Epstein Files: Why the elite kept hitting ‘reply’ to a convicted paedophile There’s a bunch of sick f***s. And the sickest part of all of this is that so many people knew. Newslaundry · Feb 13
Elton John on the art of throwing parties, championing new music — and alcohol-free fizz Elton John’s focus has shifted, but he’s still finding time to launch his own sparkling wine (alcohol-free, naturally), champion new music — and play a huge show in Rio Evening Standard · Jan 8
Playboy, fighter, golfer and wearer of a George Washington wig: Donald Trump’s greatest magazine covers The US president has called his latest Time magazine cover ‘the worst of all time’. Our writer found some he may hate even more – and others pivotal to his rise The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
One Unexpected Royal Had Guests "Starting to Panic" Amid Her Continued "Smoking and Drinking"—and Proclaimed "You've Wounded Me" Before the Night Was Over Guests felt like "survivors of a difficult airplane landing" when the royal eventually left. Marie Claire · Aug 20, 2025
Empire of the Elite by Michael B. Grynbaum: A history of Condé Nast that misses the big story Having edited British GQ for 22 years, when I left in 2021, as the operation became centralised in New York, my agent at Curtis Brown told me to write a memoir about my time there. Having zero interest in doing so, I said I would rather concentrate on other things… Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025
Empire of the Elite by Michael M Grynbaum – inside the glittering world of Condé Nast How the publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker redefined high culture The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025
Graydon Carter's London guide: the editor and author eats at Maison François and loves Anderson & Sheppard The author longs for the return of the Draycott, would take a date along the Embankment, and wishes you could still smoke indoors Evening Standard · May 8, 2025
Trump was so upset by ‘small hands’ reference in 1984 GQ cover story he told staff to buy up all copies, writer says The journalist wrote that Trump had ‘hands small and neatly groomed’ in his 1984 profile The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025
Graydon Carter hired Christopher Hitchens, pissed off Trump and revealed Deep Throat. He calls himself a ‘beta male’ The editor of Vanity Fair, Radhika Jones, is stepping down after seven years. Amid the media buzz about who might take her role – long considered a plum one – is a surprising question. “Is it still a good job?” asked the New York Times last week. The Conversation · Apr 21, 2025
When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter review – all the fun of the Fair In his memoir the former Vanity Fair editor and man-about-town recalls the golden age of glossy magazines, when sales were in the millions and ‘the budget had no ceiling’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter review – juicy stories from the heydey of magazines From Anna Wintour’s table manners to Oscar party hijinks, the former editor of Vanity Fair tells all The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025
Journalist Graydon Carter: ‘If there was another 9/11 this week, I don’t think the world would rush to support us’ The former Vanity Fair editor on how #MeToo changed Hollywood, what Christopher Hitchens would make of the US today, and the value of a handkerchief The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025
Funny feuds and sky-high budgets – Vanity Fair in the Nineties makes today’s journalism seem particularly bleak THE READING LIST: In his new memoir, illustrious New York-based editor Graydon Carter travels back in time to the ‘golden era’ of print magazines, painting a picture of six-figure salaries, petty fights with stars, and carte blanche with the company credit card. Annabel Nugent mourns a bygone era The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025
Ex-Vanity Fair Editor Calls Meghan Markle 'The Undine Spragg of Montecito': What It Means And Why The Publication Turned On Her Carter's comparison of Meghan Markle to a character from Edith Wharton's early 20th-century novel who was 'spoiled and selfish' has reignited debate over Meghan's public image. International Business Times UK · Mar 28, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025 Meghan Markle described as being ‘slightly adrift’ on reality by former Vanity Fair editor The future duchess objected to questions about her relationship during her cover shoot
Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025 Meghan is slightly adrift on the facts and reality, Vanity Fair’s ex-editor says Graydon Carter recounted the story behind Meghan’s appearance on the cover of the magazine in 2017.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025 Former Vanity Fair editor says just one person was banned from famous Oscars party for life Graydon Carter is preparing to reveal the thrills and spills of running the Condé Nast glossy during ‘the last golden age of magazines’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025 Digested week: Mum has died and my dog has cancer. I skipped World Happiness Day Trump may have dumped Farage, and Musk has lost $100bn off Tesla’s share price but can’t I even enjoy the schadenfreude
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024 The Big Apple blossoms: from red carpet to Trump courthouse, New York lives again Emerging from Covid’s shadow, the city is resonating with glamour, politics and power – and the traffic jams are building up too
Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2024 Vanity Fair's Barry Keoghan gimmick is so passé The actor went bare-buttocked for the magazine’s 30th annual Hollywood issue
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024 Air Mail valuation cut by nearly 50% as takeover talks loom Air Mail has seen its valuation slashed by nearly 50% amid reports the fledgling magazine is in takeover talks.
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024 The Epstein list: How public figures and associates have reacted to being named After the unsealing of hundreds of documents, prominent figures tied to Jeffrey Epstein issued statements denying any wrongdoing
Bored Panda · Jan 5, 2024 Bill Clinton Marched Into Vanity Fair And Threatened Journalists, Jeffrey Epstein Victim Claims Virginia Roberts-Giuffre claims the former US president tried to protect his "good friend" Jeffrey Epstein. The post Bill Clinton Marched Into Vanity Fair And Threatened Journalists, Jeffrey Epstein Victim Claims first appeared on Bored Panda.
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 What do the Jeffrey Epstein documents reveal about his ties to Clinton? The former president faces renewed public scrutiny after being identified multiple times in the newly unsealed court documents
The Guardian - US · Jan 5, 2024 Second wave of court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein unsealed More than 300 additional pages deepen the picture of Epstein’s elite orbit while resurfacing old claims