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Carrie Underwood Will Perform During Trump’s Inauguration Ceremony
The country star says she is “humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity.”
By Erin Vanderhoof
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How the Los Angeles Fires Have Affected the Art World
At least dozens, if not hundreds, of artists have lost their homes, studios, and artwork in the Los Angeles fires. Galleries have been destroyed, and those still standing are closed for the moment. But members of the community are fighting the devastation with GoFundMe pages, community organizing, and free meals from favorite restaurants.
By Nate Freeman
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“It’s Almost Like Noah’s Ark”: Jeff Klein’s Sunset Tower Is Housing Wildfire Refugees—and Their Pets
A clubby haven for A-listers from Jennifer Aniston to Tom Ford has become a sanctuary for those displaced by the fires rampaging across Los Angeles.
By Nate Freeman
Investigation
Jeff Baena, Filmmaker and Husband of Actor Aubrey Plaza, Dead at Age 47
The writer-director behind Life After Beth, Horse Girl, and Spin Me Round was found unresponsive Friday in his Los Angeles-area home.
By Eve Batey
When the Music's Over
Building From The Doors Morrison Hotel Album Cover Destroyed in Fire
The long-vacant building in downtown LA was featured on the cover of The Doors 1970 album Morrison Hotel.
By Eve Batey
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Vanity Fair’s Year in Photographs
Whether they were behind the scenes at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party or outside the polls on Election Day, Vanity Fair’s photographers boldly captured 2024.
By Vanity Fair Photo Department
A Christmastime Homage to Tony Bennett
An appreciation by the advocate and arbiter of the Great American Songbook.
By Michael Feinstein
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“You Have to Move On”: Washington’s Best Restaurants Gird for Trump 2.0
In a town accustomed to four- and eight-year sea changes, Donald Trump’s reelection has still made for some serious social whiplash. That will be felt particularly in the capital’s ascendant dining scene, where even Keith McNally’s new hot spot is ready to serve the president-elect.
By Nate Freeman
I ACT LIKE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY EVERY DAY
Taylor Swift’s Big Party Was Actually a Surprise “Congrats” Wrap Bash—Thrown by Travis Kelce
It wasn’t a birthday party, or an engagement party (sorry to those fans). But VF can reveal Swift’s boyfriend did do something special.
By Kase Wickman
YEAR IN REVIEW
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Most Iconic Outfits of 2024
See what the world’s starriest couple wore out and about this year—accessorized, of course, with that James Dean daydream look and that red lip classic thing that you like.
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By Kase Wickman
Time Capsule
Billie Eilish Says She Has “Had a Lot of Good Sex” in Her 8th Time Capsule Video
In her 2024 Time Capsule interview with Vanity Fair, the pop star reveals why she has been focusing on her friendships, what her collab with Charli XCX was like, and more.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Year in Review
The Most Read Vanity Fair Stories of 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s darkest secrets, Truman Capote and his swans, Karen Read, and more of the stories that most captivated readers this year.
By Mike Hogan
Courts
Luigi Mangione and Sean “Diddy” Combs Have One Thing In Common: Their Defense Attorneys Are Married To Each Other.
Former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo has been retained by UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson's suspected shooter, while her husband, Marc Agnifilo, works to free Diddy from federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
By Eve Batey
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A Big Party and a Big Week at The Met
This year’s Art & Artists Gala, that other big annual fundraiser at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, came a few days after the institution unveiled a massive expansion and vision for its future. Cheers!
By Nate Freeman
1989-PRESENT
Taylor Swift Spread Some Cheer to Sick Kids In Kansas City
The singer, who is ringing in her 35th birthday, also notched some historic career achievements this week.
By Kase Wickman
Spilling the Ranch Water
Lainey Wilson on the Yellowstone Finale, Her Friendship With Taylor Sheridan, and the Joy of Giant Bell-Bottom Jeans
The country music star talks to Vanity Fair about her time playing Abby, and why she thinks the Western trend sweeping America isn’t going anywhere.
By Erin Vanderhoof
FROM THE MAGAZINE
9 Books to Help You Win the Holiday Season
A luxurious guide to entertaining, the season’s chicest cookbook, and art books worth gifting.
By Keziah Weir
LONG LIVE
Taylor Swift Finishes Off Her Eras Tour Era With Record $2 Billion Ticket Sales
The globe-spanning tour took place over 21 months and was something of an economy unto itself.
By Kase Wickman
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Why Art Basel Miami Beach Was Ready and Waiting for the Trump Bump
The long-running fair’s host city is America’s current de facto crypto capital. This week, a month after the reelection of the country’s first meme-coin president, it is also a global destination for that other great speculator’s sport: buying art.
By Nate Freeman
FROM THE MAGAZINE
The 10 Books That Nate Silver, Dua Lipa, Lupita Nyong’o, and Other Famous Bookworms Loved This Year
From nonfiction about Indigenous women and plants, chosen by Robin Wall Kimmerer, to a French novel that Kaia Gerber loved, there’s something for everyone.
By Keziah Weir
NATURE IS HEALING
Shailene Woodley Picked Herself Up After Aaron Rodgers Breakup by Embracing the Great Outdoors
The actor has gotten her joy back, with the help of a friend who made her surf and even shovel “horse shit,” she told Outside magazine.
By Kase Wickman