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Trump's Dangerous Bubble
The exploding world of 2026 has spotlit heroes who are ineffably thrilling.
Jan 12
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My Video Chat with Leopoldo López, exiled Venezuelan opposition leader
Watch this riveting interview with exiled opposition leader Leopoldo López, and hear how after more than five years in brutal Maduro custody he escaped…
Jan 8
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Join me tomorrow at 10am ET for a live video chat on Fresh Hell with Leopoldo López, the Venezuelan opposition politician who became his…
López was mayor of Chacao, a municipality in Caracas, when he turned himself in to authorities in 2014 after leading anti-government protests.
Jan 7
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Maduro vs. the Donroe Doctrine
The reprieve was short.
Jan 4
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My Year-End Video Chat with the Mighty Ms. Amanpour
I joined Christiane, a friend of many years, on her podcast The X Files to dissect the year that was— from the firestorm at 60 Minutes to Vanity Fair’s…
Dec 23, 2025
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How the Real Marty Supreme Haunted My Basement, plus my Fav Snaps from 2025
It was only when I first saw the trailer for the Oscar-tipped Timothée Chalamet table tennis blockbuster that I realized it’s loosely based on the life…
Dec 22, 2025
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Give the Gift of Fresh Hell
“Deeply enjoyable and dishy...
Dec 20, 2025
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My Video Chat with Katie Couric: The Scandals of 2025
Katie and I had fun rehashing some of the the biggest (and most gossipy) stories of the year, including the toxic dynamic between Jeffrey Epstein and…
Dec 17, 2025
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The Year of (Fresh) Hell
And so the horror laugh track of 2025 is drawing to a close, climaxing with the Brown University shooting, the Bondi Beach massacre of 15 Jews, and the…
Dec 16, 2025
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How Trump has Changed Us
Trump’s greatest gift to America this year was to liberate people to be their worst selves.
Dec 9, 2025
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My Chin Wag with Breaker Media about the VF cover that got away, the globe-spanning "Epstein class," and the royal's real estate roulette.
I sat down this week with media buccaneer Lachlan Cartwright, founder of Breaker Media and a Vanity Fair contributing editor.
Dec 5, 2025
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Why Tom Stoppard Was the Real Thing
No, not Tom Stoppard, too!
Dec 2, 2025
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