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THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM

Are You a Dior or Are You a Bezos?

This weekend's fancy European events show that there are two types of (ultra-rich, mostly glamorous) people in this world.
Society

Annabelle Dexter-Jones and Daniel Humm Take VF Inside Their Starry Wedding Plans

The intimate friends-and-family affair will include A-listers like Mark Ronson, Fran Lebowitz, Questlove, and Gabriela Hearst.
NOSY ROSY

Pink Cocaine. Tusi. Tusibi. The Party Drug That’s Popping Up Everywhere Is Still a Big Mystery

“It’s kind of a sexy term” for a drug that rarely includes actual coke, says one researcher, but that hasn’t hurt the popularity of pink cocaine.
THE AISLE

Everything to Know About Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Wedding

The couple is days away from walking down the aisle. Find out everything we know about the hush-hush nuptials here.
KEEPING THINGS AFLOAT

Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’ Wedding Planners Deny a “Takeover” of Venice

A statement from planners Lanza & Baucina promises “minimal impact” amidst planned protests from Venetians.
EDITOR’S LETTER

Defining the Times: Radhika Jones on 7 Game-Changing Years at Vanity Fair

The departing editor in chief reflects on the power of journalism—and teamwork—in an era of dramatic cultural upheaval.
Play By Play

“It’s Not Just Winning. It’s the Celebrity”: Inside the Los Angeles Lakers’ Record-Setting Sale

ESPN reporter Ramona Shelburne talks to VF about what led to Dodgers owner Mark Walter’s eye-popping $10 billion purchase of the storied NBA team and how there’s “connective tissue between the two franchises.”
Jet Set

Nobody Captured Summer Vibes More Elegantly Than Slim Aarons

From Marisa Berenson sunbathing in Capri to C.Z. Guest poolside in Palm Beach, Aarons’s photos of the rich and famous have been a vicarious ticket to the jet set for decades.
In Photos

Landon Nordeman Is Making Party Photos Fun Again

At Leica Gallery New York, the chronicler of the starry set presents a decade of vibrant, behind-the-scenes moments from high-profile functions, including the VF Oscars Party and the Met Gala.
Alternative Theories

Why Are MAHA Influencers So Obsessed With Parasites?

Conservative influencers are pushing livestock dewormers along with DIY “detox” potions, and people are posting photos of their soiled toilet bowls (again).
true colors

“The Barbarians Are at the Gates”: Curtis Yarvin Has Big Art Plans for the US Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale

It’s not a retrospective of Jon McNaughton’s portraits of bloody, triumphant, muscly Trump. It’s somehow crazier.
Together, Wherever We Go

Antonio Banderas Named His Dog After This Broadway Show

The long-haired Chihuahua has been making appearances on the actor's social media accounts, “humming” alongside Banderas and wearing sunglasses.
In Memoriam

William Langewiesche: Masterful, Meticulous, and Funny as Hell

Langewiesche was “a boy at heart, someone with a big laugh,” writes a longtime friend and former colleague of the VF journalist, a role that was “his true identity and calling.”
In Memoriam

William Langewiesche, Longtime VF Writer, Has Died at 70

A dear friend and fellow VF writer pays homage to a master of long-form journalism.
In Conversation

Catherine Lacey Had a Really Bad Breakup. But That Was Just the Beginning

The author talks losing faith, writing sex, and the makings of The Möbius Book, her part-memoir, part-novella exploration of the pain and joy of change.
Sport

“I Got the Raw End of That”: Rebekah Vardy on the Long Tail of the Wagatha Christie Saga

Three years after an Instagram defamation trial rocked British sports media, the UK tabloid superstar has a few more thoughts on the affair that she says she has moved on from.
true colors

Showdown at the National Portrait Gallery

As predicted, Donald Trump’s attempt at flexing his might at The Smithsonian is hitting some snarls; plus, Blake takes The Odeon, and more in this week’s column.
Listen & Learn

With the Famous Amos Podcast, Sarah Amos Is Running Toward Her Father’s Complicated, One-of-a-Kind Legacy

On Wednesday, the Tribeca Film Festival premiered a visual preview for the forthcoming podcast about the American mogul, which later took home the Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award.
The girls are fighting

Who Is Riley Gaines, the Conservative Political Activist Simone Biles Took to Task?

Everything you need to know about Riley Gaines, the former D1 swimmer turned Fox News pundit who’s made a career out of attacking trans women in sports.
FYPolitics

Gavin Newsom Swaps Steve Bannon Interviews for Hard Left Trump Trolling

The California governor appears to be taking a page from the Harris 2024 social media playbook.
PUT A RING ON...SOMEONE

Aaron Rodgers Is Apparently Not “Immunized” To Love Either

We wish Rodgers—who confirmed this week that he is a married man—and someone who is “not Britney Spears” but may or may not be “Brittani with an ‘i’” all the best.