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Vanity Fair (magazine)
''Vanity Fair'' is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States. The first version of ''Vanity Fair'' was published from 1913 to 1936. The imprint was revived in 1983 after Conde Nast took over the magazine company. Vanity Fair currently includes five international editions of the magazine. The five international editions of the magazine are the United Kingdom (since 1991), Italy (since 2003), Spain (since 2008), France (since 2013), and Mexico (since 2015). History ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' Condé Montrose Nast began his empire by purchasing the men's fashion magazine ''Dress'' in 1913. He renamed the magazine ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' and published four issues in 1913. It continued to thrive into the 1920s. However, it became a casualty of the Great Depression and declining advertising revenues. Nonetheless, its circulation at 90,000 copies was at its peak. Condé Nast announced in December 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Fair (American Magazine 1913–1936)
''Vanity Fair'' was an American society magazine published from 1913 to 1936. It was highly successful until the Great Depression led to its becoming unprofitable, and it was merged into ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'' in 1936. In the 1980s, Vanity_Fair_(magazine), the title was revived. History Condé Montrose Nast, Condé Nast began his empire by purchasing the men's fashion magazine ''Dress'' in 1913. He renamed the magazine ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' and published four issues in 1913. Nast paid $3,000 for the right to use the title "Vanity Fair" in the United States, granted by the magazine ''The Standard and Vanity Fair'', "the only periodical printed for the playgoer and player", published weekly by the "Standard and Vanity Fair Company, Inc", whose president was Harry Mountford, also General Director of the White Rats theatrical union. The magazine achieved great popularity under editor Frank Crowninshield. In 1919 Robert Benchley was tapped to become managing editor. He joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger (born January 17, 1962) is an American journalist, author and filmmaker who has reported in-the-field on Dirty,_dangerous_and_demeaning, dirty, dangerous and demanding occupations and the experience of Light_infantry#United_States, infantry combat. He is the author of ''The Perfect Storm (book), The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea'' (1997) which was adapted into a The_Perfect_Storm_(film), major motion picture and led to a resurgence in adventure creative nonfiction writing. He covered the War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021), War in Afghanistan for more than a decade, often embedded in dangerous and remote Outpost_(military), military outposts. The book ''War'' (2010) was drawn from his field reporting for Vanity_Fair_(magazine), ''Vanity Fair'', that also served as the background for the documentary film ''Restrepo (film), Restrepo'' (2010) which received the List_of_Sundance_Film_Festival_award_winners, Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazines Named Vanity Fair
The name ''Vanity Fair'' has been the title of at least five magazines from the 19th century to the present day, where, since 1983, it has been used by the American popular culture magazine published by Condé Nast. The first ''Vanity Fair'' was an American publication that ran from 1859 to 1863; after which a second, unrelated British publication was in print from 1868 to 1914; a third short-lived American magazine of the name was printed in New York between 1902 and 1904; and the fourth was an American publication edited by Condé Nast beginning in 1913, which would ultimately be merged into Nast's larger venture '' Vogue'' in 1936—all four were published independently with no relation to each other. The ''Vanity Fair'' name was revived by Condé Nast as its own magazine in 1983, making it the fifth magazine to use the name and only one still in print. Vanity Fair is notably a fictitious place ruled by Beelzebub in the book ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' by John Bunyan. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray ( ; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his Satire, satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel ''Vanity Fair (novel), Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel ''The Luck of Barry Lyndon'', which was Barry Lyndon, adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick. Thackeray was born in Calcutta, British India, and was sent to England after his father's death in 1815. He studied at various schools and briefly attended Trinity College, Cambridge, before leaving to travel Europe. Thackeray squandered much of his inheritance on gambling and unsuccessful newspapers. He turned to journalism to support his family, primarily working for ''Fraser's Magazine'', ''The Times'', and ''Punch (magazine), Punch''. His wife Isabella suffered from mental illness. Thackeray gained fame with his novel ''Vanity Fair'' and produced several other notable works. He unsuccessfully ran f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Leibovitz
Anna-Lou Leibovitz ( ; born October 2, 1949) is an American Portrait photography, portrait photographer best known for her portraits, particularly of celebrities, which often feature subjects in intimate settings and poses. Leibovitz's Polaroid camera, Polaroid photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, taken five hours before Murder of John Lennon, Lennon's murder, is considered one of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's most famous cover photographs. The Library of Congress declared her a Library of Congress Living Legend, Living Legend, and she is the first woman to have a feature exhibition at National Portrait Gallery (United States), Washington's National Portrait Gallery. Leibovitz was just a student in the 1970s when her photos were published for the first time: pictures of Vietnam War protesters in Israel, taken on assignment for ''Rolling Stone'', one of which landed on the cover. Since then, she has captured film stars, politicians, athletes, royalty and artists for features and cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Weber (photographer)
