Scoop: Stewart doesnt want Jolie-level fame Nov 4, 2009
" The desire to keep some semblance of a low profile is one that Stewart shares with her Twilight co-star and rumored significant other Robert Pattinson. I guess Im not the type of guy cut out to do a franchise, he told Vanity Fair. Im not much of a crowd person. Tom and Katies quiet Boston lifeIf Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes want to live in a place where they can go largely unnoticed and unbothered in public, Boston, where the familys been for weeks as Cruise films... (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Pattinson, Stewart just 'good friends' Nov 4, 2009
Pattinson tells Vanity Fair he's annoyed by rumors of romance with Kristen Stewart ... They are really just "good friends," Pattinson said in a recent interview with Vanity Fair, but that's it -- and he finds rumors to the contrary frustrating ... In the Vanity Fair interview, to appear in the magazine's December issue, talked about his relationship with Stewart, as well as reservations he had early on in his acting career. (CNN -- International)
Mr. Paulson goes to Washington Nov 4, 2009
The excerpt comes from Todd Purdum's epic conducted by the Vanity Fair writer with Paulson from shortly after the former Goldman-Sachs CEO arrived in Washington right through the entire financial crisis. Everyone else in the econoblogosphere has already put in their two bits and I don't have too much to add: There's not a whole lot of breaking news, Paulson does come off as naive about how Washington works, expresses a surprising amount of respect for Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi, and tells us... (Salon)
Levi Johnston Stripped Bare Nov 4, 2009
Also, with Palin's book, "Going Rogue," set for release this month, some publications may follow Vanity Fair's example in October by granting the high-school dropout a byline ... This sort of Vanity Fair piece need not include verification by other sources, but there must be a paragraph with a seedy nugget in it. (Townhall.com)
Private Jessica says President is misusing her 'heroism' Nov 3, 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)
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt reigns again Nov 3, 2009
Besides producing films, some of the movies Gardner acted in include Vanity Fair which first brought her to stardom A Princess of Bagdad and A Tale of Two Cities. Gardner died in 1968 and is, only in the past 12 years or so, finally getting the recognition deserving of the heritage she left to the film industry, and for the leading edge role of women she played in it. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Robert Pattinson Denies He And Kristen Stewart Are Dating Nov 3, 2009
Twilight' star tells Vanity Fair he and co-star are 'good friends. . (VHI.com -- Music News)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost Nov 3, 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)
'Twilight' stars speak out Nov 3, 2009
Pattinson, who became an overnight heart-throb after starring in last year's movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance novel, told Vanity Fair in its latest edition that the co-stars were not an item. "It doesn't make any difference what you say (to the tabloids)," Pattinson said. (iAfrica.com)
Click to read:The 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll Nov 2, 2009
The 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll - 60 Minutes - CBS News. The 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll ... As the politicians and the lobbyists debate the details of how billions of dollars will be divvied up between Insurance Companies and their clients (aka hard working Americans), the 60 Minutes/ Vanity Fair poll begins with two questions concerning the actual health of Americans. (CBS News)
The Anti-ID-Theft Bill That Isn't Nov 1, 2009
Commentary by Bruce Schneier. California was the first state to pass a law requiring companies that keep personal data to disclose when that data is lost or stolen. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame Nov 1, 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)
Major layoffs loom at Time Inc.: reports Oct 31, 2009
Earlier this month, publishing group Conde Nast, which owns The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue, closed Gourmet magazine and axed other titles including Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and Cookie. Like other US publishers, Conde Nast and Time Inc. have been facing a steep drop in print advertising revenue, steadily declining circulation and the migration of readers to free news online. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Click to read: Palin Fires Back At Levi Johnston Oct 30, 2009
In Part One of the interview, Johnston also repeated a story he had told to Vanity Fair magazine -- that he heard Palin jokingly refer to her baby son, Trig, as "the retarded one." Trig was born with Down syndrome. "The Early Show" asked Palin if she had, in fact, said that. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Ex-Letterman Writer: Sexual Politics Ruled Oct 29, 2009
In the Vanity Fair article, Scovell said Letterman didn't "hit on her" during her roughly five-month stint with NBC's "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1990 ... how much did she get paid for her interview w/ Vanity Fair. (CBS News)
