audiences
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June 2023
Vanity Fair US
All The Angles
On the King’s coronation, Erin Vanderhoof examines how the royal family’s power struggles are playing out in the press and on social media—and whether Charles can revolutionize his family’s PR strategy for a new era
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May 2023
Vanity Fair US
Paradise Lost
Once a Pacific Eden, Fiji has become a destination for a highly combustible mix of surf bums, mega-yacht owners, deep-pocketed international developers, and at least one scientist who thinks he can engineer the perfect wave
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May 2023
Vanity Fair US
Heal Thyself
When Stephanie Tisone met Anthony William, the cult-famous, self-billed clairvoyant known as the Medical Medium, she felt an instant connection. Her belief in his abilities was unwavering. Her life would never be the same
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May 2023
Vanity Fair US
The King's Dominion
His sons are at war. He's divorced his fourth wife and broken an engagement to a would-be fifth. The jewel in what's left of his crown faces a billion-dollar lawsuit. Will the division Rupert Murdoch spent his life fostering undo his empire?
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May 2023
Vanity Fair US
Objects of Envy
With these striking additions to its travel-inspired home furnishings line, Louis Vuitton takes interior design to luxurious—and literal—new heights
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May 2023
Vanity Fair US
Royal FLUSH
This season’s fizzy period TV loves a well-rouged cheek. Consider blush a shortcut to a new kind of frivolity
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