The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth

Opulent days are over at Vogue, Vanity Fair and other once-powerful glossies. Anna Wintour is giving up (some) control. Now that everyone’s a gatekeeper, why do we keep recreating their status-obsessed world?

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Anna Wintour Cedes Vogue Editor in Chief Title But Will Retain Editorial Control

American Vogue will create a new role, “head of editorial content,” beneath Ms. Wintour, who is giving up her editor in chief title. She’s not leaving, though.

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Vanity Fair Names Mark Guiducci as Its Top Editor

Mr. Guiducci, 36, fills a role recently vacated by Radhika Jones, who led the magazine for seven years.

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Who Wants to Run Vanity Fair? Everyone? Anyone?

Radhika Jones is stepping down as editor in chief, and the search for her replacement has begun. But as the magazine industry has contracted, many of the more decadent parts of the job are long gone.

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New Yorker Cuts Ties With Critic Jackson Arn After Complaints About Behavior

The magazine received concerns about the writer’s conduct at its centennial celebration at a star-studded party in Manhattan.

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Pitchfork Alumni Launch New Music Publication, Hearing Things

After the popular publication was folded into GQ, a group of them is striking out on its own. One of the first orders of business: doing away with album scores.

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