Ex-Letterman writer claims hostile environment Oct 28, 2009
Nell Scovell, writing for Vanity Fair online , said Letterman didn't "hit on her" during her stint with NBC's. But Scovell writes that he paid extra attention to her and was rumored to be involved in sexual relationships with other female staffers. (USA Today -- Life)
Lifeline for cross-dressers Oct 27, 2009
Penn arrived in Cuba at the window hoping to interview Castro for Vanity Fair. Cuba's government-controlled television showed the actor walking in the town of Nueva Gerona, accompanied by the Cuban painter Alexis Leyva. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Stewart feeling confined Oct 27, 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)
Faith No More Oct 27, 2009
Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the Roger S. Mertz media fellow at the Hoover Institution. What did you think of this article. (Slate)
Heres fresh thread Oct 26, 2009
The Italian edition of Vanity Fair said that it had found George Hussein Onyango Obama living in a hut in a ramshackle town of Huruma on the outskirts of Nairobi. Rancid human beings all, UN freaks, probably here to scope out some new blood in their little girl rape industry. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Sean Penn arrives in Cuba to interview Fidel Castro Oct 26, 2009
A US entertainment news website, TMZ, reported earlier that Penn was writing a story for Vanity Fair magazine about how the Obama administration has affected Cuba. Since taking office in January, US President Barack Obama has moved to ease a half-century of tension with Cuba, with small steps such as relaxing rules on visits and money transfers to the island. (Yahoo! Asia News)
First family's first portrait on the house Oct 25, 2009
Leibovitz, 60, who made a fortune taking celebrity pictures for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, is battling bankruptcy after taking out a loan of more than $US20 million ($21 ... In January, Leibovitz shot an Obama portfolio for Vanity Fair and her photo of Michelle Obama graced the cover of Vogue's March issue, making it only the second time a president's wife has appeared on the cover of the fashion magazine ... Among the famous magazine covers featuring Leibovitz photographs are a naked John... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Carter's chutzpah Oct 24, 2009
Vanity Fair boss gets sun as staff gets burned ... As another wave of job cuts hit Cond; Nast yesterday -- this time at the Fairchild division -- Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter was being blasted by his colleagues for jetting off to Bermuda as members of his staff were given pink slips ... While The Post yesterday reported that Carter began a vacation on the day the layoffs were made, it turns out Carter traveled to Bermuda, where temperatures are hovering in the high 70s, while as... (New York Post -- News)
AOL Peeved by Adware Outbreak Oct 24, 2009
Reader's advisory: Wired 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)
Tech Helps Curb Infant Blindness Oct 24, 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)
Levi Johnston to Appear on "Early Show" Oct 24, 2009
Levi Johnston claims he's only trying to get his side of the story out, but in Vanity Fair magazine, Kelly Wallace reports on several comments Johnston has made to debunk Sarah Palin's "hockey mom" image ... Most recently, in the October issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Johnston said that the former Alaska governor complained that her job was "too hard" and that she had offered so people wouldn't know her daughter was pregnant. (CBS News)
Three Key Pieces Worn Three Ways Oct 23, 2009
How to Style Three Key Fashion Pieces Three Different Ways: Checklist: teenvogue. Preview the current issue of Teen Vogue. (Teen Vogue)
Michael Wolff: Rupert to Net: It's war! Oct 23, 2009
Sign up to receive the latest tips from Vanity Fair delivered to your inbox. Social Studies Featured Photography. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Anti-ID-Theft Bill That Isn't Oct 23, 2009
Commentary by Bruce Schneier. Bruce Schneier 00004000 04. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame Oct 23, 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)
Graydon AWOL as Vanity Fair cuts staff Oct 23, 2009
VANITY Fair yesterday took some of the deepest staff cuts at Cond; Nast, but Editor ... Vanity Fair's layoffs were said to be in the double-digit range, and hit as high as senior editors and as low as fact checkers, and were deep, in part, because Carter largely ignored the edict to chop 5 percent late last year ... VANITY Fair yesterday took some of the deepest staff cuts at Cond; Nast, but Editor Graydon Carter didn't deliver the bad news himself. (New York Post -- News)
25 forces transforming the world Oct 23, 2009
Youd better listen to us, because otherwise, Peoples Bank of China starts selling ten-year treasuries, and then you guys are dead, so historian Professor Niall Ferguson told Vanity Fair early this year. Companies that get itThe smart companies are the ones who have created new paths for themselves. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Of course you'd never know that from reading hit jobs like Todd Purdum's sepulchral piece on Palin in the current Vanity Fair ... Now behold Madonna, arriving muscular and veiny-armed at the Vanity Fair party after this year's Oscars in Los Angeles. (Salon)
