Culture
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.
By Kase Wickman
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.
By Fawnia Soo Hoo
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.
By Kase Wickman
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.
By Kase Wickman
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.
By Monica Coviello
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.
By Radhika Jones
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.”
By Tom Kludt
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.
By Valentina Bottoni
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.
By Allison SchallerPhotography by Landon Nordeman
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).
By Erin Vanderhoof
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.
By Nate Freeman
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.
By Marita Alonso
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.”
By Keenan Mayo
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.
By Michael Joseph Gross
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.
By Keziah Weir
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.
By Dan Adler
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.
By Nate Freeman
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.
By Faith Cummings
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.
By Chris Murphy
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.
By Kase Wickman
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.
By Kase Wickman