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THE SPORTS ISSUE
Inside the Luxury Sports Tourism Boom
Forget Super Bowl watch parties and last-minute Stubhubbing— here's a peak at how big spenders are entering the big leagues.
By Leah Faye Cooper

THE SPORTS ISSUE
These Athletes and Artists Are In a League of Their Own
Whether in the arena or at the studio, these duos share a reverence for discipline and physicality. Nate Freeman explores the symbiotic and sometimes creative relationships between these masters of craft.
By Nate FreemanPhotography by Joshua Woods

CULTURE
John Legend, Chance the Rapper, and Lonnie Ali Honored at the Annual Gordon Parks Gala
Colin Kaepernick, Swizz Beatz, and Alicia Keys were among the stars, artists, and activists who came out to celebrate the Parks Foundation’s 20th year.
By Jimmie Briggs
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A Guessing Game: Who Bought the $181 Million Pollock at the $1.1 Billion Christie’s Auction?
A weeklong spree of sales kicked off with the most expensive Jackson Pollock drip painting ever auctioned. The art world is scrambling to figure out who bought it.
By Nate Freeman

PASTIMES
Why Owning a Sports Team Is the Ultimate Status Symbol
For the ultrawealthy, boats or jets are yesterday’s toys. Derek C. Blasberg digs into the last bastion of status for a well-moneyed few.
By Derek C. Blasberg

EXCERPT
Party of None: Inside Stanford’s War on Fun
Read an exclusive excerpt from Theo Baker’s book, How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University, where the former Stanford Daily reporter and youngest recipient of the George Polk Award for investigative journalism details his first assignment.
By Theo Baker
Music
Lady Gaga Surprised Her Little Monsters With a Pop-Music Funeral at The Grove
Vanity Fair was on the scene as Gaga transformed an aging Los Angeles luxury mall into moving performance art, complete with funeral horns, rose petals, and hundreds of her devoted fans.
By Maxwell Adler

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New York Is About to Sell $3 Billion in Art. Who’s Buying?
From gallery shows to art fairs, private sales to big-ticket lots at auction houses, there’s a lot to see in Manhattan. Here’s a complete guide, in the form of a quest.
By Nate Freeman

Art
The White House, the Warzone, and Jeffrey Epstein: Welcome to the World of Photographer Christopher Anderson
On the eve of the publication of his new career-spanning book Index, the award-winning photographer speaks with Vanity Fair about life on the battlefield, the enduring power of images, and why he decided to publish his unseen images of Epstein.
By Nate Freeman
THE SPORTS ISSUE
Three Nations Went to Mexico to Fight for One Spot at the World Cup. These Are Their Stories.
The World Cup is the biggest event in human history. This summer, it's coming to North America. But in Guadalajara this spring, as three nations scrapped for a single ticket to the big show, Franklin Leonard found far more than goals or red cards in the tales of Jamaica, New Caledonia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
By Franklin Leonard

Goodbye to All That
Closing Time: Donohue’s Bids Farewell After 75 Years of Manhattan Steakhouse Fame
It was a low-key place for the kinds of people whose names are dropped, and now it’s moving to Long Island.
By Marisa MeltzerPhotography by Katie McCurdy

EXCERPT
How Leah Kateb and Rob Rausch Made Love Island The Number One Reality Show in America
Read an exclusive excerpt from Enter the Villa, and go behind the scenes of the explosive breakup that changed the dating show forever.
By Anna Peele

CANNES 2026
The Ultimate Cannes Party Guide
From a Jordan Firstman Club Kid beach party to Graydon Carter’s Hotel du Cap extravaganza with Anthropic and Bryan Lourd, here’s where to see and be seen during cinema’s most glamorous two weeks.
By Clara Molot

EXCERPT
The Secret History of the Meeting Where JFK Jr. Asked Princess Diana to Appear on the Cover of George Magazine
In an excerpt from The Kennedys & the Windsors, read the untold story of the conversation about a magazine cover that never came to be.
By Caroline Hallemann

Soft Power
Eurovision Is Facing a Major Controversy Over Israel’s Advertising Efforts
As the semifinals get underway, a new investigation returns to the controversial 2025 finals—and reveals exactly how far Israeli diplomats allegedly went in an effort to keep the country in the contest.
By Erin Vanderhoof

COVER STORY
Kylian Mbappé Is Scoring All the Goals—and Taking All the Heat
He was crowned football’s future king when he was just a teenager, but for Kylian Mbappé, these are now more turbulent times. The captain of France has weathered attacks on his identity while serving as his nation’s chief diplomat. He’s endured criticism of his game while scoring goals by the hatful. He’s on top of the world—and under unfathomable pressure. Everything is on the line at this summer’s World Cup.
By Aidan McLaughlinPhotography by Annie Leibovitz

COVER STORY
Carlos Alcaraz on “Living the Dream Life” and His Rivalry With Jannik Sinner
As the brightest star on the men’s tennis scene, Carlos Alcaraz draws attention whether he likes it or not. José Criales-Unzueta speaks to the Spaniard about his rise to number one and the rivalry that promises the future of his sport.
By José Criales-UnzuetaPhotography by Ethan James Green

EXCERPT
Exodus and Exile: Before Steve Jobs Could Make a Historic Comeback at Apple, He Had to Walk Out First
In an exclusive excerpt from, Steve Jobs in Exile, go inside the explosive board meeting that left Jobs in tears.
By Geoffrey Cain

SPORTS
Lane Kiffin Explains Himself
Trinidad Chambliss made his Vanity Fair debut a couple weeks ago. Now, Chris Smith talks to the $91 million coach on the other side of the Ole Miss controversy, about money, fame, and yoga.
By Chris SmithPhotography by Craig Mulcahy

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Trump Made the Venice Biennale a Major Controversy. Can the Art Stand the Heat?
The US Pavilion has critics in a fury—and not just because Trump's State Department overhauled the selection process. The jury of the Biennale resigned days before the opening. The annual prizes were cancelled. But there are great shows in Venice, if you know where to look.
By Nate Freeman

LA Politics
Did Spencer Pratt Win Last Night’s Los Angeles Mayoral Debate?
Pratt, the race’s lone Republican, needed to show that he was capable of more than farming outrage online and firing off meme-ready attacks. And for stretches of the recent debate, he managed to do exactly that.
By Maxwell Adler