Netflix Imitators Are Everywhere Oct 23, 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)
Biz reporters rip each other's reps Oct 21, 2009
It's also part of an excerpt from the book that ran in the November issue of Vanity Fair ... Gasparino, whose own book about the financial crisis, called "The Sellout," is due in stores next month, said he e-mailed Sorkin about the passage soon after the Vanity Fair piece came out ... He also sent a similar complaint to Vanity Fair this week. (New York Post -- Business)
Mom & Pop Whitman honor the two Marys Oct 21, 2009
Oh, I see Mr. Snaid has been talking about an excerpt that he read in the May issue of the magazine Vanity Fair from the book, 'The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America' by Douglas Brinkley. And he has dressed up like Teddy Roosevelt and keeps saying, 'Bully for you' in response to everything you speak. (Weymouth News, MA)
Cond Carnage Continues at Glamour Oct 20, 2009
The layoffs follow cutbacks at Vanity Fair and W on Friday and firings earlier last week at Vogue. No editorial people were affected by last week's cuts at Vanity Fair, but there is an expectation that group will next face the ax ... The layoffs follow cutbacks at Vanity Fair and W on Friday and firings earlier last week at Vogue. (New York Post -- News)
Segway Stumbles in Europe Oct 20, 2009
Jeroen van Bergeijk 12. 03 Segway has released its newest model, the Segway Human Transporter p Series. (Yahoo News -- Segway Human Transporter)
Search for Amelia Earhart expands to theaters this week Oct 20, 2009
It was directed by Indian-born (Vanity Fair, Salaam Bombay. and produced by , billionaire founder of who has funded deep-water searches for Earhart's plane near Howland. (USA Today)
Scoop: Time to protect the kids on reality TV Oct 20, 2009
Sadly, I think the only thing we can be sure of now, Min told Vanity Fair, is 10, 15 years down the road, the E. True Hollywood story: The Gosselin Kids. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Kate Gosselin says her kids are struggling Oct 20, 2009
In a new article posted on Vanity Fair. com, Kate reveals her brood has been "acting out" lately but she is hopeful it's a phase that will pass as the kids adjust to their life with divorced parents. (MSNBC -- News)
Glamour, Wired take latest hits Oct 20, 2009
Vanity Fair Publisher Edward Menicheschi on Friday axed five people on the business side, but Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter has yet to lower the boom on the editorial side ... Vanity Fair Publisher Edward Menicheschi on Friday axed five people on the business side, but Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter has yet to lower the boom on the editorial side. (New York Post -- Business)
Private Jessica says President is misusing her 'heroism' Oct 15, 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)
Barack Obama Gets the Public's Vote Once Again in Magazine Cover Competition Oct 15, 2009
Vanity Fair (January 2008) in Entertainment rity. The cover features New American Sweetheart Tina Fey, whose portrayal of Sarah Palin provided much-needed comic relief during an otherwise contentious election season. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bruce Wasserstein, 61; strategist of massive mergers, takeovers Oct 15, 2009
He was afraid of sharing power and tried his very best - and succeeded - in expelling me, David-Weill told Vanity Fair in 2005. That is his nature. (Boston Globe)
Dust in the Wind Oct 13, 2009
Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the Roger S. Mertz media fellow at the Hoover Institution. Photograph of dust storm by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images. (Slate)
We few, we daffy few, we band of blockheads Oct 9, 2009
For those who missed it, The Daily Beast -- a news/opinion Web site started by a former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker -- ranked the 55 most populated cities in the country, by their collective brainpower. Fresno and its metro area finished at 55 with a collective IQ of 3. (Fresno Bee)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost Oct 9, 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)
Anatomy of a seige Oct 6, 2009
Sign up to receive the latest tips from Vanity Fair delivered to your inbox. The Pulse of a Nation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
> MORE: Denver one of America's smartest cities Oct 6, 2009
The Daily Beast is a news and opinion website published by Tina Brown, former editor of the New Yorker and Vanity Fair magazines. mharden@bizjournals. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Conde Nast Magazines Shut as Review Bites Oct 6, 2009
The decision is among the clearest signs yet of severe cost cuts at the publishing house best known for magazines such as The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue. Those cuts follow a study from McKinsey nsultants who were brought in by management this summer. (ABC News -- Wire)
Put a fork in them Oct 6, 2009
