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"I absorbed these exploits on Sunday mornings through highlights curated by the NFL itself. But a magazine like Sports Illustrated existed beyond the garden, out in the street where journalism and literature collided. And out there was neither magic nor myth—only the realest of monsters." — Feb 23, 2026 02:56PM
"I absorbed these exploits on Sunday mornings through highlights curated by the NFL itself. But a magazine like Sports Illustrated existed beyond the garden, out in the street where journalism and literature collided. And out there was neither magic nor myth—only the realest of monsters." — Feb 23, 2026 02:56PM
“[Facebook chief] Mark [Zuckerberg's] vision of the world is that you should be comfortable sharing your real self on the Internet. He thinks
that anonymity represents a lack of authenticity, almost a cowardice. . . . I disagree with that.”
Christopher Poole, to Vanessa Grigoriadis, “4Chan's Chaos Theory,”
April 2011”
― Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
that anonymity represents a lack of authenticity, almost a cowardice. . . . I disagree with that.”
Christopher Poole, to Vanessa Grigoriadis, “4Chan's Chaos Theory,”
April 2011”
― Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
“When [the ocean-liner Costa Concordia] began to roll, 'I couldn't understand what was going on, the movement was so violent,' says [Mario] Pellegrini, [deputy mayor of Giglio]. 'That's when the panic hit, and the electricity went out as well. Lights winking out all over. And when the ship stopped moving, we were in the dark, just the moon, the light of the full moon. And everyone was screaming.'”
Bryan Burrough, "Another Night to Remember," May 2012”
― Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
Bryan Burrough, "Another Night to Remember," May 2012”
― Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
“Take Doris Day. There is a vision of America in her films, which is totalitarian and quasi-Soviet! A world without conflict, Abel without Cain. While America itself, on the other hand, like every other society is really about conflict and truth competing with untruth . . . I wanted to show the cruelty of that nation, I was bored stiff with all those grinning white teeth. Hygiene and optimism are the woodworms which destroy American wood. It is a great shame if “America” is always to be left to the Americans.”
― Sergio Leone: Something to Do With Death
― Sergio Leone: Something to Do With Death
“The further we get from the 18 days it took to end Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak's 30-year rule in Egypt, the more remarkable and heroic they seem... Whatever happens, Egyptians now know that democracy and freedom are never given: they must be taken."
Henry Porter, "Waking of the Lion," May 2011”
― Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
Henry Porter, "Waking of the Lion," May 2011”
― Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
“It was just what you did automatically, go to lunch with friends. And it was so different than now. People were at the top of their form. Those restaurants were so beautiful and people felt they had to live up to the elegance of the setting. You wore your latest Givenchy or Balenciaga. And you felt that there were delicious conversations taking place at every table. Now you go into a place and everything looks transactional.”
Socialite Deeda Blair to Bob Colacello, “Here's to the Ladies Who Lunched!,” February 2012”
― Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
Socialite Deeda Blair to Bob Colacello, “Here's to the Ladies Who Lunched!,” February 2012”
― Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
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