TMZ reckons that, despite laying off a bunch of writers last week, Vanity Fair has paid actor Sean Penn to fly to Cuba to pen a story on how the Obama administration has affected the country — and possibly to meet Fidel Castro.
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Conde Nast tightens its (hand-made, designer, anaconda leather) belt
Publisher Conde Nast (GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair) is well known for its culture of extravagance and indulgence — but even Anna Wintour isn’t immune to the media downturn, and the time has come to cut some costs. Can Conde keep the class without chauffeurs and caviar?
In the battle of Johnston vs. Palin, the winner is Vanity Fair
America’s favourite redneck and former-future-son-in-law of Sarah Palin, Levi Johnston, has been making waves in the media with a candid interview for Vanity Fair. But the media is divided over whether his “expose” justice served or just sleaze.
Vanity Fair‘s power 100
Vanity Fair has released its annual Top 100 list of people of power and influence in the Information Age. Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein comes in at number one, with the power players of Google, Amazon and Apple all making the top five.
Is Vanity Fair‘s Best Dresssed list still in vogue?
Vanity Fair has released its 2009 Best Dressed list, but in the online age — where sites like The Satorialist are far more tapped in to the fashion zeitgeist — mags like VF have lost their status as arbiters of style, says Mediaite.
Vanity Fair tortures intern with cable news hell
Thomas Kaplan is Vanity Fair’s summer intern. Instead of tackling the usual work-experience tasks of filing and coffee-making, he has been given a special brief: watch 24-hour cable news channels for four days straight. Oh, and they’re broadcasting the whole thing live.
Just beachy: classic Vanity Fair sand shots
Because nothing gets page impressions like a photo gallery of saucyVanity Fair pics.
