Tech Helps Curb Infant Blindness Jul 1, 2009
Michael D. O'Neill 06. 06 Tiny Liam Sikes is held by neonatologist Anna Penn at the Lucile Packard Children. (Yahoo News -- Children's Health)
Vanity Fair on Palin: 'It came from Wasilla' Jul 1, 2009
Vanity Fair on Palin: 'It came from Wasilla. Published: June 30th, 2009 07:34 AMLast Modified: June 30th, 2009 09:18 AM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tidbits: Jackson left catalog of new music for kids Jun 30, 2009
Plus: Heath Ledgers last days revealed in Vanity Fair; future of Jon & Kate. Splash News fileMichael Jackson walks with kids Prince Michael and Paris through a studio parking lot in Los Angeles. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
The Anti-ID-Theft Bill That Isn't Jun 30, 2009
Commentary by Bruce Schneier. Bruce Schneier 00004000 04. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Tech Helps Curb Infant Blindness Jun 30, 2009
Michael D. O'Neill 06. 06 Tiny Liam Sikes is held by neonatologist Anna Penn at the Lucile Packard Children. (Yahoo News -- Children's Health)
Like Heath, Like Michael Jun 29, 2009
THE August issue of Vanity Fair went to press before Michael Jackson died -- otherwise the magazine might not have included an article about Heath Ledger, defending Ledger's drug abuse. Peter Biskind reports that Ledger, who perished in January 2008 of an overdose of prescription drugs, suffered from insomnia. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Art Institute's runaway runway hits Jun 29, 2009
The color scheme and the stripes were inspired by Nigerian ammo belts she saw in National Geographic photos (and in a Vanity Fair fashion spread). Her skill was in the details. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Michael Jackson: a gifted, troubled king of pop Jun 26, 2009
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Michael Jackson at 13. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Facebook Plan: Social Queries Will Kill Google Jun 25, 2009
Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network's Plan to Dominate the Internet. Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network's Plan to Dominate the Internet and Keep Google Out. (Newsmax)
Back to basics for Alana Blanchard Jun 25, 2009
Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:10 AM HST Rip Curl representative and Kaua i s Alana Blanchard is permeating the mainstream media with her recent back-to-back features in Rolling Stone magazine s The Hot List as the featured Hot Surfer and in Vanity Fair Spotlight: Tubular Girls about the next wave of talented young surfer chicks. Now it s back to business as Alana, currently ranked 13th on the ASP World Tour, is in South Africa for the 5-Star WQS Mr. Price Pro Ballito and then headed back... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Vanity Fair Jr. Jun 24, 2009
- By Troy Patterson - Slate Magazine. What you're watching. (Slate)
Persian Paranoia Jun 23, 2009
Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the author of , now out in paperback. Photograph of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by Atta Kenare/Staff/Getty Images. (Slate)
New on DVD: 'Seventh Seal' on Blu-ray, 'Crossing Over' Jun 22, 2009
Vanity Fair reporter of murder trials, indirect crime victim himself, best-selling novelist, movie producer, thrower of '60s A-list Hollywood beach bashes (see Tuesday Weld and Jane Fonda in home movies wow) and even a decorated World War II veteran. A full life gets the documentary it deserves. (USA Today -- Life)
The Conservative Case for Massive Government-Sponsored Health Care Jun 20, 2009
(Christopher is sufficiently raffish that Vanity Fair achieved two years ago merely by sending him to a spa, but compared with Henry, he's. . (Slate)
Vanity Fair issue features Kauais female surfing stars Jun 18, 2009
Vanity Fair issue features Kauais female surfing stars ... Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:09 AM HST The issue of Vanity Fair magazine featuring a photo shoot of 12 on-the-rise female surfers is currently available for purchase on newsstands ... To view the enitre photo collection, which includes interviews with the group, pick up the current issue of Vanity Fair or visit for a full Web site slide show. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Stop Romanticizing How "Gritty" and "Authentic" New York Was in the '70s Jun 16, 2009
