Vanity Fair (1-year auto-renewal)

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Vanity Fair magazine is one of the leading general interest publications available today. Written for the reader who appreciates expert storytelling and dynamic articles that sometimes spark a debate, the periodical covers a wide range of topics such as fashion, politics, travel, business, design, and more. Originally published briefly in 1913 and combined with Vogue magazine in 1936, the magazine as it appears today was revived in 1983.

Vanity Fair magazine attracts many award-winning journalists and photographers who contribute articles on a regular basis. The publication prides itself on featuring sophisticated content with bold photos that enhance what each author strives to convey. Recent topics include lavish holiday gifts for pets, fashion knockoffs, similarities between American and British humor, a look inside the New York City Ballet, and a guide to Cannes and the French Riviera.

Vanity Fair magazine is well-known for its social commentary and in-depth reporting. If you enjoy keeping up with Hollywood stars like Kristen Stewart, Julia Roberts, and Alec Baldwin, then this is the publication to turn to. Many times, it's Vanity Fair that scoops the competition and publishes a story before anyone else. Controversial topics from past issues include the scandalous photo shoot featuring Miley Cyrus, the Roman Polanski libel case, and the 2006 Lindsay Lohan interview in which the actress openly admitted using drugs.

A subscription to Vanity Fair magazine gives you the knowledge to look your best, entertain friends and family with ease, plan an exciting vacation, keep up with popular trends, and initiate interesting conversations whenever the mood strikes you.

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Nobody knows more about star power than VANITY FAIR, where you get access to people, personalities and power like no other magazine. From unmasking Deep Throat to intimate interviews with Jennifer Aniston, Martha Stewart and Lindsay Lohan, VANITY FAIR scooped the competition and gave its readers the must-read exclusives everyone has been talking about. Your subscription includes must-see special issues like the Hollywood issue and the Music issue, and monthly coverage of the movers and shakers in entertainment, media, politics, business and the arts.

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• Format: Magazine
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Publisher: Conde Nast Publications
• ASIN: B001U5SPL0
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (169 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79 in Magazines (See Top 100 in Magazines)
  • #3 in Magazines > News & Politics
  • #4 in Magazines > Fashion & Style > Men's
  • #4 in Magazines > Entertainment > Movies
This magazine subscription is provided by Conde Nast Publications

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98 of 104 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A great mix of Entertainment, Fashion, and Society..and a great deal June 28, 2005

By A. G. Corwin

Subscription Term Name:1 year

Vanity Fair has undergone a major transformation in the last several years from magazine geared towards women to a monthly that appeals to a much broader audience. The writing has gotten consistently better as well, though the occasional article will be little more than fluff. Photography is always lush, with the art world's top talent contributing beautiful done shots of major stars. Issues like Young Hollywood, or New Music Stars are fantastic, and every issue is something fresh and interesting.

In any given month we get a star showcase on the cover. Recent months have seen Lindsay Lohan, Sandra Bullock, and Hilary Swank. Interviews with these stars are fascinating because they invariably reveal more than they expect to. A recent interview with Sheryl Crow revealed the best of Vanity Fair, an intelligent, emotional, and honest interview that reveals a lot about Sheryl. The acccompanying photography is simply gorgeous. Every month has a rambling diary from the frequently tiresome Dominic Dunne (yes Dom, we get it, you know everyone.), a hard hitting political piece, and a expose on the past of politics, hollywood, or society. The articles are mostly great stuff, but with some clunkers in every issue. Every time I receive an issue, I know there will be articles that will fascinate me. Friends use to claim that Vanity Fair was a girl's magazine. Well, its not just for women anymore.

That being said, don't just order here. Go to their website and to the subscription inserts in the magazine itself, compare the prices, and request that a billing notice be sent to you instead of paying with a credit card. This way when your subscription is up for renewal, you have the opportunity to cancel without your card being charged. Often times sites like this one utilize a third party service that contracts with the various magazines, your payment goes to them and they auto-renew you. I find it easier to do it through the magazine themselves. Saves me the trouble, and invariably, the magazine comes a lot quicker.

89 of 103 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mix of gossip and hard news December 16, 2001

By mirope VINE™ VOICE

Subscription Term Name:1 year|Amazon Verified Purchase

"Vanity Fair" is head and shoulders above anything else on the magazine rack. On the one hand, it has loads of fun, gossipy stories on celebrities - past and present - combined with state-of-the art work from the premier photographers in the business, including Herb Ritts and Annie Leibowitz. While the articles on entertainment celebrities are usually pure PR fluff pieces, there are also more in-depth articles about the power players behind the scenes and old Hollywood legends. These voyeristic guilty pleasures sit comfortably side-by-side with some of the best serious journalism in print. Month after month, "Vanity Fair" addresses important issues that are only covered superficially in most of the media. The editors aren't afraid to allow their reporters to do long pieces on foreign affairs, politics and the economy. If it's been a major event on the world scene, "Vanity Fair" has covered it, and covered it well. I almost always read it cover to cover, and always come away feeling like it was time well spent.

89 of 104 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware Vanity Fair Subscription Renewal SCAM August 3, 2005

By Robertson G. Adams

Subscription Term Name:1 year

I enjoyed Vanity Fair magazine for several years but I chose to not renew it in January 2005. They sent the usual renewal notices and I tossed them out, and the magazine stopped coming.

Now in July 2005 I got a harassing letter from "National Credit Audit Corporation" threatening me if I don't pay the $15 account. I did not renew this and I don't owe it, but the tone of the letter is serious.

With some research on the Net I see that Vanity Fair is using an unreputable firm to harass people into renewing.

Anyhow this is finally getting picked up by the mainstream media such as the San Francisco Chronicle, which reported that VF's sister publication, WIRED Magazine, is doing the same thing (they are both Conde Naste publications).

NOTE this is NOT related to Amazon.com, and I am not saying if you subscribe via Amazon that this will happen. It seems to be part of a certain low-rate offer that contained certain language about "auto-renewal" that nobody could possibly read, it's so small. I am writing a letter to the magazine, the credit agency, and the attorneys general of New York and Florida.

The magazine is great, the journalism is top rate. But just try to stop your subscription, you might face the same dunning.