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  • October 2008

    • All But a Princess, Wills' Kate Is No Lady in Waiting

      Vanity Fair  |  Oct 5, 08 6:10 PM CDT

      All But a Princess, Wills' Kate Is No Lady in Waiting

      (Newser) - Kate Middleton’s ascension from nouveau-riche commoner to almost-princess may seem like a Cinderella story, but Prince William’s girlfriend has been in control of the situation every step of the way. With a royal wedding looking likely, Vanity Fair ’s Vicky Ward examines the poise and powerful personality of the woman who would be queen. More »

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      Prince William  • Vanity Fair  • Kate Middleton  • Royal Family  • royalty

  • September 2008

    • Sick Crime Scribe Rushed From OJ Trial

      CNN  |  Sep 23, 08 2:53 AM CDT

      Sick Crime Scribe Rushed From OJ Trial

      (Newser) - Vanity Fair crime writer Dominick Dunne was rushed to the hospital yesterday from the Las Vegas courtroom where OJ Simpson is on trial for armed robbery, reports CNN. Paramedics were called when the 82-year-old writer, who suffers from bladder cancer, told a colleague: "I am in a lot of pain." Dunne traveled to Las Vegas to cover the trial against doctors' advice. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • celebrity trials  • Vanity Fair  • Dominick Dunne

    • Vast Trove Yields Marilyn Secrets

      Vanity Fair  |  Sep 3, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Vast Trove Yields Marilyn Secrets

      (Newser) - Filing cabinets stuffed with receipts and letters are opening a window into Marilyn Monroe’s personal life, Vanity Fair reports. Payments for something "medical" coincide with her 1953 hospitalization for a gynecological procedure, suggesting an abortion, and notes she sent to husband Arthur Miller’s children while they were at camp recollect dancing with Robert Kennedy. More »

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      celebrity  • Vanity Fair  • Marilyn Monroe  • Robert Kennedy  • Joe DiMaggio  • artifacts  • Arthur Miller

  • August 2008

    • The Incredible Shrinking Rolling Stone

      New York Times  |  Aug 11, 08 2:57 AM CDT

      The Incredible Shrinking Rolling Stone

      (Newser) - Rolling Stone is about to debut its most radical change in the 41-year history of the countercultural icon. The magazine's traditional large format will shrink to a standard 8x11 size in October, and the staples will give way to a glued binding, reports the New York Times . More »

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      Vanity Fair  • Rolling Stone  • publishing industry  • market research  • Jann Wenner

    • Breakfast With Billie Jean King

      Vanity Fair  |  Aug 10, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Breakfast With Billie Jean King

      (Newser) - As her book Pressure Is a Privilege hits shelves, tennis legend Billie Jean King discusses life as a feminist icon and her "Battle of the Sexes" victory over Bobby Riggs with Vanity Fair. "It caused social change, that tennis match. It was about Title IX," King says of the 1973 event. "Before 1972 a woman could not get an athletic scholarship." More »

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      tennis  • feminism  • gay  • Vanity Fair  • celebrity interview

    • Retro Park West Defines Luxe Living

      Vanity Fair  |  Aug 5, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Retro Park West Defines Luxe Living

      (Newser) - In a condo market full of colorful towers, 15 Central Park West appears 80 years out of date—and is the best-selling apartment building in history. Its 19-story limestone exterior, graced with terraced setbacks and a 20s-style tower, may seem "severe," Paul Goldberger admits in Vanity Fair —but Sting, Denzel Washington, and a cadre of high-flying execs have spent a total of $2 billion to live there. More »

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      New York City  • architecture  • Vanity Fair

  • July 2008

    • Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List

      Vanity Fair  |  Jul 31, 08 8:20 PM CDT

      Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List

      (Newser) - Vanity Fair ’s International Best-Dressed List holds few surprises. True, it includes David Beckham while omitting his wife, Victoria, but overall the roster is rich with royals and light on poor people. The top 10: Heiress and exec Ivanka Trump Would-be American first lady Michelle Obama French first lady and pop star Carla Bruni-Sarkozy More »

