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After a decade on the TV drama 'Smallville'—and years of cable news and documentary stories about her abusive role in the destructive cult NXIVM—Allison Mack doesn’t want to be on camera anymore. Instead, she’s telling her own story for the first time through a podcast.
Actor, Villain, Victim: In ‘Allison After NXIVM,’ Allison Mack Finally Tells Her Story
An exclusive preview of the new podcast from Natalie Robehmed and Vanity Fair’s Vanessa Grigoriadis. “That was compelling to me,” says Robehmed, “her willingness to grapple with the wrong she’s done.”
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November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
After a decade on the TV drama 'Smallville'—and years of cable news and documentary stories about her abusive role in the destructive cult NXIVM—Allison Mack doesn’t want to be on camera anymore. Instead, she’s telling her own story for the first time through a podcast.
The parents of convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman Fried have reportedly mounted a behind-the-scenes effort to secure a presidential pardon for their son.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mom Is Posting From His Substack. Why?
The report shared Tuesday may be part of the convicted fraudster’s parental push to secure a presidential pardon.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The parents of convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman Fried have reportedly mounted a behind-the-scenes effort to secure a presidential pardon for their son.
The hits keep coming for Donald Trump’s DOJ, with Thursday’s “not guilty” decision in the case of Sean “Sandwich Guy” Dunn the latest in a series of legal setbacks for the administration. Are the courts finally getting tired of Trump’s baloney?
From the Sandwich Trial to Chicago, Some Courts Are Fed Up With Trump’s Baloney
This week saw a few major wins in the long-running battle between Donald Trump and reality.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The hits keep coming for Donald Trump’s DOJ, with Thursday’s “not guilty” decision in the case of Sean “Sandwich Guy” Dunn the latest in a series of legal setbacks for the administration. Are the courts finally getting tired of Trump’s baloney?
This week saw a few major wins in the long-running battle between Donald Trump and reality.
From the Sandwich Trial to Chicago, Some Courts Are Fed Up with Trump’s Baloney
This week saw a few major wins in the long-running battle between Donald Trump and reality.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This week saw a few major wins in the long-running battle between Donald Trump and reality.
Today, Ross Douthat sincerely asked in 'The New York Times': “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” The women of VF found the question to be hysterical, in the funny and shrieking-female senses.
Drawing on the hallowed form of publishing workplace instant messages, we are issuing this considered response.
Drawing on the hallowed form of publishing workplace instant messages, we are issuing this considered response.
Women of Vanity Fair Consider: Wait, Did We Ruin the Workplace?
Today, The New York Times published a conversation between the conservative columnist Ross Douthat and two writers about just how bad ladies have screwed up corporate culture with their presence. We f...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Today, Ross Douthat sincerely asked in 'The New York Times': “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” The women of VF found the question to be hysterical, in the funny and shrieking-female senses.
Drawing on the hallowed form of publishing workplace instant messages, we are issuing this considered response.
Drawing on the hallowed form of publishing workplace instant messages, we are issuing this considered response.
At a live event in White Plains, N.Y., Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson celebrated their newfound freedom, no matter what backlash it stoked.
“He’s back and he is bigger than ever,” Kelly said as she introduced Carlson, her guest for the evening.
“He’s back and he is bigger than ever,” Kelly said as she introduced Carlson, her guest for the evening.
Liberated and Emboldened, Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson Hit the Road
At a live event in White Plains, N.Y., the Fox News stars turned independent media heavyweights celebrated their newfound freedom, no matter what backlash it stoked.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
At a live event in White Plains, N.Y., Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson celebrated their newfound freedom, no matter what backlash it stoked.
“He’s back and he is bigger than ever,” Kelly said as she introduced Carlson, her guest for the evening.
“He’s back and he is bigger than ever,” Kelly said as she introduced Carlson, her guest for the evening.
As an attorney for Sam Bankman-Fried argued with a judge on Tuesday, an email landed in the inboxes of those who subscribed to the disgraced crypto mogul’s Substack. The email was from Bankman-Fried’s mother, Barbara.
Attached was a report which made an aggressive case in defense of her son.
Attached was a report which made an aggressive case in defense of her son.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mom Is Posting From His Substack. Why?
The Tuesday letter may be part of the convicted fraudster’s parental push to secure a presidential pardon.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As an attorney for Sam Bankman-Fried argued with a judge on Tuesday, an email landed in the inboxes of those who subscribed to the disgraced crypto mogul’s Substack. The email was from Bankman-Fried’s mother, Barbara.
Attached was a report which made an aggressive case in defense of her son.
Attached was a report which made an aggressive case in defense of her son.
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“It’s like Vienna in 1914.”
