Dramatic is the slogan of 2024, if Vanity fairthe most-read stories of the year are a sign. There is family drama, friendship drama, forbidden love playTrue crime movies, political movies, and even some technology movies. Donald Trump virtually absent from these headlines – are we sick of hearing about him? – but his allies Rudy Giuliani And Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made the list, in both cases with the help of family members for their MAGA conversions. Tim Cook gave Nick Bilton exclusive preview of Apple’s big, unorthodox bet on the Professional vision. Ryan Murphy‘S Capote vs. Swan push Chris Murphy‘s (no relation) skillful explainer onto the chart, along with the choice to be clipped from Sally Bedell Smith1990 biography of William S. Paley, married, Honeyportrayed in the series by Naomi Watts. You also devoured an epic crime story (Julie MillerIncredible full-access records of accused of murder Karen read), a few Dramatic romantic stories (and you, Cormac McCarthy?!), and, in surprise at coming in first place, a departure Strange eyes performerthe unflinchingly candid account of—what else?—all the DRAMA on set. The holiday season is the perfect time to revisit any instant classics you may have missed.
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani with his daughter Caroline Giuliani.By Rick Maiman/Sygma/Getty Images.
“Nothing I experienced prepared me for the public and unrelenting fallout of my father’s life,” Caroline Giuliani wrote, declaring her support for Kamala Harris.
CEO Tim Cook posed for the first time wearing Apple Vision Pro at his Cupertino, California office.Norman Jean Roy’s photo.
Inside Apple Park, the tech giant’s CEO talks about the origins of an “incredible” new device that could change the way we live and work. A-list directors are ready to participate—“My experience is religious,” James Cameron says—but will your average iPhone user shell out $3,500 for a headset? ?
Richard Avedon’s photo.
When Babe Cushing, the most glamorous of the “fantastic Cushing sisters,” married CBS chairman Bill Paley, her charm and his power made them female golden couple – in New York society there is nothing but the Paley family. But Babe has become her husband’s most valuable possession, willing to satisfy his whims while her family falls apart because of her. And her perfection – for three decades she was the ideal and the envy of all her friends – hid a deepening pain and resentment. Sally Bedell Smith, in this excerpt from her biography of William S. Paley, In all His glory, documents the high price of being the Babe.
Karen Read at her old home in Mansfield, Massachusetts.Diana Markosian’s photo.
After John O’Keefe was found, nearly dead, in the snowy front yard of a Boston police officer, his girlfriend was arrested. As Karen Read’s second murder trial approaches, she is ready to talk about what she says really happened. Read “Part 2” of this story, including new details emerging in the Karen Read murder case, here.
