VF Hive editor Jon Kelly begins his conversation with Graydon asking how he got his start at Vanity Fair. They discuss Carter's early days at Spy magazine and The New York Observer, and the initial offer from S.I. Newhouse to come to Vanity Fair.
Carter describes the challenges he faced in the first two years at the magazine, and how he worked to align with the staff.
He reveals the techniques he used to reinvent the magazine, despite the lack of any real plan out the outset. Carter also talks about the origins of Vanity's Fair's famous Oscar parties, as well as the magazine's iconic Hollywood issue. He describes how the parties grew over the years, and how they and the Hollywood issue became embedded in the culture.
American champion Sha’Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.
After two months of lower than expected job gains, the June jobs data has brought some cheer to those looking for a faster economic recovery.
Fourth of July weekend in America is here. Jill and Carlo discuss the travel forecast, a tropical threat in the Atlantic, the latest on vaccinations, and much more.
America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership.
President Joe Biden has drawn on his own experiences with grief and loss to comfort families affected by the Florida condo collapse.
Princes William and Harry have unveiled a statue of their late mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday in a small and brief ceremony at London’s Kensington Palace.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell again last week to the lowest level since the pandemic struck last year.
Jill and Carlo discuss the incredible decision to overturn Bill Cosby's rape conviction, what to watch as President Biden visits the condo collapse site in Florida, Apple's big streaming test, and the IOC comes to its senses on nursing moms.
Bill Cosby has been freed from prison after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction.
Mask guidance starting to make a comeback, stories of survival and heartbreak in Miami, airlines stake bets on the future and the TikTok trend that has resurrected one brand from the dead.