Wrote about the memorial for Washington power broker Bob Barnett, where Dr. Fauci backslapped Jesse Watters, Amy Klobuchar comforted nervous voters, and everyone wondered if they'd see a room like this again
Wrote about the memorial for Washington power broker Bob Barnett, where Dr. Fauci backslapped Jesse Watters, Amy Klobuchar comforted nervous voters, and everyone wondered if they'd see a room like this again
“Like Vienna in 1914”: At Bob Barnett's Memorial, Washington's Power Class Peers Over the Brink
At a DC power broker’s memorial, politicos including James Carville, Jesse Watters, and Anthony Fauci gathered to eat focaccia sandwiches, swap memories, and place literal bets on the future of the co...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“It’s like Vienna in 1914.”
Wrote about the memorial for Washington power broker Bob Barnett, where Dr. Fauci backslapped Jesse Watters, Amy Klobuchar comforted nervous voters, and everyone wondered if they'd see a room like this again
Wrote about the memorial for Washington power broker Bob Barnett, where Dr. Fauci backslapped Jesse Watters, Amy Klobuchar comforted nervous voters, and everyone wondered if they'd see a room like this again
At DC power broker Bob Barnett's memorial, politicos including James Carville, Jesse Watters, and Anthony Fauci gathered to eat focaccia sandwiches, swap memories, and place literal bets on the future of the country.
“Like Vienna in 1914”: At Bob Barnett's Memorial, Washington's Power Class Peers Over the Brink
At a DC power broker’s memorial, politicos including James Carville, Jesse Watters, and Anthony Fauci gathered to eat focaccia sandwiches, swap memories, and place literal bets on the future of the co...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
At DC power broker Bob Barnett's memorial, politicos including James Carville, Jesse Watters, and Anthony Fauci gathered to eat focaccia sandwiches, swap memories, and place literal bets on the future of the country.
Curtis Sliwa stood little chance of winning. At his Upper West Side election-night party, he celebrated a broader cultural imprint—and a uniquely idiosyncratic city life.
It’s Never Quite Curtis Sliwa’s Last Hurrah
The Republican candidate in New York’s mayoral race stood little chance of winning. At his Upper West Side election night party, he celebrated a broader cultural imprint—and a uniquely idiosyncratic c...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Curtis Sliwa stood little chance of winning. At his Upper West Side election-night party, he celebrated a broader cultural imprint—and a uniquely idiosyncratic city life.
As election results rolled in on Tuesday night, Andrew Cuomo’s supporters packed the Ziegfeld Ballroom and made contingency plans for a Mamdani mayorship.
Andrew Cuomo Dissuades His Watch Party from Chanting "Lock Him Up!" About Zohran Mamdani
As election results rolled in on Tuesday night, Cuomo’s supporters packed the Ziegfeld Ballroom and made contingency plans for a Mamdani mayorship.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
As election results rolled in on Tuesday night, Andrew Cuomo’s supporters packed the Ziegfeld Ballroom and made contingency plans for a Mamdani mayorship.
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Career highlight! This summer I went to Fraunces Tavern with Ken Burns to talk about American history. That interview is now live at @vanityfair.com
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Ken Burns Knows Who Won the American Revolution: “Ne’er-Do-Wells, Felons, and Immigrants”
“I vowed after ‘The Civil War’ not to do any more war films,” says the master documentarian. “It hurt too much.” Lucky for us, he couldn’t keep his promise—paving the way for The American Revolution...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Career highlight! This summer I went to Fraunces Tavern with Ken Burns to talk about American history. That interview is now live at @vanityfair.com
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Zohran Mamdani’s historic election in the New York City mayoral race sent President Donald Trump and his allies into immediate hysterics.
The incoming mayor’s response: “To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
The incoming mayor’s response: “To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
MAGA Melts Down Over Mamdani’s Mayoral Victory: “New York City Has Fallen”
The right-wing decries the “major Islam problem in America” as Trump himself vows to retaliate against New York City. The incoming mayor’s response: “To get to any of us, you will have to get through ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s historic election in the New York City mayoral race sent President Donald Trump and his allies into immediate hysterics.
The incoming mayor’s response: “To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
The incoming mayor’s response: “To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.”
VF takes you inside Zohran Mamdani's victory party: Hasan Piker, Cynthia Nixon, moshpit-level excitement, pimple-patch merch, and a Fat Joe banger to ring in the win.
Inside Zohran Mamdani's Victory Party, Ecstatic Vibes
An exclusive report from election night with the 34 year-old-mayor elect at the Brooklyn Paramount.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
VF takes you inside Zohran Mamdani's victory party: Hasan Piker, Cynthia Nixon, moshpit-level excitement, pimple-patch merch, and a Fat Joe banger to ring in the win.
The stock market is largely being propped up by a promise of AI that has yet to deliver—setting up what could be a disastrous bubble. And either the bubble bursts and wipes out a huge sector of the economy or AI replaces human workers across industries.
