As we say goodbye to another year, let’s look back on some important Vanity Fair history. Cheers to 2024! Vanity Fair, the Rebirth There was a time when Vanity Fair existed only in one place: as a small title in parenthesis on the spine of its thriving sister fashion magazine. But, more than 40 years ago, Samuel J. Newhouse Jr. engineered one of the most remarkable comebacks in publishing history. R E A D  M O R E » A Happy New Year After a long break from the screen, Jennifer Lawrence opened up about love, fame, and boundaries: “I didn’t have a life. I thought I should go get one.” R E A D  M O R E » Doris Duke’s Final Mystery When tobacco heiress Doris Duke died, she left a will that shocked even those who’d known her best. As her adopted daughter—ignored wholly by Duke—fought to undo the will, she spoke exclusively to Bob Colacello, who delved into the mystery of the heiress’s final years. R E A D  M O R E » When Memory Goes While Klaus Barbie awaited trial for his crimes against humanity, the French people recalled their darkest hour—and worried that their nation’s honor would also be judged. Francine du Plessix Gray spoke to survivors, citizens, and the Nazi hunters who tracked Barbie down. R E A D  M O R E » Seduced and Abandoned The 14-year marriage of Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng ended abruptly after the News Corp. chairman came to believe his third wife had been romantically involved with a former head of state and with a prominent Silicon Valley executive. But who really blindsided whom? R E A D  M O R E »