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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
Statement from The NewsGuild of New York and Condé United on illegal firing of four union leaders who demanded answers about this week’s layoffs at Teen Vogue, other brands Late Wednesday night, Condé Nast’s VP of Labor Relations notified the Guild that the Company was immediately terminating four Condé United leaders for engaging in the protected concerted activity of gathering in their 1 World Trade Center office to demand answers on this week’s abrupt layoffs at multiple brands including WIRED and the consolidation at Teen Vogue. These egregious terminations are a flagrant breach of the Just Cause terms of our contract and an unprecedented violation of their federally protected rights as union members to participate in a collective action. Through these illegal terminations, Condé Nast management is attempting to intimidate and silence our members' advocacy for the courageous cultural and political journalism of Teen Vogue, as well as diverting attention away from the obvious lack of corporate leadership at the company. Condé United members illegally fired are: Alma Avalle: Writer, digital producer at Bon Appetit; NewsGuild of New York first vice president, trans activist, and union leader Jake Lahut: Wired senior reporter covering the Trump White House Jasper Lo: Senior fact checker at The New Yorker and US Army veteran: outgoing first vice chair of The New Yorker Union Ben Dewey: Videographer at Condé Nast Entertainment, former vice chair of the CNE unit “Management’s attempt at union-busting, using intimidation and grossly illegal tactics to try to suppress protected union activity, will not stand,” said Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York. “The NewsGuild of New York has zero tolerance for bad bosses who harass, target and disrespect our fellow Guild members. We represent nearly 6,000 media workers across the tri-state area and we stand firmly in solidarity, ready to fight for the rights of our members illegally fired from their jobs at …
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
dream White Lotus french season casting:

Isabelle Hupert (of course)
Marion Cotillard (fresh off The Morning Show!)
Juliette Binoche (in a meaty supporting role)
Timmy and Pauline Chalamet (stunt casting)
Omar Sy (wildcard)
and introducing
Lily Collins as Emily in Paris
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Thank you Vanity Fair for printing this incredible subhed.

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The Onion Wants an Oscar for Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile—Coming to a Theater Near You And Onion CEO Ben Collins knows just how to sell this 20-minute mockumentary to the Academy: “Do you like pedophiles? I don’t think you do. You know what you could do to prove it?”
October 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
had another wonderful chat with my friend @bencollins.bsky.social (a.k.a Tim Onion) about The Onion's wonderfully absurd and truly hilarious 20 minute mockumentary, Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile (google the title at your own risk!)
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The Onion Wants an Oscar for 'Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile'—Coming to a Theater Near You
And Onion CEO Ben Collins knows just how to sell this 20-minute mockumentary to the Academy: “Do you like pedophiles? I don’t think you do. You know what you could do to prove it?”
www.vanityfair.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Chatted with the team behind Chess about the upcoming revival. And, yes, Lea Michele told me she is reading "Chess For Dummies" to prepare

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Can an All-Star Team of Broadway Vets Finally Crack ‘Chess’?
Many have tried to make this notoriously tricky musical work—but Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, and Nicholas Christopher might actually pull it off.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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brezwrites.bsky.social
What a wonderful thing to have worked all these years for @vanityfair.com.

I can’t say it was a dream come true, only because I never would’ve dreamed this big when I was starting out.

As this article says, I’m among those being let go. Thanks to everybody who has reached out with kind words. ❤️
Vanity Fair Will Boost Focus on Core Areas Like Hollywood While Cutting Back Some Coverage, Says New Editorial Director
Vanity Fair will scale back certain areas of coverage, including shutting down The Hive, to focus on entertainment and culture, editorial director Mark Guiducci said.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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rilaws.bsky.social
Area Critic (Me) Needs New Job.

Reach out if you want me to write for you! Doesn't have to be reviews!
Vanity Fair Will Refocus on Hollywood and Cut Back Some Coverage Areas, Says New Editorial Director
Vanity Fair will scale back certain areas of coverage, including shutting down The Hive, to focus on entertainment and culture, editorial director Mark Guiducci said.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
sat shotgun on Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang's winding roadtrip to tonight's Culture Awards. Readers, Kayteighs, Publicists, I promise you are in for a treat even though Miss Piggy had to cancel
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“It’s Actually 500 Jokes”: Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s Road to the Culture Awards
The pair brings us along for the ride as they stage their podcast’s parody awards show on Bravo for the first time ever. But is primetime ready for the comedic stylings of 'Las Culturistas?'
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August 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For Juneteenth, I wrote about the impact of Sinners and Ryan Coogler’s historic deal for @vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
First, Ryan Coogler Made ‘Sinners.’ Now He’s Living the Movie’s Dream
Coogler’s vampire drama got under Hollywood’s skin, then made more than $360 million anyway. Thanks to an unconventional deal with Warner Bros., Coogler will one day own the fruits of his labor.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
inspired by JD Vance's (dumb) tweet and the (wonderful) No Kings protests this weekend, I did a deep dive on Trump's long standing history of being an Andrew Lloyd Webber loving Theater Queen