The Double Bind of the AI Bubble Means We’re Screwed Whether the Tech Succeeds or Fails
Either the bubble bursts and wipes out a huge sector of the economy, or AI replaces human workers across industries.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The stock market is largely being propped up by a promise of AI that has yet to deliver—setting up what could be a disastrous bubble. And either the bubble bursts and wipes out a huge sector of the economy or AI replaces human workers across industries.
Republican New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa may be polling last in the race, but on TikTok he's found many fans.
The Internet’s New “Babygirl” is Curtis Sliwa
The Republican New York City mayoral candidate may be polling last in the race, but on TikTok he's found many fans.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Republican New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa may be polling last in the race, but on TikTok he's found many fans.
What a long, stranger-than-fiction trip it’s been for Cheryl Hines. Over the last year and a half, her transition from Hollywood liberal to MAGA wife has stunned 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' fans, not to mention some of her friends and entertainment industry colleagues.
Cheryl Hines’s MAGA Makeover Has Her Hollywood Colleagues Scratching Their Heads: “I Don’t Know You Anymore!”
“It’s a sense of betrayal, like, who are you?” says one industry insider, of the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star and wife of RFK Jr.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What a long, stranger-than-fiction trip it’s been for Cheryl Hines. Over the last year and a half, her transition from Hollywood liberal to MAGA wife has stunned 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' fans, not to mention some of her friends and entertainment industry colleagues.
Morris Katz is running one campaign on the cusp of victory, and another, beset by scandal.
Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner Share a Strategist Who Wants to Overhaul the Democrats, With Beer and Zyn and True Belief
Morris Katz is running one campaign on the cusp of victory, and another, beset by scandal.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Morris Katz is running one campaign on the cusp of victory, and another, beset by scandal.
King Charles strips his brother Andrew of “Prince” title and royal housing.
In a statement, the palace said, “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.”
In a statement, the palace said, “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.”
King Charles Issues Stinging Rebuke, Andrew Stripped of “Prince” Title and Home
Earlier this month, the royal agreed to stop using his Duke of York title, and now Buckingham Palace has indicated that we should call him “Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.”
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October 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
King Charles strips his brother Andrew of “Prince” title and royal housing.
In a statement, the palace said, “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.”
In a statement, the palace said, “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.”
The two candidates vying to become New Jersey’s next governor are wearing out the state’s Springsteen-sanctified highways in a tight race that’s being watched across the country as a harbinger of next year’s midterms—and as a referendum on President Donald Trump.
New Jersey’s Squeaker of a Gov Race Shows Just How Far Democrats Could Fall
Democrat Mikie Sherrill is trying to fend off Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who has Donald Trump’s support—which might end up boosting or sinking him.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The two candidates vying to become New Jersey’s next governor are wearing out the state’s Springsteen-sanctified highways in a tight race that’s being watched across the country as a harbinger of next year’s midterms—and as a referendum on President Donald Trump.
The hot girls of New York are fighting, but not over the Corner Store waitlist or Sandy Liang sample sale. Their new battleground is the city’s mayoral race and two of its candidates: Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo.
Meet the “Hot Girl” Behind Hot Girls for Cuomo
Speaking from her hotel room in Tel Aviv, Emily Austin tells Vanity Fair she’d “prefer” a Republican but Cuomo “never had this persona of just being a guy.”
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October 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The hot girls of New York are fighting, but not over the Corner Store waitlist or Sandy Liang sample sale. Their new battleground is the city’s mayoral race and two of its candidates: Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo.
'One Battle After Another' is sprinting into awards season.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film earned a record six nominations from the Gotham Awards as its best picture group expanded from five to 10 total nominees.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film earned a record six nominations from the Gotham Awards as its best picture group expanded from five to 10 total nominees.
'One Battle After Another' Just Set a Gotham Awards Nomination Record
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film picked up six nods as the group expanded its best picture group from five to 10 total nominees.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
'One Battle After Another' is sprinting into awards season.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film earned a record six nominations from the Gotham Awards as its best picture group expanded from five to 10 total nominees.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film earned a record six nominations from the Gotham Awards as its best picture group expanded from five to 10 total nominees.
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Vanity Fair spoke with David Cross about Riyadh, “woke” comedy, and why he keeps a “go-bag” packed just in case things get too dicey during the second Trump administration.
David Cross Doesn’t Care If He Offends You
The candid comic still thinks those who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival participated in “a very dangerous, upsetting thing,” he tells ‘VF’—but he also thinks rape kit jokes and the r-word can ...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Vanity Fair spoke with David Cross about Riyadh, “woke” comedy, and why he keeps a “go-bag” packed just in case things get too dicey during the second Trump administration.
The Trump Administration updated the White House website to tout plans for the new ballroom—and to troll Democrats.
Trump’s White House Trolls Democrats With Some Choice Website Updates
The Trump Administration updated the White House website to tout plans for the new ballroom—and to troll Democrats.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Trump Administration updated the White House website to tout plans for the new ballroom—and to troll Democrats.