Culture
Q & A
Inside the Brutal Business Practices of Amazon—And How It Became “Too Toxic to Touch”
In an interview with Vanity Fair, reporter Dana Mattioli reveals how the company systematically stifles criticism, squeezes out competitors, and even pits its own employees against one another. “People tend not to last,” she says, “because it’s very aggressive and it can be bruising.”
CULTURE
Paris Is Always a Good Idea, and American It Girls Knew That Even a Century Ago
The National Portrait Gallery’s newest exhibition explores how a move to Paris launched a lasting legacy for more than 60 culturally influential American women of the early 20th century.
matty healing
Matty Healy Doesn’t Seem to Be Down Bad (Or Really At All) After Taylor Swift Releases Tortured Poets Department
The 1975 singer and Swift ex appeared confused when asked about his “diss track.”
In Conversation
Joan Baez Used Her Voice for Political Activism. Now She’s Adding a Brand-New Chapter to Her Legacy
The singer-songwriter’s debut collection, When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance, marks the first time she’s sharing her poetry publicly, the culmination of decades spent chronicling her life.
courts
Megan Thee Stallion’s Cameraman Emilio Garcia Files Harassment Suit, Alleges He Was Forced to Watch Her Have Sex
He is also suing for unpaid wages and overtime.
going on
Céline Dion Shares Stiff Person Syndrome Health Update: “I Hope That We’ll Find a Miracle”
“There’s one thing that will never stop, and that’s the will,” the singer told Vogue France. “It’s the passion. It’s the dream. It’s the determination.”
posting
Post Malone Is “Floored” By Taylor Swift's “Heart and Mind”
“I love you so much,” her collaborator wrote.
Friendship Never Ends
Spice Girls Reunite for Brief Birthday Show
The iconic British girl group gave an impromptu performance at Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday celebration.
STREAMING HIGH ON SPOTIFY
Taylor Swift Smashes Several Spotify Records in Single Day
As of 4/20, Taylor Swift's new album is on a streaming high.
A kiss tells a story
Taylor Swift Shares Travis Kelce Kiss Video
For a fortnight, the billionaire singer gives fans a peek into her daily life and time with her NFL boyfriend.
down bad
Taylor Swift Really Seems to Have a Lot to Say About Matty Healy on The Tortured Poets Department
There are a surprising number of references to her fling with The 1975 front man on the new double album.
True Colors
Inside the 2024 Venice Biennale: Papal Pavilions, a Polarizing Program, and Billionaires Aplenty
The art world's every-other-year Olympics is officially underway. Why even His Holiness is getting in on the action this go round.
exes and o's
Kayla Nicole, Travis Kelce’s Ex-Girlfriend, Has Reached Her “Breaking Point”
“Would love for ‘yall’ (because you know exactly who you are) to leave me alone,” she tweeted Thursday ahead of Taylor Swift’s album release.
On The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift Is Still Rejecting Your Judgment
The pop auteur’s 11th album is about a few famous failed relationships, sure, but it’s also about how it feels to rip things up and start over again.
the hair and the lips
Stevie Nicks Wrote a Poem for Taylor Swift's New Album, The Tortured Poets Department
Swift also namedrops Nicks in the track “Clara Bow.”
Chairman of the Department
Taylor Swift’s New Album, The Tortured Poets Department, Is Here, and It Is Bleak
The musician’s eleventh studio album hit shelves on Friday, April 19.
happy easter
Could Taylor Swift Release Two Albums Tomorrow? A Theory.
Vanity Fair's resident Swiftie makes the case for why Reputation (Taylor's Version) could come alongside The Tortured Poets Department on Friday.
Poetry In Motion
Everything We Know About Taylor Swift’s New Album, The Tortured Poets Department
Ready your tissues before Swift’s latest album drops on Friday, April 19.
BROADWAY
Ingrid Michaelson Experienced Tremendous Loss. Working on The Notebook Helped Her Heal.
“Our goal was always to make people feel. We didn’t know people would be crying as much as they were,” the musician told VF of adapting the beloved film for the stage.
honestly
Victoria Beckham Turns 50, David Beckham Celebrates With New Photos and a Gentle Roast
Plus, a new book promising to show details of the couple’s “private lives” is on the way.
ANYTHING GOOD
11 Books to Read This Month
A slim, harrowing novel, an audiobook narrated by Tom Hanks, a vibrant new photo book, and more favorite recent reads from the VF staff.