Vanity Fair

From entertainment to world affairs, business to style, design to society, Vanity Fair is a cultural catalyst, inspiring and driving the national conversation. Now the magazine has redefined storytelling for the Digital Age, bringing its high-profile interviews, stunning photography, and thought-provoking features to your device in a whole new way.

Contributors

The Elements of Style

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Opening Act

Screen Share • Three new crime shows premiere this month. Sonia Saraiya charts the overlap

FULL PLATE • A visit to the home of José Andrés, the chef and activist, whose high temple to Spanish cuisine opens this month

Agenda

DESERT RISING • At the kickoff to an art-treasure hunt in the Coachella Valley, “Desert X” marks the spot for artistic explorers

ON THE BEAT • “I love not having rules,” says the multi-talented Anderson .Paak about his latest genre-defying album, Oxnard, his third, and his first for Dr. Dre’s Aftermath label. The singer, songwriter, rapper, and drummer is on a headlining arena tour this spring that includes an appearance at Coachella. Here, .Paak, 33, talks about his chaotic upbringing, marijuana, and church

STYLE SHELF • Nine books that dwell in the world of aesthetics, from the fashions of Dublin streets to the sumptuous interiors of New York City

DREAM WEAVER • A bold tote with a fresh aesthetic for warm-weather wishers and a wistful style tribe

Inside the Hive with Nick Bilton • A VANITY FAIR PODCAST

ELEGANT DESIGN • For Jimmy Choo’s creative director, Sandra Choi, personal style may start with her shoes—but it certainly doesn’t end with them

LA VIE BOHÈME • From the Coachella desert to the grounds of New Orleans’s jazz fest, an ensemble of luxe looks will ensure all access during festival season

BULLET POINTS • A signature lipstick wears like a well-cut uniform: standard-issue, with flair. This spring, why not expand the ranks?

The Chapo Trap • Sold as a major drug-war victory, the El Chapo trial was really just business as usual

Miley EVERLASTING • A FLASH MARRIAGE. A NEW HOME, after a HEARTBREAKING LOSS. The POP PROVOCATEUR is still FIGURING OUT who SHE IS, in REAL TIME—and THAT’S HOW SHE WANTS IT

REBELS WITH A CAUSE • From the big screen to the stage, these 10 breakouts are pushing boundaries in their careers—and taking action while they’re at it

LIKES vs. HATE • Facebook blew it on privacy and fake news. Can it do any better against trolls and racists? Simon van Zuylen-Wood embeds with the company’s high-level team of policy wonks who are trying to combat hate speech

RAD HATTER • Zazie Beetz, star of Atlanta and the forthcoming Joker, tops off this season’s styles

Selma Blair’s Transformation • After an M.S. diagnosis rocked the actress’s world last year, she found a new voice, a new purpose—and a new meaning of style

The GOD of CORRUPT THINGS • It started with black-market rations, and ended with “the wedding of the century.” Novelist KARAN MAHAJAN travels to India and South Africa to understand how three small-time investors hijacked an entire country—aided by some of the world’s most respected consultants

The BIG Chill

Proust Questionnaire • The Japanese artist, who celebrates her 90th year with a solo print exhibition at Shanghai’s Ota Fine Arts Gallery, talks polka dots and self-love

Watching Without Walls • TV’s streaming revolution has opened up a global grab bag of viewing options