hot doug summer
Kamala Harris Has the KHive. Now Meet the D-Unit, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff's Insatiable Fan Base.
They're digging Doug. They're in the Emhouse. They're honking for the Husband. Introducing the D-Unit.
By Kase Wickman
weird thing
Inside the “Big Weirdo” Political Strategy That Democrats Are Using to Taunt Republicans
Taking the high road hasn’t worked for the Democrats. Progressive strategists have realized that it’s time for the party to get petty.
By Kase Wickman
Royals
Queen Camilla: Everything to Know About the Queen of the UK
Camilla Parker Bowles’s life—from her scandalous relationship with Charles to becoming queen—has long intrigued the public.
By Hadley Hall Meares
JD Vance’s Name Change Is Just One More of His Battles Against Periods (This Time, His Own)
What’s in a name? When you’re “JD Vance,” who is building his brand on deleting women’s rights, it’s complicated.
By Erin Vanderhoof
crime
Taylor Swift “Completely In Shock” After 3 Children Stabbed to Death At Swift-Themed Dance Class
“These were just little kids at a dance class," she wrote. U.K. royals Prince William and Kate Middleton have also shared their sympathies.
By Kase Wickman
PHOTOGRAPHY
Visual Activist Zanele Muholi’s Self-Portraits Take a New Form in Large-Scale Sculptures
For more than two decades, the artist has been using photography to educate audiences about the LGBTQ+ community. Now, they’re exploring a new medium.
By Madison Reid
q & a
Sabrina Ionescu on Lessons From Kobe Bryant, the Pain of Brittney Griner’s Ordeal, and Her Olympic Debut
The WNBA star talks about life, hoops, and the Olympics.
By Lisa Robinson
speak now
Will Taylor Swift Endorse Kamala Harris?
After President Joe Biden ended his campaign for reelection, the world waits to see if Miss Americana will deploy the Swifties to vote for Vice President Harris in November.
By Kase Wickman
Royals
Meghan Markle Hits the Hamptons For A-List Advice About Her Jam Business
The duchess was photographed alongside Diane Sawyer, Bobbi Brown, and longtime friend Misha Nonoo, at the G9 Ventures Summer Summit.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Dynasty Podcast
For King Charles, His Reign Has Been a Test of Mettle
On this week’s episode of DYNASTY: The Royal Family’s Most Challenging Year, the hosts explore how the king’s decades of planning for his reign were derailed in a few short weeks, and how his wife helped him through crisis.
By Erin Vanderhoof
DYNASTY Podcast
The Truth About Meghan, Harry, and Their California Dream
On a new episode of DYNASTY, Vanity Fair’s hosts take a close look at how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are coping with some tumultuous years, figuring themselves out, and laying the groundwork for a big future.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Gold Standard
Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Tom Cruise, and More A-Listers Pack the Stands at Paris Olympics for Return of Simone Biles
Stars poured into Bercy Arena on Saturday to watch the renowned American gymnast compete for the gold.
By Eve Batey
Royals
Prince Harry Says Meghan Markle Isn’t Safe in the UK: “All It Takes Is One Lone Actor”
In a recent interview about his ongoing legal battles against a handful of British tabloids, the prince said the danger is that it only takes “one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read.”
By Erin Vanderhoof
media power couples
Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King: “If We Were Gay, We’d Tell You”
They’ve been friends for nearly half a century, and, yeah, they’ve heard the rumors.
By Kase Wickman
GOLD RUSH
Everything You Need to Get Into the Olympic Spirit for Paris 2024
From Team USA–branded merchandise to a stunning new photography book, go for the gold with Vanity Fair’s selects.
15 slides
By Arimeta Diop
Ballerina Farm Influencer Hannah Neeleman Says She Doesn’t “Identify” as a Trad Wife
The Mrs. World competitor and mother of 8 says she doesn’t know “what feminism means any more” but said the one epidural she ever had was “kinda great.”
By Erin Vanderhoof
paging melania
Melania Trump, Utterly Silent on So Much Else, Plans to Tell Us Allllll About Her “Extraordinary Life”
The former FLOTUS will share a publisher with RFK Jr. and Alan Dershowitz for her tell-some memoir.
By Kase Wickman
Royals
Prince Harry Says a “Central Piece” of Royal Family Rift Is His Feud With the British Media
The royal recounted his decision to take on the UK tabloids in Tabloids on Trial, a new documentary airing Thursday.
By Katie Nicholl
olympic spirit
Céline Dion Will Reportedly Sing A Heartbreaking Classic with Lady Gaga During Olympic Opening Ceremony
According to French journalist Thierry Moreau, the musical icon will perform for the first time in four years Friday, a duet of “La Vie en Rose."
By Kase Wickman
claws
Jennifer Aniston Slams J.D. Vance’s Resurfaced Remarks About “Childless Cat Ladies”
Aniston, who has been candid about her own struggle to conceive, also criticized Trump’s running mate for voting against the Right to IVF Act: “Mr. Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day.”
By Savannah Walsh
a what?
For Kamala Harris, First Came Charli XCX. Then Beyoncé. Now the Campaign Is Chappell Roan-ing.
Pop quiz: presidential campaign or amazing night out dancing?
By Kase Wickman