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The Confessions of Inigo Philbrick, Art Fraudster Extraordinaire
The wunderkind dealer pleaded guilty as part of the largest art fraud in US history. Now out of prison and “wearing the scarlet letter,” he’s searching for a second act.
How Jimmy Finkelstein Wooed Me to The Messenger—And Left Me High and Dry
I have yet to receive a promised severance following the media start-up’s abrupt collapse, which left hundreds of us without jobs.
Playmates and Playdates: Lorraine Nicholson’s Childhood at the Playboy Mansion
The writer-director looks back on swimming in the infamous grotto with her eyes open—before she knew what sex, let alone a sex cave, even was.
VANITY FAIR on Apple
Why Tim Cook Is Going All In on the Apple Vision Pro
Inside Apple Park, the tech giant’s CEO talks about the genesis of a “mind-blowing” new device that could change the way we live and work.
VANITY FAIR on Business
Inside Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama
With the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit threatening to hobble Fox News, the ink on his divorce to Jerry Hall still wet, and his broken engagement to Ann Lesley Smith even fresher, it’s been a chaotic…
“You Don’t Bring Bad News to the Cult Leader”: Inside the Fall of WeWork
Adam Neumann reimagined the millennial workplace as a capitalist kibbutz, and so dazzled Wall Street that his company was valued at $47 billion. He spent lavishly, and pressed forward even as “the…
VANITY FAIR on Media
“I Was Devastated”: The Man Who Created the World Wide Web Has Some Regrets
Tim Berners-Lee has seen his creation debased by everything from fake news to mass surveillance. But he’s got a plan to fix it.
With Her Latest Media Project, Jane Pratt Is Still Telling All
The editor behind Sassy, Jane, and xoJane gives us the scoop on her forthcoming venture, DeedDa, where first-person confessionals will mingle with e-commerce. Pratt’s teaming up with former “Bangle…
VANITY FAIR on Painting
Did Paying a Ransom for a Stolen Magritte Painting Inadvertently Fund Terrorism?
The theft of a deeply personal painting by the Belgian artist was a national tragedy. Now an investigation points to a tragedy greater still.
VANITY FAIR on Silicon Valley
“Oh My God, This Is So F---ed Up”: Inside Silicon Valley’s Dark Side
Not far from Sand Hill Road exists a private world of wild sex parties and “cuddle puddles.” As one male investor put it, “You could say it’s disgusting but not illegal—it just perpetuates a culture that keeps women down.”
VANITY FAIR on Society
The Montreal Mafia Murders: Blood, Gore, Cannolis, and Hockey Bags
A ‘Fargo’-esque tale of hapless hit men, Mob moles, and two naive pawns who were lured into their web.
Inside the New Right’s Next Frontier: The American West
The dissident fringe is a space where far right and far left can coexist. And the Rockies are where they're headed.
VANITY FAIR on Steve Jobs
“I Have a Secret. My Father Is Steve Jobs”: Lisa Brennan-Jobs Recalls Memories of Her Famous Father
In an excerpt from her memoir, Small Fry, the author reflects on Jobs’s privacy, his temper, and watching a legend grow before her eyes.
“We Could Say Anything to Each Other”: Bob Iger Remembers Steve Jobs
As he exits Apple’s board, the Disney chief reminisces about his relationship with its mercurial founder—and how their radical visions aligned to save two companies.
VANITY FAIR on Trump
“Reality Is Submerged in Fantasy”: The Villages Is a Boomer’s Utopia—And Demographic Time Bomb
Florida’s Trump-loving retirement community was meticulously created “to make boomers in particular feel comfortable and happy,” as Philip Bump writes in his forthcoming book, ‘Aftermath.’ But behind…
VANITY FAIR on TV
How AI Could Disrupt Hollywood
New platforms and tools may allow a person to create a feature-length film from their living room. But can they really compete with the studios?
‘Lost’ Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture
It was a groundbreaking smash, but things got so toxic behind the scenes that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says: “I failed.” A powerful excerpt from the new book ‘Burn It Down.’
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Jason Brassard Spent His Lifetime Collecting the Rarest Video Games. Until the Heist.
The porn trilogy for Nintendos. Atari games from the 1980s. Pristine nostalgia, potentially worth millions, gone in a night.
The Professional Try-Hard Is Dead, But You Still Need to Return to the Office
In the era of the Great Resignation, remote work, and “quiet quitting,” general disillusionment with white-collar striving has gone mainstream. The managerial set has yet to be CC’d.
McLovin It: An Oral History of ‘Superbad’
15 years later, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Emma Stone, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, and more remember making their seminal teen comedy.
The Ballad of Razzlekhan and Dutch, Bitcoin’s Bonnie and Clyde
Couples rarely commit crimes together. But Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, whose social media antics disguised an alleged plot to abscond with billions in stolen crypto, are…
Inside ‘Love Island,’ From the Tragic Suicide Deaths to New Mental Health Protocols
The reboot of Britain’s ‘Love Island’ promised to be the dating show for our self-made, self-aware era. After a series of high-profile suicides, including that of former host Caroline Flack, a darker…
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