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From THE SLANT: Inside the Celebrity Interview with Kevin Sessums

Stephanie Fairyington | Posted 05.10.2013 | Media
Stephanie Fairyington

In Sessums's view, celebrity occupies a paradoxical position in the magazine world. On the one hand, the public's insatiable appetite for stories about the rich and famous is the engine motoring newsstand sales and revving up online traffic.

Bette Midler as Sue Mengers: A Match Made in Heaven

Patricia Bosworth | Posted 04.25.2013 | Arts
Patricia Bosworth

Last night Bette Midler made a triumphant return to Broadway for the first time in 30 years, playing the brash superagent Sue Mengers in John Logan's one-woman show I'll Eat You Last. It was a bravura performance.

Review: I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers

Sugar Rautbord | Posted 04.25.2013 | Arts
Sugar Rautbord

I loved Bette, the set, Logan's book and the intimacy created with Sue on the couch and we the uninvited dinner guests in our armchairs. Sheer genius in every detail.

Vanity Fair's Comedy Issue Covers Are Pretty Awesome

Posted 12.05.2012 | Comedy

Judd Apatow got the rare distinction of guest editing the first ever issue of Vanity Fair solely devoted to comedy, and for the issue, they went all o...

Are Movies Better Than Ever? Actually, Yes -- Some of Them Are!

Liz Smith | Posted 11.24.2012 | Entertainment
Liz Smith

I have seen three movies I actually liked in this era of diminished movie-going. And when I went to actual movie houses last week -- well, I have to admit it cost a lot for tickets and there was almost no audience at the times attended.

Michael Lewis on Barack Obama's Long Game, Secret Wish List, and His "Lust for Normalcy"

Vanity Fair | Posted 11.14.2012 | Media
Vanity Fair

The project started when Lewis had some time between books, and asked himself: "What would I like to do?" Before long, he realized he'd like to "spend time hanging out with Obama and see what being president is like." No small order.

Graydon Carter And Vanity Fair Tackle The Real Issues--With Style

Liz Smith | Posted 10.20.2012 | Celebrity
Liz Smith

This leader of the plush, glamorous last of the great excessive magazines offers followers of the rich and famous a neat look at the issues.

Looking Good: Richard Gere in 'Arbitrage'

Regina Weinreich | Posted 10.15.2012 | Entertainment
Regina Weinreich

Richard Gere in Arbitrage does for Brioni what he did for Armani in American Gigolo. He looks good in a suit. On Sunday night for the new movie's East...

Fire At Waverly Inn Desroys Part Of Famed Mural

Posted 08.26.2012 | New York

GREENWICH VILLAGE — A piece of artist Edward Sorel's famous mural inside the Waverly Inn has been damaged after a fire broke out in the basement of ...

Chelsea Handler--Is That Vodka Talking Trash About Angelina Jolie?

Liz Smith | Posted 06.23.2012 | Celebrity
Liz Smith

Chelsea, you're a funny woman, a great big star on E!, a best-selling author and clearly a pal to Aniston. But Jennifer doesn't need your defense of her.

John Oliver at the Museum of the Moving Image Dinner

Regina Weinreich | Posted 06.20.2012 | Home
Regina Weinreich

Among the many anecdotes and readings offered by an array of speakers honoring the memory of Christopher Hitchens at the Cooper Union Great Hall.

Vanity Fair's Lavish Launch of Tribeca

Erica Abeel | Posted 06.18.2012 | Entertainment
Erica Abeel

No one is saying, as in the past, that Tribeca lacks an identity. Jump in and sample what's on tap. You will at least hit something interesting.

LOOK: Christie's Green Auction Party

Posted 04.12.2012 | New York

Christie's auction house hosted their third annual Green Auction party on Wednesday where guests including Lauren Bush, Graydon Carter, and Glenn Clos...

Graydon Carter To Help Design New Beatrice Inn

Posted 12.07.2011 | New York

Eater reports that former hot spot Beatrice Inn is set for a transformation with an unnamed new restaurant, and according to the restaurant's liquor l...

Top Condé Nast Editors Enjoy All-Star Year

wwd.com | Posted 01.09.2012 | Media

The three are having career years — or at least years that should go down as All-Star seasons on their Hall of Fame plaques. There’s Wintour, who,...

Sean MacPherson -- A Creative Director

David Dixon | Posted 07.26.2011 | Los Angeles
David Dixon

Sean MacPherson is a bi-coastal creative director at the top of his game. His latest restaurant to open in LA, Il Covo, is nothing short of triumphant and raises the bar for dining rooms in LA.

No, Graydon Carter Will Not Be Saving Elaine's

Posted 07.24.2011 | New York

Graydon Carter won't save Elaine's. The Vanity Fair Editor was thought to be interested in buying the famed parlor, which is slated to close on May...

In Memorium: Tim Hetherington

Kisa Lala | Posted 04.05.2013 | Arts
Kisa Lala

By Kiša Lala Tim Hetherington, ©Tim A Hetherington Photo-journalist Tim Hetherington was killed by a rocket propelled grenade on April 20th...

PHOTOS: Vivi Nevo's Brentwood Modern For $4.79 Million

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 06.23.2011 | Los Angeles

Media mogul Vivi Nevo's Brentwood home has been listed at $4.79 million, down from the original price of $5.29 million. Built in 1964 and since remode...

Vanity Fair Editor Acting In New Richard Gere Movie

nypost.com | Posted 06.15.2011 | Media

Graydon Carter's adventures in Hollywood continue. The Vanity Fair editor has been cast in director Nicholas Jarecki's financial thriller "Arbitrage" ...

Jerry Weintraub: His Way by Way of Brooklyn, eh, the Bronx

Regina Weinreich | Posted 06.04.2011 | Entertainment
Regina Weinreich

As the film reveals with each Bronx boy-makes-good anecdote, Jerry Weintraub made it the old fashioned American way: persistence, chutzpah, a knack for making money, and luck.

Is Graydon Carter Interested In Elaine's?

nydailynews.com | Gatecrasher | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Graydon is interested in Elaine's. The cocktail chatter making the rounds of the Second Ave. saloon founded by the late, great patron saint of media ...

The Wit and Wisdom of Fran Lebowitz

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Regina Weinreich

Fran Lebowitz is a motormouth, so all you really have to do is press "ON." That makes television a perfect medium for this unusual talker, who, part J...

Fran Lebowitz goes Public

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

She speaks truth to power - or at least to silly pretension - with aplomb and fearlessness. Mice, however, are another matter for Fran Lebowitz. It'...

When Cutting Off Your Arm Is the Solution

Erica Abeel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Erica Abeel

Vanity Fair recently hosted an event to celebrate the film 127 Hours, starring James Franco. Though I'd failed to get the one-on-one, I was determined to snag some face time with Franco.