James Wolcott doesn't go that far in his tone poem to '70s New York published in the June issue of Vanity Fair. But "" typifies the romantic pop-historical vision of the perioda surprise, coming from Wolcott's normally acid-dipped pen. (Slate)
At least one Blagojevich is making friends Jun 16, 2009
The May issue of Vanity Fair, in which Bundchen appears nearly naked on the cover (and inside the magazine, claimed that Tom Bradys son is 100 percent hers) is the lowest-selling issue of the publication in nearly two years. Reps for Vanity Fair confirm that the issue sold only 280,000 single-sale copies. (MSNBC -- News)
Read the 'News Watch' transcript Jun 16, 2009
This White House President Obama supposedly won the election because he learned how to harness the Internet and mobile phones and so forth, There's a piece in Vanity Fair this week that says basically the White House press operation has figured out how to bypass reporters altogether ... Everything you need to know about the Wolffe book and its dishonesty is the quote that says, from Wolffe, "the Obama administration is not interested in the daily or weekly news cycle at all." I mean, he said... (Fox News)
The Weekly Show Jun 16, 2009
What's new in Vanity Fair, New York, and Rolling Stone ... Vanity Fair, JulyMichael Wolff the Obama administration's clever, paradoxical press strategy: "[T]he keynote affect of this most brilliant and successful and certainly calculated White House press operation is, We're artless, really. Pay no attention to what we're doing hereit ain't nothin' much." The confluence of Obama's still-astonishing popularity, the decline of mainstream-media "dinosaurs," and the advent of Twitter and other... (Slate)
Vanity Fair Releases Reagan Archive Jun 5, 2009
The Vanity Fair Reagan Library ... Sign up to receive the latest tips from Vanity Fair delivered to your inbox ... See all of Johnny Depp s appearances in Vanity Fair, from 1995 to today. (Newsmax)
Can Stephen Colbert save Newsweek? Jun 4, 2009
Gisele makes stepson feel best Supermodel Gisele Bndchen was criticized when she referred to her stepson as 100 percent hers in Vanity Fair (hes the son of Bndchen husband Tom Brady and actress Bridget Moynahan). Now, a friend of Bndchens is sticking up for the model. (MSNBC -- News)
Infotainment Jun 4, 2009
It sounds strange, but I see Ronnie, Reagan, who turns 88 next month, told Vanity Fair in a rare interview. At nighttime, if I wake up, I think Ronnies. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Media Advisory - A decade of capital extremes: where have women in capital markets netted out? Jun 4, 2009
Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.; lunch to be served at 12:00 p.m. Where: Le Meridien King Edward Hotel, Vanity Fair Ballroom, 37 King Street East, Toronto RSVP: Media wishing to attend must RSVP at or 416-924-4442 ext 260 KPMG Canada is the title sponsor of the event. The Toronto CFA Society and Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP are co-event sponsors. (Canada Newswire)
Weekly's 'Truthiness' Jun 4, 2009
He said he was inspired by Bono's past guest editorship for Graydon Carter's Vanity Fair. Meacham said he was not sure if more guest editorships will follow. (New York Post -- Business)
Nancy Reagan can 'see Ronnie' at night: magazine Jun 3, 2009
"It sounds strange, but I see Ronnie," Mrs Reagan, who turns 88 on Saturday, told Vanity Fair in a rare interview ... No, it does not," she added. Commenting on President Barack Obama's White House, the former first lady said she had voted for his Republican challenger John McCain, but was "very impressed" by his campaign. Mrs Reagan has long been interested in astrology, something that has made her the target of jokes. She told Vanity Fair of her shock on hearing Mr Obama quip last November... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
White House: No slight meant to Nancy Reagan Jun 3, 2009
On Monday, Vanity Fair published an interview with on its Web site in which she suggested the Obama administration missed an opportunity by not inviting her to witness President Obama signing a measure in March expanding federal support for stem-cell research. The former first lady has long promoted such steps despite objections from many in the GOP.. (CNN -- US)
Nancy Reagan to Lunch with Michelle Obama Jun 3, 2009
