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Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century

The author fell in love with a 16-year-old girl when he was 42. She went on to become one of the most significant—and secret—inspirations in literary history.
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Mel Brooks’s Bombastic Brilliance

The comedy legend has ego to spare in his autobiography, which is most revealing when it digs into his marriage to Anne Bancroft.

The Trump Transition

Why the Pete Hegseth Scandal Is Rattling Trumpworld

GOP sources say there are doubts whether the defense secretary nominee can hang on following revelations of a 2017 sexual assault claim.

The 2025 Hollywood Issue

Behind the Scenes
Shoot Happens: The Making of the Hollywood Cover
It took two heady days, plus 30 racks of clothing, 200 pairs of shoes, and one miniature schnauzer.
Q&A
Zendaya’s Leading Lady Era
The star of Challengers, Dune, and Euphoria told VF she was about to go to her first set in almost two years: “I’m a little bit terrified. I’m like, Can I even do this anymore?”
Q&A
The Rise of Sydney Sweeney
While waiting to shoot season three of HBO’s drama, she produced the smash Anyone but You, and dove into some intense roles.
Q&A
Nicole Kidman’s “Terrifying” New Role
The Oscar winner, now back in the race with the erotic drama, talks about how her mom was the “driving force” of her life.

Karen Read Tells Her Story: A Murder Trial in Massachusetts

After John O’Keefe was found, near death, in the snowy front yard of a fellow Boston cop, his girlfriend was arrested. As Karen Read’s second murder trial looms, she’s ready to talk about what she says really happened.

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Through the Years

A Cover-by-Cover History of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue

Launched in 1995, the year the movies turned 100, the Hollywood Issue can be judged by its covers: artful, innovative, prescient.
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