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152 WOMAN OF THE YEAR ByJANINE DI GIOVANNI

Director, globe-trotting humanitarian, Oscar-winning actress, newlywed, mother of six, and now an honorary Dame—how does Angelina Jolie do it? A chronicle covers her life from the set of next month's Unbroken to a refugee camp to couch-potato time. Photographs by Mario Testino.

160 V.F. PORTRAIT: SALMAN KHAN ByARNE DUNCAN

Starting with a video tutorial for his niece a decade ago, Salman Khan has led a revolution in learning. As the Khan Academy expands its free S.A.T. prep, the secretary of education hands out an A-plus. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

162 THE WAR OF THE WORDSByKEITH GESSEN

One of the world's largest publishers, Hachette, is battling Amazon over e-book revenues, with famous authors joining the fray. The fight is so fierce because the stakes are so high, reflecting a growing divide within the industry. Photo illustrations by Stephen Doyle.

168 COLLAGE EDUCATION

Spotlight on Jean-Charles de Ravenel, whose collages, now on view in L.A., create deeply personal histories. By Christopher Ondaatje. Photograph by Jonathan Becker.

170 NEW GIRL AT THE KIT KAT CLUR

Spotlight on Emma Stone, fulfilling a childhood dream as Cabaret's, latest Sally Bowles. By Amy Fine Collins. Photograph by Pari Dukovic.

172 NCIS: PROVENCE BySTEVEN NAIFEHAND GREGORY WHITE SMITH Attacked for questioning the legend of Vincent van Gogh's suicide in their 2011 biography of the artist, two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors present new evidence, enlisting a leading forensic expert in a case for murder.

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177 THE DEVIL AND DR. KILDARE Spotlight on the revival of David Rabe's Sticks and Bones, starring Richard Chamberlain, Holly Hunter, and Bill Pullman. By John Heilpern. Photograph by Mark Seliger.

178 SALVAGE REASTBy WILLIAM LANGEWIESCHE

Marine salvage master Nick Sloane has seen it all—ships that are sinking, burning, breaking apart, or severely aground—and his rescue operations are the stuff of high-seas legend. Sloane's latest conquest: refloating and removing the 952-foot-long, 114,500-ton Costa Concordia. Photograph by Jonas Fredwall Karlsson.

185 DOTELL, MAESTRO Spotlight on the charismatic Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda, as he takes Rossini's William Tell on tour. By Wayne Lawson. Photograph by Nigel Parry.

186 PRIMA GALLERISTAS Spotlight on 14 top female art dealers, gathered to re-create a famous (nearly all-male) portrait. By Ingrid Sischy. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

188 RUSSELL RRAND,SERIOUSLY By DAVID KAMP

Since his BBC Newsnight interview went viral last year, Russell Brand—yes, the comedian, skirt chaser, and recovering addict—has emerged as a political firebrand. With his book Revolution, Brand aims to turn his audience into a movement. Photograph by David Bailey.

192 THE RIG FARULOUSBy ANJELICA HDSTON

In an adaptation from the second volume of her memoirs, the author recalls her 1973 move from New York to L.A., where the 21-year-old model fell in love with Jack Nicholson, lost her larger-than-life director father, and became the actress she wanted to be.

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99 RANG-UP JOR The meaning of a greeting.

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103 31 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTURE

Slim Aarons's snowy mountain scene. My Desk: Ridley Scott. Hot Type. Private Lives: Stella and babel Tennant's sisterly collaboration; Hayden Lasher's ladylike bags with a Belgian twist. Punch Hutton's Holiday Gift Guide. A bounty of festive beauty.

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123AROUND THE WORLD, ONE PARTY AT A TIME Inside V.F. s first-ever New Establishment Summit, in San Francisco, and Tom Stoppards dinner, in N.Y.C,, to support the London Library.

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132 ME, MY SELFIE, AND IBy JAMES WOLCOTT

For better (Ellen DeGeneres at the 2014 Academy Awards) or for worse (Geraldo Rivera, Anthony Weiner, et ak), society has become selfie-obsessed. And it's not a fad—it's a syndrome. Photo illustration by Darrow.

136THE SCION ALSO RISES Spotlight on Justin Trudeau, who may follow in his father's footsteps as Canada's EM. By Shinan Govani. Photograph by Jonathan Becker.

138 ZIMMER FRAMES AT DAWN!By MICHAEL KINSLEY

The dustup between two of London's most respected journalists Richard Ingrams, 77, and Alexander Chancellor, 74—over the editorship of a tiny magazine could happen only in England. Illustrations by Barry Blitt.

143KING AND COUNTRY Spotlight on Selma, starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr.—the man, not the icon. By Bruce Handy. Photograph by Gasper Tringale.

144A KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Spotlight on the Met's century-old Arms and Armor Department, as it showcases its newest treasures. By Max Carter.

146 MAN AND URER MANBy KARA SWISHER

As the $18.2 billion ride-sharing app Uber expands around the globe, C.E.O. Travis Kalanick is at war with the taxi industry, regulators, and anyone else who tries to put on the brakes. Photograph by Art Streiber.

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88 EDITOR'S LETTER THE TWO MR. BARRYMORES

90 IN THE DETAILS CHERYL STRAYED

92 LETTERS DEATH BY DESIGN?

96 60 MINUTESPOLL

130 OUT TO LUNCH GLENN CLOSE

212 PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE AMY POEHLER