How Vanity Fair’s Dominick Dunne Relentlessly Pursued the O.J. Simpson Story

Despite being a little self-congratulatory (it is, after all, a story in Vanity Fair about articles written for Vanity Fair), Hogan’s piece offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes view of Dominick Dunne’s legendary coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial. Dunne was one of two journalists with a guaranteed seat at the proceedings, and as Jeffrey Toobin said, “Lance Ito might have been the judge, but Dominick was the mayor of the courtroom.” A complete archive of Dunne’s coverage of the trial can be found here.

Author: Mike Hogan
Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Mar 1, 2016
Length: 8 minutes (2,016 words)

We Belong Together

How Randy Newman and his family have shaped movie music for generations.

Author: David Kamp
Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Feb 18, 2016
Length: 22 minutes (5,631 words)

The Billionaire Battle in the Bahamas

A years-long quarrel among two billionaire neighbors with homes in the Bahamas.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Dec 6, 2015
Length: 25 minutes (6,475 words)

The Secret History of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’

“How is it that this novel could be sexy, entertaining, experimental, politically radical, and wildly popular all at once? Its success was no sure thing, and the story of how it came about is a crucial and little-known chapter in the literary history of the last half-century.” Paul Elie on the life and work of Gabriel García Márquez.

Author: PAUL ELIE
Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Dec 11, 2015
Length: 21 minutes (5,279 words)

Inside Stanford Business School’s Spiraling Sex Scandal

How a love triangle involving a dean and two married professors blew up at Stanford’s prestigious business school.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Oct 20, 2015
Length: 28 minutes (7,231 words)

The VidCon Revolution Isn’t Coming. It’s Here.

Kids these days: Lawson goes to Anaheim, California to attend Vidcon, an “annual meetup of digital video creators, fans, and profiteers,” to understand the growing market for young online content creators and the 16- to 22-year-old fans who love them.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Jul 31, 2015
Length: 18 minutes (4,610 words)

Inside the Family Battle for the Newman’s Own Brand Name

The feud over Paul Newman’s food empire and charitable foundation.

Author: Mark Seal
Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Jul 23, 2015
Length: 23 minutes (5,928 words)

How Ford Models Changed the Face of Beauty

The story of Eileen and Jerry Ford, the two young newlyweds who launched Ford Models in post–World War II Manhattan.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Jun 1, 2015
Length: 24 minutes (6,200 words)

A Rare, Personal Look at Oliver Sacks’s Early Career

Lawrence Weschler, a close friend of Oliver Sacks, looks back on the life of the best-selling author and neurologist in the early ’80s.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Apr 29, 2015
Length: 28 minutes (7,124 words)

The Tragic Love Story Behind America’s First Ebola Victim

Louise Troh, the longtime love of Thomas Eric Duncan, recalls their relationship and the day Duncan arrived in Dallas from Liberia. Duncan was the first person to die from Ebola in America.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Apr 23, 2015
Length: 16 minutes (4,040 words)