Russell Brand, Seriously
Since his BBC Newsnight interview went viral last year, Russell Brand has emerged as a political firebrand. David Kamp speaks to the the comedian.
A Sensational Jewel Heist
Jack Murphy speaks on his role in stealing gems from a New York museum—and the roles John D. MacArthur, Eva Gabor, and Nora Ephron had in getting them back.
America’s First Celebrity Chef
André Soltner gives John Heilpern a lesson in making the perfect omelet.
The Branded Bandit
If you rob two or more banks in Los Angeles, you get a nickname chosen by Special Agent Steve May, bank-robbery coordinator for the F.B.I.’s Southern California territory.
The de Blasio Diaries
Beset by a public-health scare and gubernatorial grief, New York’s first dad-jeans mayor contends with a more personal Halloween fight as well.
Featured Video
Watch the full conversation between the show-runners behind Mad Men, Orange Is the New Black, and The Good Wife—Matthew Weiner, Jenji Kohan, and Robert and Michelle King at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit.
In the News
As Orson Welles’s unfinished last film, The Other Side of the Wind, may finally be resurrected, read David Kamp’s 2002 report on the making, and unmaking, of The Magnificent Ambersons—a movie that Welles believed was the death of his Hollywood career.
Traveling to Meliandou, a remote Guinean village and the likely home of Patient Zero, Jeffrey E. Stern tracks the Ebola virus’s path.
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The 50th Anniversary of New York’s Most Sensational Jewel Heist
The de Blasio Diaries, Chapter 3: Costume Drama
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Pamela Bell’s Prinkshop Is Inspiring a New Generation to Make the World a Better Place
The de Blasio Diaries, Chapter 2: Highline and Dry
Mikhail Baryshnikov Praises Ballerina Wendy Whelan’s Grace
Legendary Journalist Ben Bradlee Dies at Age 93
Did Israel Avert a Hamas Massacre?
Hamas’s Khalid Mishal on the Gaza War, Tunnels, and ISIS
Shakespeare and Company: A Legendary Bookstore in Paris
An Illustrated Map Inside Shakespeare and Company
The Duke of Marlborough, Savior of Blenheim Palace, Has Died at Age 88
Could the Secret Service Have Saved J.F.K.?
