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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair stories: 39 news summaries

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GLOSSIES

 In City of Light, 
 Bruni a Bright Bulb Indeed 

From model to wife of French president Sarkozy, VF profiles multi-faceted Carla

Jul 28, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 VF Spoof Bumps New Yorker 

McCain's on a walker while Cindy cradles drugs in Vanity Fair illustration

Jul 23, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 50 Favorite Magazines 

From popular to niche, selected for being fun and instructive

Jul 16, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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

 Miley Spread Jams VF's Inbox 

Readers' response sets record for volume, though not for vitriol

Jul 15, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Felon Fans 
 Fluster Cyrus 

Prisoners love her 'nude' shoot

Jun 20, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Actress Demands
VF Retract
Clinton Story

PS I Love You star Gershon threatens suit

Jun 4, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidency • Vanity Fair • Bill Clinton • Gina Gershon

Campaign Apologizes for Bill's 'Scumbag' Jab

Former president slams VF article as hit piece; wife's campaign apologizes

Jun 3, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Clinton campaign apologized last night for Bill’s description of a Vanity Fair reporter as “sleazy,” “slimy,” “a dishonest guy” and a “scumbag” in response to  a recent story about him in the magazine. "President Clinton was understandably upset about an outrageously... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Vanity Fair • Bill Clinton • apology • Todd Purdum

GLOSSIES

 Angelina:
 Woman,
 Uninterrupted 

Vanity Fair gets in touch with Jolie's feminine sides: actress, daughter, mom

Jun 2, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The every mood and move of "Brangelina" results in frantic flashbulbs and screaming headlines, but when Rich Cohen sat down with Angelina Jolie for Vanity Fair, he found a complete woman whose life perhaps imitates her art. The "ultimate avatar of fantasies," her onscreen roles have reflected... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • parenting • Vanity Fair • raising children • name

 Miley Thanks Fans for Support 

Singer shows fans post-Vanity Fair love

May 4, 08 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - At a Disney Channel concert last night, Miley Cyrus followed the dustup over revealing Vanity Fair photos by thanking fans for their support, People reports. "I hope you had an awesome time," she said at the close of the show. “I saw a sign back there that... More »

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Disney Channel • Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • fans

 Miley Scandal
 a Matter of Brand Name 

Simple break with Disney image caused uproar

May 3, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The brouhaha over Miley Cyrus' Vanity Fair photo shoot is a “simple misunderstanding” stemming from a clash of brand names, writes Mark Feeney in the Boston Globe. Cyrus’ Hannah Montana is an established Disney brand--and when Hannah met Vanity Fair, a sudden change in that image was the result.... More »

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Vanity Fair • pop culture • Disney • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz

 Miley Ducking Media Party 

Star dodges Disney red-carpet event after hot photos

May 2, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teen hottie Miley Cyrus will skip a red-carpet party at Disney World today that would have been her first public appearance since racy photos of her caused a kerfuffle, reports E! Online. Disney, host of the media shindig, didn't give a reason for Miley's absence. She's not avoiding the limelight... More »

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Disney Channel • Disney World • Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus

 Hot Miley Pix:
  Mistake or Career Move? 

Industry insiders see more strategy than slip up

Apr 30, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - As tween queen Miley Cyrus deals with continuing fallout from provocative Vanity Fair photos, some industry insiders are wondering aloud if the shots were really a mistake—or a calculated career move. Though Cyrus, 15, claims she was duped by photographer Annie Liebowitz, others believe the sultry shots may... More »

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Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz

Photographer Defends 'Classic Portrait' of Miley

Leibovitz says critics misinterpret racy shot
of teen star

Apr 28, 08 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Photographer Annie Leibovitz is defending her controversial picture of 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, saying the shot for Vanity Fair has been "misinterpreted," CNN reports. "The photograph is a simple, classic portrait," Leibovitz said of the picture of a topless Cyrus with a towel covering her breasts. "... More »

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Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz

Miley 'Ashamed' of Provocative New Photos

Vanity Fair shoot with Leibovitz turned out not so innocent

Apr 28, 08 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is upset about provocative new Vanity Fair photos, including one showing her barely wrapped in a satin sheet on the cover, reports E! Online. The teen says she's now embarrassed by pics snapped by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Disney Channel has accused Vanity Fair of... More »

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Disney Channel • Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz • topless • Bill Ray Cyrus

Vanity Fair Cancels Its
Oscar Party

Magazine sides with strikers, takes year off from revels

Feb 6, 08 2:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Vanity Fair is canceling its annual Oscar party in solidarity with Hollywood's striking writers, and others affected by the walkout, reports Variety. Even though it appears the strike may be settled by Academy Awards night, a spokeswoman for the magazine said "it didn't seem like the appropriate time to... More »

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Academy Awards • Vanity Fair • Hollywood writers' strike • Oscars

Graydon Carter on Making a Scene—and
a Magazine

'Life is all about seating and lighting'

Dec 11, 07 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter runs the glossiest magazine, hosts the most A-list parties, and runs one of New York's most exclusive restaurants, all on the same principle, he tells the Guardian's Janine Gibson: "Life is all about seating and lighting." The key, he says, is not who... More »

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Prada • Vanity Fair • Jeff Bridges • Graydon Carter • Toby Young

Dunne Wanted Daughter's Murderer Killed

Now-disgraced
PI talked famed
crime writer down

Aug 30, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crime writer Dominick Dunne asked Anthony Pellicano to put out a contract on his daughter’s killer’s life—and relented only when the private investigator talked him down. Dunne hired the now-incarcerated Pellicano to follow John Thomas Sweeney in the mid-1980s; the Vanity Fair writer now tells Slate he... More »

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Vanity Fair • murder • Anthony Pellicano • Dominick Dunne • private investigator • John Maura • John Thomas Sweeney

Brooke Astor Dead at 105

Charity and society queen was victimized at the end of her life

Aug 13, 07 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brooke Astor—philanthropist and former queen of New York society -- has died at 105. The socialite had been in the news for being abused and exploited by her descendants, but her enduring legacy was her tireless charity work. "Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing... More »

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New York • Vanity Fair • obituary • charity • Brooke Astor • Vincent Astor

Tina's Book Slams Diana

Ten years later, a tell-all book draws again on never-ending public fascination

Apr 23, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new book about Princess Diana portrays her as a "spiteful, manipulative, media-savvy neurotic" more in love with her title than with Prince Charles, the Daily Mail reports. Ex-New Yorker editor Tina Brown's book, timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Diana's death, depicts the heir apparent as... More »

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Tina Brown • Princess Diana • Prince of Wales • Prince Charles • Vanity Fair • British royals

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