Vanity Fair

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ODESSA A’ZION • The emblematic Gen Z cool girl seems poised to become a reluctant celebrity—which made her perfect for director Josh Safdie’s latest film, Marty Supreme

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MUSE AND MAKER • The painter Kate Capshaw, known for her intimate likenesses, could hardly say no when the National Portrait Gallery commissioned one of Steven Spielberg, her husband of more than 30 years

ORANGE WINE • In a revival of a Jazz Age Vanity Fair column, one writer explores how a modest experiment in winemaking has fermented into a nightmare

ART GALAXY 2025 • The art world’s constellation cluster is a sprawling place that’s impossible for the earthbound to navigate. There are galactic fiefdoms, powerful regional warlords, orbital moons, and funky creatures lurking around every solar system. Luckily enough, our expert cartographers have mapped out the current contemporary-pictures universe. Just make sure your seat belt is buckled. There’s gonna be some meteor showers

From Bust to Bust • Andrew Ross Sorkin tells NATALIE KORACH his new book on 1929 works as a parable for today—down to the characters

He Got His MTV • TOM FRESTON helped birth MTV and reinvent television. In an excerpt from his new memoir, Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu, he recalls the campaign that saved the network

Realm of the Coin • In a financial system upended by cryptocurrencies and meme stocks, where value is detached from utility and the loudest voice gets richest, ZOË BERNARD tours a brave new world in Bel Air that is part Bravolebrity, part Wolf of Wall Street, and all casino

Brat’s Next Act • Just married. Pivoting to film in magnificent fashion. After a seemingly endless summer of brat, Charli xcx talks to ANNA PEELE about her new season of stardom

Captain America? • NYC’s mayoral candidate has Kennedy-like charisma, a global profile, and nepo baby instincts. He is also a proud democratic socialist who has both Donald Trump and the left-wing establishment in a lather. JAMES POGUE examines the question of whether Zohran Mamdani is the future of American politics

THE LAST STAND • Richard Prince has shocked the cultural establishment again and again with norm-breaking—some say lawbreaking—conceptual artworks. But since the pandemic, he’s been holed up in his Hamptons home, rarely making appearances. In an unprecedented interview late in his career, he spills to NATE FREEMAN about the surprising new series he calls Folk Songs and his six-hour film, Deposition. And for the first time, he discusses what will happen to his estate after he’s gone

BROKEN ARTED • Barbara Guggenheim and Abigail Asher were, until recently, grandes dames of the art market, outfitting the most powerful people in the world with killer portfolios. Then, in a flurry of mutual allegations ranging from sexual favors to fraud, the two women parted ways. As their battle heads to court, EVGENIA PERETZ reports

THE ARTIST IS PRESENT • As ICE continues mass detainments and deportations, artist Isabelle Brourman has spent months inside the New York City federal immigration court. She spoke with KEZIAH WEIR about the scenes of brutality and emotional strength she’s documented, in rooms where cameras aren’t allowed

STATE OF THE ART • In an ever-shifting, always-fickle art market, an emerging crop of talent has begun to attract the fresh...