The lunch comes after a Vanity Fair article released this week in which Reagan revealed that she advised the Obamas to entertain in the White House. She also told Vanity Fair she was disappointed not to be invited to the White House when President Obama ended the Bush era ban on embryonic stem cell research. (Newsmax)
Nancy Reagan 'sees Ronnie' at night Jun 3, 2009
"It sounds strange, but I see Ronnie," Reagan, who turns 88 on Saturday, told Vanity Fair in a rare interview ... She told Vanity Fair of her shock on hearing Obama quip last November that he was only going to take advice from living ex-presidents and not "get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any seances.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Barry Comden; was married to Doris Day Jun 3, 2009
He always made sure that her favorite wine was chilled and provided her with ample leftovers for her dogs to eat, Vanity Fair magazine reported last year. Pampered pets would be a recurring theme of the five-year marriage between Day and Mr. Comden, 12 years her junior. (Boston Globe)
Johnny Depp reveals his secret island getaway Jun 2, 2009
(The island) is my decompression, Depp told the July issue of Vanity Fair magazine. Its my way of trying to return to normalcy Escapism is survival to me. (MSNBC -- News)
Nancy Reagan Takes on Obamas, Bushes Jun 2, 2009
Vanity Fair's VF Daily Blog ... With her 88th birthday approaching, media-shy Nancy Reagan opens up to Vanity Fair s Bob Colacello about a wide range of subjects, including the Bushes, the Obamas, her White House battles, and how her life has changed since the death of her husband, five years ago ... Vanity Fair s July issue, which contains the full text of Nancy Reagan s Solo Role, with photographs of the former First Lady by Jonathan Becker, hits newsstands in New York and Los Angeles on June... (Newsmax)
Remembering Amos Elon Jun 2, 2009
Amos Elon: The historian who explained Israel to itself. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Tip-toeing around the Kennedys May 31, 2009
An excerpt from Edward Klein's new book in this month's Vanity Fair stirred up talk about Victoria Kennedy's alleged political ambition. Klein contends that Kennedy's wife is feuding with Kennedy's nephew Joseph P. Kennedy II over the seat. (Boston Globe)
British: Talk Radio's 'Noble Savages,' Ruddy Take May 29, 2009
A recent profile of Limbaugh by Vanity Fair claimed that the average age of his listeners is 67 and rising. Fox's average viewer is said to be in their seventh decade. (Newsmax)
The week's fashion gossip May 29, 2009
The 'Come On Over' star has previously always worked with designer crimper Ken Paves even cancelling photoshoots with magazines who refused to work with him but amazed staff at a recent Vanity Fair shoot by agreeing to use Oribe to style her locks. Her spokesperson is quoted by the New York Post newspaper as saying: "The photographer, Mario Testino, insisted on his team, and we agreed. Mario is a genius. The photos are gorgeous and transformative.". (iAfrica.com)
Announcing: Getting Green Done Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution May 28, 2009
With everyone from Oprah to Vanity Fair advocating that Americans "go green," it looks like green has become the new black ... Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) May 27, 2009 -- With everyone from Oprah to Vanity Fair advocating that Americans "go green," it looks like green has become the new black. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Make way for Dame Edna's stage tour May 28, 2009
Back in 2003, Vanity Fair magazine asked her about the value of learning Spanish. "There's nothing in that language worth reading except 'Don Quixote,' and a quick listen to the CD of 'Man of La Mancha' will take care of that," she answered, adding that Spanish isn't of much use unless you're talking to "your leaf blower.". (North County Times)
Shaq challenges Armstrong May 27, 2009
26, 2009 10:08 PM The Arizona Republic. Who would Shaq stand a better chance against. (AZCentral -- Sports)
MOVING VAN FOR CONDé NAST May 26, 2009
But since then, even illustrious titles like Vogue and Vanity Fair have been reeling from calamitous fall-offs in advertising revenue. . (New York Post -- Business)
The End of the Tamil Tigers May 26, 2009
Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the Roger S. Mertz media fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif. Photograph of Sri Lankan soldiers by STR/AFP/Getty Images. (Slate)
