FEATURES

TIGER IN THE ROUGH | 54
The shattering of Tiger Woods’s pristine image has been one of the most epic falls from grace in modern history. Buzz Bissinger explores how a champion lost himself. Photographs by Annie Leibovitz.

THE DISTANT EXECUTIONER | 64
William Langewiesche scopes out the deadly talent of a top U.S. sniper. Photograph by Shawn Baldwin.

THEIR DREAM BEACH HOUSE |71
Chris Craymer and Michael Hogan spotlight Baltimore duo Beach House.

THE RETURN OF GORDON GEKKO | 72
Annie Leibovitz and Bryan Burrough spotlight Oliver Stone’s Wall Street sequel.

THE SHOT HEARD ’ROUND THE CLUBS  | 76
What drove popular, wealthy philanthropist Finn Caspersen to suicide? William D. Cohan investigates.

IRONY MAN | 83
Todd Eberle and Ingrid Sischy spotlight artist Maurizio Cattelan.

FOLLOW THOSE GIRLS!  | 84
Six young actresses show how stars are born. Photographs by Patrick Demarchelier and Norman Jean Roy.

MADNESS IN MOROCCO: THE ROAD TO ISHTAR | 90
Peter Biskind dissects the personal and professional crises behind Ishtar, Warren Beatty’s epic 1987 flop.

THE SMARTEST GUYS ON THE STAGE | 99
Jason Bell and Bethany McLean spotlight the play Enron.

VIDAL LOCO | 100
Christopher Hitchens laments the closing of Gore Vidal’s great American mind.

TALES OF MOTHER ROCK  | 103
Steven Sebring and Clive Davis spotlight rocker Patti Smith. 

BOOGIE NIGHTS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF DISCO| 104
Lisa Robinson captures the disco decade’s heat and beat.

FANFAIR

28 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTURE | 31
Bright Young Things: Well-heeled Jane Aldridge. The Cultural Divide. Elissa Schappell’s best book bets; Night-Table Reading. Lisa Robinson’s tête-à-tête with Rick Rubin; top tunes from four D.J.’s; Hot Tracks. Balenciaga’s fragrant return; Ric Pipino’s shear genius; Lancôme’s fashionable palette; Sonia Kashuk’s green innovation; Hot Looks.

VANITIES

FASSBENDER’S GAME | 37
George Wayne reads between Jackie Collins’s lines. Anjelica Huston invites John Heilpern for lunch.


COLUMNS

SCHTUPPIN’ WITH THE STARS| 42
James Wolcott trashes the latest celebrity sex tapes.

AMERICA’S TWEETHEARTS | 44
Twitter is the ultimate popularity contest. Vanessa Grigoriadis meets the winners. Photograph by Michael Halsband.

ROLL OVER, CHARLES DARWIN! | 46
A. A. Gill visits Kentucky’s Creation Museum, a $27 million dis to evolution. Photographs by Paul Bettany.

ET CETERA

60 MINUTES POLL Which type of Hollywood movie would you most like to star in? | 16

EDITOR’S LETTER The Wee Decades | 20

CONTRIBUTORS | 22

LETTERS Television Without Pity | 24

FAIRGROUND | 26

CREDITS | 122

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE Anthony Hopkins | 124


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