Pity Contest: Newt Gingrich vs. Donald Trump
Priuses, Bavarian-Style: Previewing BMW’s New iCars
Newt Gingrich’s New Ad Sounds a Lot Like The Lord of the Rings
What Would Don Do? England Edition: A Mad Men–Minded Guide to Episode Nine of Pan Am
From One Happily Married Man to Another: Cain to Endorse Gingrich?
Words That Shaped the Week: “Lady Gaga,” “Ginger White,” “Christmas Music”
Elizabeth II is the second-longest-reigning monarch in British history. Sally Bedell Smith documents how the savvy young ruler sealed her future.
Senior West Coast Editor Krista Smith interviews Steve McQueen, the director of 2011’s sexiest—and riskiest—Oscar contender.
Bryan Burrough lays out Rick Perry’s three fatal flaws: pay-to-play cronyism, roughshod politics, and . . . Oops!
Lady Gaga tells Lisa Robinson that her relationships with creative men always start out “unicorns and rainbows. And then they hate me.” That’s when her fans inspire her to set herself free.
For the holidays, Punch Hutton sorts through the best of what’s in stores.
How do you measure a year? In teacups, in tabloids, in chalkboards and same-sex weddings. A graphical look back at 2011.
In the News
Photographer James Nachtwey shoots the brave workers who are tasked with containing Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster.
This month, Christie’s will auction Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry collection. An annotated preview.
Latest Features
Flashback: Through the Looking-Glass
Rick Perry Has Three Strikes Against Him
“He Kept His Word”
The Year in 18 Objects
Revolutions and Devolutions
A Soundboard of Rick Perry’s Best Bloopers
The 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll
Big Baby: Why Newt Gingrich Still Needs That Pacifier
How Michael Ovitz Allegedly Tried to Steal IMG Away From his Ailing Former Ally Teddy Forstmann
A Study in Scarlett
The Invincible Mrs. Thatcher
The Belle of Dunder Mifflin