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      list  • fashion  • Michael Bloomberg  • Michelle Obama  • Carla Bruni  • Vanity Fair  • Sarah Jessica Parker  • Kate Middleton  • style  • Tilda Swinton  • Ivanka Trump

    • In City of Light, Bruni a Bright Bulb Indeed

      Vanity Fair  |  Jul 28, 08 4:32 PM CDT

      In City of Light, Bruni a Bright Bulb Indeed

      (Newser) - Who could have imagined that Italian supermodel-singer Carla Bruni would find love with a right-wing French president? Maureen Orth takes a look at France’s First Lady in Vanity Fair : her education in art and architecture, admiration of women's-libbers Simone de Beauvoir and Françoise Sagan, and her husband's reaction to nude pictures online. ("Oh, I like this one! Can I have a print of it?") More »

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      celebrity  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Carla Bruni  • first lady  • Vanity Fair  • Cecilia Sarkozy

    • VF Spoof Bumps New Yorker

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 23, 08 9:15 AM CDT

      VF Spoof Bumps New Yorker

      (Newser) - Vanity Fair has taken a jab at the New Yorker , posting a spoof of the magazine’s controversial Barack Obama cover on its website. VF ’s "cover" shows a doddering John McCain gripping a walker and fist-bumping his wife, Cindy, who cradles a pile of prescription drugs. In the background, the Constitution burns in the fireplace under a portrait of President Bush. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Michelle Obama  • Vanity Fair  • satire  • New Yorker magazine

    • 50 Favorite Magazines

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 16, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      50 Favorite Magazines

      (Newser) - From US Weekly to a quarterly for Godzilla enthusiasts, the Chicago Tribune 's list of 50 favorite magazines both entertain and take readers to new places. The list includes: NME : A rock and roll crystal ball, this UK music mag forecasts tomorrow’s megastars Seed: Science never looked so glossy or sounded so thought-provoking More »

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      list  • media  • culture  • Vanity Fair  • magazine  • magazine industry

    • Miley Spread Jams VF's Inbox

      Women's Wear Daily  |  Jul 15, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Miley Spread Jams VF's Inbox

      (Newser) - Readers really responded to Vanity Fair ’s now-infamous Miley Cyrus photo spread—but not in a bad way. The 915 letters were by far a record, but editor Graydon Carter tells Women's Wear Daily he's seen much worse on the outrage scale: “They were much kinder than the letters we got when Christopher Hitchens took on Mother Teresa. I got angry letters from staff members on that one." More »

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      email  • Miley Cyrus  • Vanity Fair  • photographs  • letters  • hate mail  • Graydon Carter

  • June 2008

    • Felon Fans Fluster Cyrus

      Hollyscoop  |  Jun 20, 08 10:50 AM CDT

      Felon Fans Fluster Cyrus

      (Newser) - Miley Cyrus has a new crop of fans: prisoners. The tween queen’s topless pose in Vanity Fair has made its way through the penitentiary postal service, and now a disgusted Cyrus is being bombarded with letters from the clink, Hollyscoop reports. Prisoners are posting her risque photos on their cell walls, along with other provocative shots that surfaced on the Internet earlier. More »

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      prison  • Miley Cyrus  • Vanity Fair  • fans  • nude photo  • prisoner

    • Actress Demands VF Retract Clinton Story

      CNN  |  Jun 4, 08 1:13 PM CDT

      Actress Demands VF Retract Clinton Story

      (Newser) - Bill Clinton isn’t the only one fuming over Vanity Fair ’s article blasting his conduct since he left office. Actress Gina Gershon—whom Clinton “has been seen visiting,” according to the magazine—is demanding a retraction, CNN reports. The "insinuation is a lie, and it is irresponsible journalism,” said her publicist. The magazine, however, denied that the article indicates an “improper relationship” between Clinton and the star of PS I love You. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • Vanity Fair  • presidency

    • Campaign Apologizes for Bill's 'Scumbag' Jab

      MSNBC  |  Jun 3, 08 2:30 PM CDT