VANITY FAIR

FEBRUARY 2010

NO. 594

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FEATURES

TIGER IN THE ROUGH | 80

The shattering of Tiger Woods’s pristine image has been one of the most epic falls from grace in modern history. Buzz Bissinger explores how a champion lost himself. Photographs by Annie Leibovitz.

THE DISTANT EXECUTIONER | 90

William Langewiesche scopes out the deadly talent of a top U.S. sniper. Photograph by Shawn Baldwin.

THEIR DREAM BEACH HOUSE | 97

Chris Craymer and Michael Hogan spotlight Baltimore duo Beach House.

THE RETURN OF GORDON GEKKO | 98

Annie Leibovitz and Bryan Burrough spotlight Oliver Stone’s Wall Street sequel.

THE SHOT HEARD ’ROUND THE CLUBS | 102

What drove popular, wealthy philanthropist Finn Caspersen to suicide? William D. Cohan investigates.

IRONY MAN | 109

Todd Eberle and Ingrid Sischy spotlight artist Maurizio Cattelan.

FOLLOW THOSE GIRLS! | 110

Six young actresses show how stars are born. Photographs by Patrick Demarchelier and Norman Jean Roy.

MADNESS IN MOROCCO: THE ROAD TO ISHTAR | 116

Peter Biskind dissects the personal and professional crises behind Ishtar, Warren Beatty’s epic 1987 flop.

THE SMARTEST GUYS ON THE STAGE | 125

Jason Bell and Bethany McLean spotlight the play Enron.

VIDAL LOCO | 126

Christopher Hitchens laments the closing of Gore Vidal’s great American mind.

TALES OF MOTHER ROCK | 129

Steven Sebring and Clive Davis spotlight rocker Patti Smith.

BOOGIE NIGHTS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF DISCO | 130

Lisa Robinson captures the disco decade’s heat and beat.

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FANFAIR

28 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTURE 47

Bright Young Things: Well-heeled Jane Aldridge. The Cultural Divide. Elissa Schappell’s best book bets; Night-Table Reading. Lisa Robinson’s tete-a-tete with Rick Rubin; top tunes from four D. J.’s; Hot Tracks. Christa D’Souza peruses Persephone Books; Web sites we love. Balenciaga’s fragrant return; Ric Pipino’s shear genius; Lancome’s fashionable palette; Sonia Kashuk’s green innovation; Hot Looks.

COLUMNS

SCHTUPPIN’ WITH THE STARS | 68

James Wolcott trashes the latest celebrity sex tapes.

SOMEONE’S WATCHING | 69

Emma Hardy and Cullen Murphy spotlight spy novelist Henry Porter.

AMERICA’S TWEETHEARTS | 70

Twitter is the ultimate popularity contest. Vanessa Grigoriadis meets the winners. Photograph by Michael Halsband.

ROLL OVER, CHARLES DARWIN! 72

A. A. Gill visits Kentucky’s Creation Museum, a $27 million dis to evolution. Photographs by Paul Bettany.

VANITIES

FASSBENDER’S GAME 77

George Wayne reads between Jackie Collins’s lines. Anjelica Huston invites John Heilpem for lunch.

ET CETERA

60 MINUTESPOLL Which type of Holly wood movie would you most like to star in? | 30

EDITOR’S LETTER The Wee Decades 36

CONTRIBUTORS 39

LETTERS Television Without Pity | 42

FAIRGROUND | 64

CREDITS 148

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE Anthony Hopkins 150

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