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Issue No. 701

Features

74 Supercalif ragilistic Lin-Manuel Miranda!

BY BRUCE HANDY PHOTOGRAPHS BY ETHAN JAMES GREEN

A modern-day Renaissance man, Miranda sings, dances, writes, and raps. This month, he takes off again, in Mary Poppins Returns.

84 The 2018 Hall of Fame

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

These eight unconventional heroes— including a young activist, a righteous judge, and a thorn in the president's side—radiated light in an otherwise dark and stormy year.

100 The In from Mogul the Who Cold Came

BY MARIE BRENNER PHOTOGRAPH BY BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN

American-born financier Bill Browder made a fortune in Russia. But when Putin turned on him, he became intent on revenge.

104 Miami Vice

BY MARK SEAL PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN McCABE

Known as "the Jills," they cornered the market in Miami's most upscale real estate—until a rival broker blew the whistle on them. So how did he wind up as the guilty one?

110 Seeing Red

BY NANCY JO SALES PHOTOGRAPHS BY GILLIAN LAUB

They're young, they're empowered, and they support Trump. Meet the college women who are the future of the G.O.P.—and pariahs among their peers.

2003: THE YEAR OUR WORLD WAS BORN

THE CHILD STAR

THE POP STAR

THE REAlLITY STAR

"STARBURST, " P . 70

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Issue No. 701

120 Moon Shots

BY DAVID KAMP

Drawing on freshly unearthed footage, the upcoming documentary Apollo n relives the famous 1969 lunar mission—and captures a snapshot of our collective history.

Columns

70 Starburst

BY LILI ANOLIK PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MAX-O-M ATIC

The triple threat of Paris, Lindsay, and Britney introduced the world to a new kind of fame. Then, almost simultaneously, came the epic flameouts.

72 Bada Bing's Big Bang

BY JAMES WOLCOTT ILLUSTRATION BYJIMMY TURRELL

Twenty years ago, The Sopranos— with its motley crew of griping, middle-aged mobsters—remade TV and exposed the raw underbelly of white malaise.

Gift Guide

39 TheVanity FairGift Guide

This year, our guide takes inspiration from the season's must-see cultural events: jewelry fit for Mary Queen of Scots; pajamas worthy of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; roller skates to cover the most ground at Art Basel in Miami Beach; and more!

Vanities

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Opening Act Julia Garner rides the wave of TV's passion for podcasts, in the new series Dirty John

Music 2018 in review

Fairground LACMA and Gucci joined forces for the eighth annual Art+Film Gala. Plus: inside Joni Mitchell's 75th-birthday celebration

Hive A guide to the glossographers of Trump's White House, from Omarosa to James Comey

Fashion 'Tis the season to swathe oneself in velvet

"People think that I write quickly, and don't revise. The reverse is true. I work very slowly and painstakingly."

JOYCE CAROL OATES, p.134

34 Contributors

36 Editor's Letter

134 Proust Questionnaire