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.
Graydon Carter then describes his personal and working relationships with some of his biggest collaborators. He discusses working with Annie Leibovitz, Michael Hitchens, Michael Lewis, and Bryan Burrough. Carter also reveals how he decides on his cover subjects, and what key elements go into each decision. He talks about some of the most iconic covers over the years, and a couple he may regret, including the one featuring Paris Hilton.
Carter and Kelly also talk about Graydon's long relationship with Donald Trump. Carter describes his first impression of Trump, and how their relationship has gone south over the years.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and has ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep rising.
Disney World reopened to the public over the weekend, just as its home state of Florida recorded 15,000 new coronavirus cases -- smashing the daily record reported by any state since the pandemic began.
Carlo's joined by Josh Topolsky, editor-in-chief of Input Magazine, for a special Friday pod about the big decision from the Supreme Court on Trump's taxes, Biden's new populist economic message, the coming eviction wave and more.
Jill and Carlo discuss the latest in the debate over how to reopen schools in the fall, as the Ivy League throws in the towel on fall sports and puts the entire college football season in limbo. Plus, the Supreme Court delivers a win to conservatives, an oppressive heat wave settles in, an iconic retailer goes bankrupt, and the iPhone 12 is coming.
Dr. Nathaniel Beers, president of the HSC Health Care Systems, talks child safety as coronavirus spread concern grows. Beers also discusses the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation to open U.S. schools in the fall.
The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the Affordable Care Act.
The schools filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar international students from staying in the U.S. if they take classes online this fall.
Dr. Fauci warns against complacency; the thorny back-to-school debate rages on; another expose on President Trump rocks D.C. & LinkedIn wants to make it so you never mispronounce your coworker's name again.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that oversees student visas, just released new guidelines for international students, which say that if an international student is enrolled in a program that decides to go fully virtual, they must leave the county.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort to reopen schools this fall.
