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.
President of BET Networks, Scott Mills, talks being the first network to host an award show amid the coronavirus pandemic and celebrating the networks 40th anniversary.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
ParaDocs Worldwide, a provider of on-site medical facilities for big events, had to switch gears as the coronavirus pandemic practically eradicated large gatherings overnight.
Kanye West is bringing his Yeezy brand to Gap. The rap superstar will design adult and kids clothing that will be sold at Gap next year.
Jill and Carlo end the week discussing the explosion in COVID cases in the south, and why young people are fueling the surge. Plus, Facebook's problems grow, Amazon solves climate change & Love, Hate, Ate because it's Friday.
The daily U.S. count of new coronavirus cases stood near an all-time high Thursday.
Marking another milestone in France's recovery from coronavirus lockdown, the Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors Thursday after its longest-ever closure in peace time: 104 days.
As nightly fireworks displays have been disrupting and confounding residents across the country, it's explicitly clear that sellers of the popular incendiaries have been seeing a massive bump in their sales.
A grim milestone as the U.S. breaks its two-month-old record for new daily COVID-19 cases. The Marshal service is called in to protect monuments. Joe Biden opens a commanding lead in the presidential race. Plus, Apple didn't tell us the most important of its new software updates.
Cheddar's J.D. Durkin shares his experience with COVID-19 and donating plasma it aid in the fight against the pandemic.
