VANITY FAIR

may, 2006

no. 549

ON VANITYFAIR.COM THIS MONTH:

• ECO-LINKS: WHERE YOU CAN CLICK TO SAVE THE EARTH

• PORTFOLIO: 20 MORE ECO-HEROES

FEATURES

169 THE FUTURE IS GREEK It's getting hot out thereand not in a good way. As A1 Gore calls on America to fight global warming, VF's Green Portfolio pays tribute to more than 50 crusaders for environmental sanity, including Bette Midler, Laurie David, Edward Norton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

200 WHILE WASHINGTON SLEPT The White House has ignored climate change, but governments and business leaders around the world are facing reality: if nothing is done, rising sea levels could submerge coastal cities by the end of the century, or before. Armed with the hard science, Mark Hertsgaard exposes the big-money campaign to label global warming "a liberal hoax," and explores the way back from the edge. Photo illustrations by John Blackford.

208 ALONE WITH THE STRANGLER The tranquil suburb of Belmont, Massachusetts, was home to a kid named Sebastian Junger, whose family hired a carpenter named A1 DeSalvo in 1962. Three years later, DeSalvo would confess to being the notorious Boston Strangler. In an excerpt from his new book, Junger recalls his mother's chilling encounters with a serial killer, the fear that gripped their town, and the questions that never got answered.

214 HOT COUCH POTATO Wayne Maser and Frank DiGiacomo spotlight Keri Russell, whose felicitous curls spring into action with Mission: Impossible III.

216 EVERYONE FELL FOR SUZY The inspiration for Audrey Hepburn's character in Funny Face, 1950s cover girl Suzy Parker enchanted Richard Avedon, Coco Chanel, and Eileen Ford. After surviving a car accident that killed her father, she dazzled Hollywood in the 1959 hit The Best of Everything, then walked away from the cameras, to a world of kids and kitchen. Laura Jacobs has the extraordinary tale of America's first top model.

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FANFAIR

75 31 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTURE

Laura Jacobs re-discovers Dorothy Draper. The Cultural Divide. Elissa Schappell's Hot Type. James Wolcott goes back to school with The History Boys. Aaron Gell's green ride; Edward Helmore meets Hitler's nephew; NightTable Reading. Victoria Mather's traveling secret agents. Green-gear guide. Maria Ricapito on India Hicks's Crabtree & Evelyn collaboration; Christine Muhlke gets Dr. Hauschka's prescription; Hot Looks.

COLUMNS

94 YOU'RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY BUGS YOU A London society scandal lured Dominick Dunne to his second-favorite city, where he met up with indicted banking scion Matthew Mellon and his ex, Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon, before jetting to L.A. for the Oscars. Photograph by Patrick McMullan.

100 WORDS FAIL HIM White House press secretary Scott McClellan should be the unhappiest man in Washington: forced to defend the outrage of the day before bloodthirsty reporters, savaged by thousands of bloggers, and working without the benefit of basic language skills. He says he's doing just fine. Michael Wolff wonders whether McClellan's ineptitude is West Wing strategy, arrogance, or cluelessness. Illustration by John Corbitt.

106 HALL OF FAME James Wolcott nominates NASA climate scientist James Hansen, who stood up for the right to speak the truth about global warming. Portrait by Zachary Scott.

108 "I'M WITH OSCAR!" The guest list was slashed for V.F.'s 13th annual Oscar party, but Reese, Nicole, and Three 6 Mafia still managed to get in. Krista Smith and a team of photographers capture the intimate glamour.

120 THE GENTLEMAN GRAFTER With his hand-tailored suits and Turnbull & Asser ties, Joe Ades definitely looks the part of a Park Avenue swell. But unlike his neighbors, Ades works the streets—selling potato peelers. Following the irresistible 72-year-old from the bar at the Pierre to the Union Square Greenmarket, Howard Kaplan profiles a New York character who built his fortune $5 at a time. Photographs by Jonathan Becker.

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128 THE GOSSIP GIRL Anders Overgaard and Henry Alford spotlight Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the Gossip Girl books, the prom set's addictive answer to Sex and the City.

140 THE RAPE OF APPALACHIA Hilltop by hilltop, coal giants such as Massey Energy Company are decapitating Appalachia's historic mountains. In the blast-scarred Coal River Valley, where a few brave souls are fighting for their land, Michael Shnayerson learns about Massey's C.E.O.—and his powerful friends in government. Photographs by Colin Finlay.

SPECIAL SECTIONS

FOLLOWING PAGE 102

VANITY FAIRTRAVEL Flyaway with Vanity Fair, to expansive pre-Olympics Beijing, expensive post-Communist Moscow, idyllic post-colonial Kenya, and beautiful postMontezuma's-revenge Baja. Plus: Daisy Finer and Clementine Hambro roam the globe for the ultimate shopping experiences.

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WHATYOUCAN DO Help save the world in 50 simple steps with this pullout guide to improving your eco-friendliness. Once you go green, you'll never go back. Introduction by Henry Porter. Illustrations by Guy Billout.

VANITIES

159 WHOA THERE, MISSY Brian Frazer and Stephen Doyle present the White House Wheel of Lies. George Wayne trades obscenities with Deadwood's Ian McShane.

ET CETERA

48 EDITOR'S LETTER

50 CONTRIBUTORS

58 ON THE COVER The Green Team

64 LETTERS Cover judgments

92 PLANETARIUM Hang tough, Taurus

244 CREDITS

246 PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE Edward Kennedy

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