OVER 50? can't lose?

We've got good news for anyone who loves cheese and wants to shed excess pounds: A recent multi-university study found that getting lots of yummy dairy foods not only protects the bones of postmenopausal dieters, it also doubles or even triples the speed at which we lose fat from our belly and hips.

5 simple head-start garden tricks!

Spring has sprung, and we have the secrets to help you kick off a gorgeous growing season!

Everyday Hero

She makes special dolls to comfort foster kids!

Cool creamy wow

White chocolate in the filling makes this dreamy delight even richer

Turner Classic

In the last few years, English actor Callum Turner has worked with Clooney, Hanks, and Spielberg-so yes, you could say it's going well. VF catches up with Hollywood's latest heartthrob as he takes downtown NYC in style

Out of Sight

Inside Apple Park, CEO Tim Cook talks exclusively to vf about the genesis of a "Mind-blowing" new device that will shape his legacy and, perhaps, how we see the world

THE DEANS' LIST

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY POWER COUPLE ALICIA KEYS AND KASSEEM \"SWIZZ BEATZ\" DEAN HAVE HELPED LEAD THE WAY FOR A GENERATION OF COLLECTORS OF BLACK ART. THE REST OF THE WORLD IS FINALLY CATCHING UP

THE KING'S Gambit

Margrethe II catapulted the Danish royal family to stratospheric heights of popularity. Her sometimes controversial son Frederik X faces a tougher road

SOMETHING WICKED

Director Jon M. Chu originally thought unknowns would play Glinda and Elphaba in his adaptation of Wicked, but he had to settle for superstars: ARIANA GRANDE and CYNTHIA ERIVO. VF goes on set for an exclusive peek at the beloved musical's big-screen debut

ONCE MORE WITH FEELING

For nearly 60 years, CABARET has transfixed-and shocked-audiences the world over. As Broadway welcomes a new revival starring Eddie Redmayne, MICHAEL RIEDEL discusses the musical's enduring power with Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Sam Mendes, and other keepers of the flame

THE CONFESSIONS OF INIGO PHILBRICK

The wunderkind dealer personified the art market's wealth-generating potential and its unregulated excesses-until he pleaded guilty in what was the largest art fraud in US history. Now out of prison and \"wearing the scarlet letter,\" Philbrick is searching for a second act

FEAST MODE

The hottest table in France is an all-you-can-eat buffet in a local rec center.

HOPE

Vampire Weekend doesn't want your defeatist grousing

CRAZY-MAKING

Is gaslighting on the rise, or are or are you just imagining it?

THE DEVOURING NEON

Mesmerized by the music managers

OPPORTUNITY COST

How Chinese students experience America.

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PLEDGE

It’s National Environmental Awareness Month, and all of us at SaaxoAmco Petroleum Corp. are dedicated to using our powerful access and responsibility to insure that the Earth is a healthier and cleaner place for future generations.

VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED

Exploring the fateful expeditions of Captain Cook.

THE OLD PINBALL

\"The Who's Tommy\" returns.

Books – A Life More Ordinary

A father is resurrected by his children in Amitava Kumar's "My Beloved Life.”

Fiction – Bozo

The man stood in front of an arrangement of bottles and glasses.

Letter from Roraima – The Amazon Patrol

As mining devastates the rain forest, an armed environmental unit fights back.

Is it possible to die of boredom?

To figure out if we can die of boredom, we first have to understand what boredom is. For help, we called James Danckert, a psychologist who studies boredom at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

SO, WHAT IS A PRIMATE?

What do you have in common with the aye-aye, sifaka, siamang, and potto? If you said your collarbone, you re probably a primatologist—a person who studies primates. If you’re not, read on.

THE LEFT OVERS

A lot has happened for modern humans to get to this point. We lost most of our hair, learned how to make tools, established civilizations, sent a person to the Moon, and invented artificial intelligence. Whew! With all of these changes, our bodies have changed, too. It’s only taken us about six million years.

SERGE WICH

Serge Wich’s favorite days at work are spent out in the forest, studying orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo or chimpanzees in Tanzania.

Dr. Ape Will See You Now

HUMANS AREN’T THE ONLY  PRIMATES THAT USE MEDICATION.

Guardians of the Forest

EARLY, MAKESHIFT WILDLIFE DRONES HELPED TO DETECT AND PROTECT ORANGUTANS.

THE PROBLEM WITH PALM OIL

Palm oil is all around you. It’s in sugary snacks like cookies and candy bars. It’s in lipstick and shampoo and pet food.

ELODIE FREYMANN

When you’re feeling sick, it probably doesn’t occur to you to try eating tree bark.