Bruce Weber (born March 29, 1946) is an American fashion photographer and film director known for his work with fashion brands and magazines. Weber has directed several films, including ''Let's Get Lost (1988 film), Let's Get Lost'' (1988), a documentary about jazz musician Chet Baker, and ''Chop Suey'' (2001), a portrait of a wrestler. ''Let's Get Lost'' received an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature and a Cinecritica Award at the Venice Film Festival. Weber is also the founder and co-owner of Little Bear Press, which publishes books and the independent arts magazine ''All-American''. Weber has been accused of sexual assault by more than 20 models, and has been the subject of three lawsuits, all of which have reached settlements. He currently resides in Miami and is married to , who is also his agent. Life and work Weber was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to a Jewish family. His fashion photography first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British and American author and journalist. He was the author of Christopher Hitchens bibliography, 18 books on faith, religion, culture, politics, and literature. He was born and educated in Britain, graduating in 1970 from the University of Oxford with a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. In the early 1980s, he emigrated to the United States and wrote for ''The Nation'' and ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair''. Known as one of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Four Horsemen" of New Atheism (along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett), he gained prominence as a columnist and speaker. Hitchens's razor, His epistemological razor, which states that "what can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence", is still of mark in philosophy and law. Political views of Christopher Hitchens, Hitchens's political views evolved greatly throughout his life. Originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Orth
Maureen Orth (born 1943) is an American journalist, author, and a Special Correspondent for '' Vanity Fair'' magazine. She is the founder of Marina Orth Foundation, which has established a model education program in Colombia emphasizing technology, English, and leadership. She is the widow of TV journalist Tim Russert. Orth’s research was the basis of multi-episode documentaries and television films about Woody Allen, Michael Jackson and Andrew Cunanan. Early life and education Maureen Orth was born in 1943, Berkeley, California, USA and grew up in the Bay Area of California, the daughter of Helen (Pierotti) Orth and Karl Orth. She has two siblings, Christina Orth and the late Dan Orth. Orth attended Alameda High School. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated in 1964 with a degree in political science. At Berkeley, Orth was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Following her graduation from college, she served in the Peace Corps i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wolff (journalist)
Michael Wolff (born 1953) is an American journalist, as well as a columnist and contributor to ''USA Today'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and the UK edition of '' GQ''. He has received two National Magazine Awards, a Mirror Award, and has authored seven books, including '' Burn Rate'' (1998) about his own dot-com company, and ''The Man Who Owns the News'' (2008), a biography of Rupert Murdoch. He co-founded the news aggregation website Newser and is a former editor of '' Adweek''. On January 5, 2018, Wolff's book '' Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'' was published, containing unflattering descriptions of behavior by U.S. President Donald Trump, chaotic interactions among the White House senior staff, and derogatory comments about the Trump family by former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. The book quickly became a ''New York Times'' number-one bestseller and was the first of four books about Trump in power, the others being ''Siege'' (2019), ''Landslide'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominick Dunne
Dominick John Dunne (October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009) was an American writer, investigative journalist, and producer. He began his career in film and television as a producer of the pioneering gay film '' The Boys in the Band'' (1970) and as the producer of the drama film ''The Panic in Needle Park'' (1971). He turned to writing in the early 1970s. After the 1982 murder of his daughter Dominique, an actress, he began to write about the interaction of wealth and high society with the judicial system. Dunne was a frequent contributor to '' Vanity Fair'', and, beginning in the 1980s, often appeared on television discussing crime. Early life Dunne was born in 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of six children of Richard Edwin Dunne, a hospital chief of staff and a heart surgeon, and Dorothy Frances (née Burns). His maternal grandfather, Dominick Francis Burns (1857–1940), was a successful grocer, who, in 1919, co-founded the Park Street Trust Company, a neighborhood s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columnists
A columnist is a person who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Column (periodical), Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs. They take the form of a short essay by a specific writer who offers a personal point of view. Columns are sometimes written by a composite or a team, appearing under a pseudonym, or (in effect) a brand name. Columnists typically write daily or weekly columns. Some columns are later collected and reprinted in book form. Radio and television Newspaper columnists of the 1930s and 1940s, such as Franklin Pierce Adams (also known as FPA), Nick Kenny (poet), Nick Kenny, John Crosby (media critic), John Crosby, Jimmie Fidler, Louella Parsons, Drew Pearson (journalist), Drew Pearson, Ed Sullivan and Walter Winchell, achieved a celebrity status and used their Print syndication, syndicated columns as a springboard to move into radio and television. In some cases, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Post
''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience. As of 2023, the ''Post'' had 130,000 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers, both of which were the List of newspapers in the United States, third-largest among U.S. newspapers after ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. In 1933, financier Eugene Meyer (financier), Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy and revived its health and reputation; this work was continued by his successors Katharine Graham, Katharine and Phil Graham, Meyer's daughter and son-in-law, respectively, who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