Video: Six Flags Magic Mountain Adds 16th Coaster to Its Renowned Collection May 23, 2009
Halcyon signed biographer and long time Vanity Fair writer Bob Colacello to an exclusive agreement wherein Halcyon will have first look and option to produce all of Colacello's work into film that could take the form of feature films or television mini series. Halcyon will produced the English language remake of Danish helmer Susanna Bier's "After the Wedding.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Host to Coast May 23, 2009
What's new in the Economist, Harper's, and Vanity Fair ... Vanity Fair, June 2009An from an upcoming biography of Ted Kennedy focuses on the Massachusetts senator's battle with brain cancer and his family's responses to the possibility of losing the only Kennedy brother who "had lived long enough, in the words of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats, to 'comb grey hair.' " In Boston last spring, after the senator suffered two seizures, "[t]he hospital room throbbed with undisguised rivalry... (Slate)
How CW Will Corrupt Your Daughters Next May 23, 2009
These include Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, People, Entertainment Weekly, Allure, Lucky, Nylon, New York, Details, W, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Teen, Seventeen, Gotham, Cosmo, CosmoGirl. CosmoGirl. (Slate)
New Hair Day For Jess May 22, 2009
Ken Paves, who rode Simpson's coattails for years, usually insists on doing her hair for major shoots, but most magazines don't want to work with him because he's the king of "Texas" hair, charges so much and isn't considered "timely." So it came as a surprise to insiders when they saw that Oribe had styled Simpson for this month's Vanity Fair. Especially as, several years ago when Simpson was a huge star, the magazine had offered her the cover -- but she turned them down because they didn't... (New York Post -- Gossip)
The Anti-ID-Theft Bill That Isn't May 22, 2009
Commentary by Bruce Schneier. 00004000 Bruce Schneier 04. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Netflix Imitators Are Everywhere May 22, 2009
For Dallas software engineer Adam Sills, entertainment is as close as his mailbox. As a subscriber to Netflix, he's long since given up on Blockbuster, where he used to rack up hefty late fees. (Yahoo News -- Electronic Commerce)
Segway Stumbles in Europe May 22, 2009
Jeroen van Bergeijk 12. 03 00004000 Segway has released its newest model, the Segway Human Transporter p Series. (Yahoo News -- Segway Human Transporter)
Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame May 22, 2009
Earlier this month AOL publicly released a data trove: 500,000 search queries culled from three months of user traffic on its search engine. The company claimed it was trying to help researchers by providing "anonymized" search information, but experts and the public were shocked at how easy it was to figure out who had been searching on what. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Tech Helps Curb Infant Blindness May 22, 2009
Michael D. O'Neill 06. 06 Tiny Liam Sikes is held by neonatologist Anna Penn at the Lucile Packard Children. (Yahoo News -- Children's Health)
AOL Peeved by Adware Outbreak May 22, 2009
Reader's advisory: W 00004000 ired News has been for a number of stories written by this author. If you have any information about sources cited in this article, please send an e-mail to sourceinfo at wired. (Yahoo News -- Instant Messaging)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost May 22, 2009
See related story: 02. 04 The 250-GB hard drive of DirectTV's HD DVR can store about 30 hours of high-definition programming or 200 hours of standard-definition programming. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Private Jessica says President is misusing her 'heroism' May 22, 2009
The story reaches fever pitch this week with the publication of Lynch's autobiography, a dramatised TV documentary, interviews and a Vanity Fair cover story ... She has been romanced as the media target of the moment, photographed by Annie Liebowitz for Vanity Fair, and stands to make millions more from a movie deal. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Stewart feeling confined May 22, 2009
