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Ballerina Farm’s Hannah Neeleman Is Officially a Conservative Cover Girl

The not-a-tradwife influencer and mother of eight has tried to downplay her own politics, but her cover of Evie, a magazine for conservative women, says it all.
Reading is fundamental

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book Definitely Won't Make the New York Times Bestseller List

The iconic singer's 256-page hardback book is sold only at Target, which means the NYT won't allow it on its influential list.
KINGDOM COME

Kansas City Chiefs’ CMO Talks Taylor Swift, That Hallmark Movie, and the Team’s Plan for World Domination

Lara Krug has been tasked with transforming the experience of being a Chiefs fan—and she has some ideas.
BOOKS

21 Best Books of 2024 to Read Right Now

The novels and nonfiction we couldn’t stop thinking about this year—and in a year like this one, that’s saying something.
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The $6.2 Million Banana, Explained

Comedian, Maurizio Cattelan’s instant classic, sold for more than quadruple some estimates at Sotheby’s this week. How one work, and its worth, both satirizes and explains the meme-y days ahead.
BOOKS

Cher Reveals She Made a Difficult “Choice” During a Pregnancy, In Her New Memoir

Writing about miscarriages, abortions, and giving birth, the Goddess of Pop juxtaposes her own health history against the harrowing landscape of her mother’s experiences.
FROM THE MAGAZINE

6 Can’t-Miss Novels to Read in November, From Daniel M. Lavery, Cherry Lou Sy, and More

From inspired detective stories to rich family dramas, here are the books to read this month.
From the Magazine

Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century: “I Loved Him. He Was My Safety.”

When he was 42, Cormac McCarthy fell in love with a 16-year-old girl he met by a motel pool. Augusta Britt would go on to become one of the most significant—and secret—inspirations in literary history, giving life to many of McCarthy’s most iconic characters across his celebrated novels and Hollywood films. For 47 years, Britt closely guarded her identity and her story. Until now.
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Rockhouse: The Book Captures 50 Years of Jamaican Hospitality

The book from the cliffside hotel looks back on a winding 50-year history of sustainable tourism, boutique hospitality, and Caribbean culture.
In Conversation

Jaleel White Talks Steve Urkel, Child Stardom, and How to “Milk an Audience”

The Family Matters legend speaks to VF about the hard lessons, difficult relationships—with figures from Les Moonves to Bill Cosby—and silver linings of being a young icon.
The Presidency

Why JFK Staged His Own Murder in a James Bond–Inspired Spy Film—2 Months Before His Assassination

The untold tale—and never-before-seen photos—of a 1963 home movie directed by Jacqueline Kennedy at Hammersmith Farm.
ALL HER OWN

Before Joan Didion Had John Gregory Dunne, There Was Noel Parmentel Jr.—A First and Searing Love

Didion’s marriage was one of the most revered in American letters. But when the man who came first broke her heart, the devastation lasted a lifetime.
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Mica’s Magritte, a Train Full of Harings, and Cattelan’s Banana: It’s Auction Week in New York

With an estimated $1.6 billion worth of work under the gavel next week in New York, could the art market start to shake off its recent slump?
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Remember Dogecoin? Elon Musk's Government Appointment Is a Joke (About a Joke, About a Joke)

The name of the government “working group,” for which Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be paid to axe government programs, is based on a cryptocurrency created as a ruse.
FROM THE MAGAZINE

Martha Stewart Swears By These 9 Essential Items

The documentary star, who just published her 100th book, shares her favorites with Vanity Fair.
ON THE SCENE

Emma Roberts, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Beverly D’Angelo, and More Celebrate Didion & Babitz

The exclusive event included a reading of Babitz’s unsent letters by those A-list actors and the book’s author herself, Lili Anolik.