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.
The chief prosecutor of Jersey City, Jake Hudnut, stopped prosecuting pot possession cases and said a proposed bill legalizing recreational marijuana could mean "conceivably there will never be another person prosecuted in New Jersey for simple marijuana possession."
The website for spirits enthusiasts wants to be the premier source for all things booze, and since company's founding in 2014, it has advised millennials on what and where to drink, as well as how to mix the latest concoctions. CEO Adam Teeter discusses his plans.
Omar Raja, the founder of Bleacher Report's House of Highlights Instagram, said social media is "a young person's television," and that professional sports leagues have been reaching out to him to help them bolster the audience for live sports.
Members of the cast of "Guardians of the Galaxy," including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Bradley Cooper, have asked Disney to rehire the director of the hit Marvel franchise James Gunn after he was fired for offensive jokes he made years ago. If the studio were to acquiesce to the stars' request, "it would set a really uncomfortable precedent," said Sean O'Connell, the managing editor at Cinemablend.
If CBS's board decides to remove its CEO Les Moonves over allegations of sexual misconduct, it would also eliminate the most vocal opponent of the proposed merger with the network's former corporate parent Viacom, said Tim Baysinger, a reporter for The Wrap.
After losing $136 billion in market cap in less than a week, Facebook could look to its Instagram Stories platform to boost its slowing ad sales growth and improve its outlook, says Madison Malone Kircher, an associate editor at New York Magazine.
Donald Trump may rail against the mainstream media's treatment of him, but data from Axios suggests biases creep into media reports well outside the political beats. Blavity, a company that focuses on content for black milliennials, is trying to fix that.
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Natori Company's CEO Ken Natori sat down with Cheddar anchors for "Do Better With Cheddar" to discuss fashion retail in the age of Amazon's digital marketplace. Natori tells Cheddar his company has struck a healthy balance with the e-commerce giant.
CBS's board made no decision on whether to remove CEO Les Moonves from the company amid allegations of sexual harassment. But the media giant did decide to appoint a special counsel to lead an investigation. The Wall Street Journal's Keach Hagey spoke with Cheddar before the company's board meeting.