In her first post-prison interview, Stewart opens up to Vanity Fair (on stands Tuesday) about her confinement and her upcoming reality TV show, The Apprentice: Martha Stewart ... But being locked down at her Cantitoe Farm in Bedford, N.Y., she says in the Vanity Fair interview, provides her with less freedom than prison did. (Yahoo News -- Martha Stewart)
World's Most Shocking Apology: Oprah to James Frey May 19, 2009
According to an article in Vanity Fair, which has been confirmed by Oprah's folks, the talk-show host recently reached out to the best-selling author she annihilated on live TV a few years ago for fibbing in his memoir. Related. (Time.com)
Kanye West pleads not guilty in scuffle May 19, 2009
FILE - In this April 21, 2009 file photo, Rapper Kanye West attends the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Halfway point May 19, 2009
Vanity Fair magazine has even cancelled its annual party, usually regarded as one of the social highlights of the 12-day festival. Cornish (right) is a strong contender for this year's best actress prize. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Frustrated Rudd looks to the election he has to have May 15, 2009
"THANKS for having me back," Wayne Swan began yesterday's speech to the National Press Club, an event at which he arrived after everyone else was seated, to the sound of applause and the glitter of flash bulbs, like Brad Pitt arriving at a Vanity Fair party. ECONOMISTS are divided about the budget's economic outlook, with some saying it is too pessimistic, some saying it is too optimistic, and others saying it looks about right. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Winfrey apologizes for slamming Frey May 15, 2009
Winfreys apology was first reported on the Web site of Vanity Fair, with the author saying he felt grateful for Winfreys gesture ... Frey said Winfrey called him last fall to tell him I felt I owe you an apology, and she explained that her lambasting of him sprang from her sense of feeling betrayed, according to the Vanity Fair report ... It was a nice surprise to hear from her, and I really appreciated the call and the sentiment, he told Vanity Fair. (MSNBC -- News)
More of this story May 14, 2009
She was chosen to participate in a photo shoot highlighting the next wave of young female surfing talent for Vanity Fair magazine. The shoot, which featured 12 surfers, was a new experience for Alana and one that she seemed to enjoy. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Cannes Film Festival Opens May 14, 2009
Cannes dons 3D specs for film festival lift-off Posted: 14 May 2009 0429 hrs. " onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Weekly fashion gossip May 14, 2009
" And, apparently Victoria Beckham was "overwhelmed" when Madonna wore one of her designs. The singer-turned-designer was overcome with emotion when she saw the 50-year-old had chosen to wear one of her high-end dresses to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party last February. Victoria explained: "It's just phenomenal. I actually didn't know Madonna was going to wear my dress, I hadn't sent it to her she picked it herself and when I saw the picture in a magazine I was overwhelmed. (iAfrica.com)
Protecting spies wasn’t meant to protect torture May 14, 2009
It was in Vanity Fair magazine. Oh, and Valerie Plame was never undercover nor did she do any kind of undercover work. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Red carpet unfurled as Cannes festival opens May 14, 2009
Festival director Thierry Fremaux said he expects attendance to be up slightly from last year, but Vanity Fair magazine has canceled its annual Cannes party, and some soirees are rumored to have swapped champagne for sparkling wine. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- News)
Sun rises on Cannes 2009 May 14, 2009
The most high-profile sign of cost-cutting came when Vanity Fair magazine called off its exclusive party. And at the Cannes Market, the industry's biggest deal-making forum, executives are sounding a note of caution. (iAfrica.com)
Souter, Specter and a Soft Shoe May 11, 2009
A contributor to Vanity Fair suggests that President Obama replace Souter with Anita Hill, a law professor at Brandeis University. For those who were born yesterday or ignorant of events of more than a year or so in the past, Anita Hill was the woman who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment when the Senate was considering his confirmation to the high court. (Townhall.com)