"Personally, I'm surprised that they chose to close Gourmet, which I would consider one of their flagship brands along with Vanity Fair and Vogue, and a magazine so rich in history with an editor that is so well-respected," said Suzanne Silber, a senior vice president at media ad buying agency Optimedia ... "Personally, I'm surprised that they chose to close Gourmet, which I would consider one of their flagship brands along with Vanity Fair and Vogue, and a magazine so rich in history with an... (New York Post -- Business)
Hitchens: All Child-Rapists Should Be PunishedEspecially Roman Polanski Oct 6, 2009
Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the Roger S. Mertz media fellow at the Hoover Institution. Photograph of Roman Polanski by Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images. (Slate)
Bloodbath at Conde Nast; 4 mags axed Oct 6, 2009
Conde Nast CEO Charles Townsend announces cutting of Gourmet, Modern Bride, Cookie and Elegant Bride magazines. Shutting down Gourmet, Cookie, Modern Bride, 00004000 Elegant Bride magazines. (New York Post -- News)
How Cond Nast Is Like General Motors Oct 6, 2009
I left Wired, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair out of my Cond Nast calculus because they don't seem to compete directly with their corporate cousins. Tell me how I'm wrong via e-mail. (Slate)
Stewart feeling confined Oct 3, 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)
Today's 5 Top Stories Oct 3, 2009
In a Q&A with Vanity Fair, Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of the new novel Too Big to Fail, discusses just how imminent the nightmare scenario of another large banking collapse was: "If the Mitsubishi deal had not gone through, I truly believe that Morgan Stanley would have either gone by the wayside like Lehman Brothers, probably putting so much pressure on Goldman that it may have toppled as well, and we would have seen even greater havoc in the marketplace.". And that's your Friday morning recap. (MSNBC -- Business)
Click to watch: Marc Dreier: The Mind of a Swindler Oct 3, 2009
Dreiers interview will be broadcast this Sunday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. The interview with the so-called "Mini-Madoff" was done in conjunction with Vanity Fair. Asked by Kroft how he could live his life while stealing and spending millions of dollars and never showing a crack in his faade, Dreier replies, "I was doing a lot of things at the same timeI was engaged in a fraud which took a lot of energy to sustain. But I was also running a law firm which took an enormous amount of energy," he... (CBS News -- 60 minutes)
Polanski: the final cut Oct 3, 2009
If she wants it to go away, to get on with her life and for charges to be left, then that is her right, that should be respected," he told The Age. Of course, France's renowned anti-American spirit may well have contributed to the furore in the northern hemisphere but it does not fully explain the enormous outcry from literally hundreds of other European artists, intellectuals and film luminaries. At the Zurich Film Festival, cinemagoers wore "Free Polanski" signs. The essence of Polanski's... (The Age, Australia)
Kanye West and Lady Gaga tour canceled Oct 2, 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). (Lompoc Record, CA)
Leftist Capitalism Oct 2, 2009
Moore's health care documentary, "Sicko" for which he took half the profit, according to Vanity Fair ends with Americans arriving in communist Cuba, where they finally get the care they desperately need. If you think that story rings true, just give it a try sometime. (Investors Business Daily)
UP FOR AIR: Unimpressed with latest in underwear technology Oct 2, 2009
And I nearly went to pieces laughing (this one s for you, girls) at a paragraph in the new Vanity Fair about Calvin Klein s new undies collection that utilizes new revolutionary technology in five essential styles, no less. I visited the Klein Web site to have a peek, and trust me when I tell you technology a hole for each leg to slip into and a skimpy or non-skimpy rest of it remains the same as for any old undies, even those from Chez Marshall. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
What Is America Really Thinking? Sep 30, 2009
Most Men and Women Would Trade Places with George Clooney, Michelle Obama, Says "60 Minutes"-Vanity Fair Poll ... com's Cali Carlin and Vanity Fair's Michael Hogan spoke with Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez about a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll that found out what Americans are thinking ... A new poll from "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair takes a look at what Americans are 'really' thinking - the deep, probing questions that reveal what's on all of our minds. (CBS News -- Early Show)
'Crude': Lawyers at work, babies with rashes Sep 30, 2009
The plaintiffs get a boost when activist Trudie Styler visits Ecuador after reading about Fajardo in Vanity Fair. This leads to Styler's husband, Sting, presenting Fajardo to the press at the 2007 Live Earth festival, where the Police performed. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
RDA looking to condense real estate holdings Sep 30, 2009
Jacob Bernstein, son of Vanity Fair contributor and author ... In the latest defection, Tina Brown, founder of the political news site The Daily Beast, has raided her former boss's empire to hire Jacob Bernstein, son of Vanity Fair contributor and author Carl Bernstein and screenwriter Nora Ephron. (New York Post -- Business)