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JD Vance Should Have Known That Donald Trump Is a Huge Theater Queen
Although Vance made a cheap jab at musical theater, his boss has a well-documented history of loving the art form, specifically the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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June 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
if you, like me, had no idea who "Riley Gaines" was before this weekend, then I have a story for you www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
Who Is Riley Gaines, the Conservative Political Activist Simone Biles Took to Task?
Everything you need to know about Riley Gaines, the former D1 swimmer turned Fox News pundit who’s made a career out of attacking trans women in sports.
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June 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Had a wonderful chat with Pulitzer Prize winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins about juggling two Tony seasons in a row and a newborn at home... also Elaine Stritch's iconic Tony speech ofc
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It’s Been 38 Years Since a Black Playwright Won Best Play at the Tonys. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Could Change That.
The Pulitzer Prize-winner and Tony-nominee chats with Vanity Fair about developing 'Purpose,' juggling a new play and a newborn, and heading into his second Tony Awards.
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June 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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First Look: In ‘Wicked: For Good,’ Elphaba and Glinda are no longer college co-eds but grown women, reckoning with the differing paths they’ve taken in life.

In a VF exclusive, director Jon M. Chu teases the second act’s new songs, the introduction of Dorothy Gale, Glinda’s wedding, and more.
'Wicked: For Good' First Look: Toto, We’re Not In Shiz Anymore
In an exclusive conversation, director Jon M. Chu talks adapting the darker second act of ‘Wicked,’ new songs for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and ending his epic time in Oz.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Vanity Fair shares first look at Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo in ‘WICKED: FOR GOOD.’
Ariana Grande as Glinda (left) and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba (right).
June 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Like a seed dropped by a skybird... here's your first look at "Wicked: For Good" written by yours truly www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
'Wicked: For Good' First Look: Toto, We’re Not In Shiz Anymore
In an exclusive conversation, director Jon M. Chu talks adapting the darker second act of ‘Wicked,’ new songs for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and ending his epic time in Oz.
www.vanityfair.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Chatted with film legend Mia Farrow about returning to the stage in The Roommate, the lasting impact of Rosemary's Baby, and her co-star Patti fucking LuPone

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Mia Farrow Absolutely Adores Patti LuPone: “She Cannot Tell a Lie”
The legendary actress on earning her first Tony nomination for 'The Roommate' and her decades long friendship with her outspoken co-star, LuPone.
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May 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
People keep asking why The Onion is doing well right now, and it's simply because we just refuse to kowtow. I cannot stress enough how good it is for your business and your soul be strong and even fun in the face of the ongoing horror and bullshit.

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It’s so interesting that an outlet that encourages its writers to speak truth to power is flourishing in a media industry where everything else seems to be in decline. I want that to be a lesson to people. Kowtowing to power—if your job is not that, nobody fucking wants that. It does nothing for you to pull a punch at this moment. You have to be able to stand up for a baseline of humanity. That’s what we do here. And I’m glad to tell you that they never blinked. They never thought twice about it. They just always were like, “All right, well, let’s keep doing what we do here.”
May 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
it is always so validating when the ugliest freaks and losers on the internet hate something that you've written and let you know it... it's like yes! you are exactly the target demographic that i wanted to piss off and i'm glad you were paying attention and you noticed <3
May 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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cavandy.bsky.social
VF asked @bencollins.bsky.social if Trump was funny, and he had the best response:

"…when people say he’s funny, it’s usually him being cruel to somebody."

also, subscribe to @theonion.com so he can keep doing cool shit

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May 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
incredible timing for me to get into Bluesky the week of my college 10th reunion when i am already feeling emotional and chaotic and insane... watch this space things might get weird!!
May 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
HARD DISAGREE with this headline but this was an incredibly fun conversation with @christress.bsky.social about how The Onion is punching so damn hard right now, and why that's good for both business and the world at large.

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The Onion’s Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media
The NBC News reporter turned CEO sits down for a long talk about his “weird and awkward” last year at the network; his girlfriend, congressional hopeful Kat Abughazaleh; and how he turned 'The Onion' ...
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May 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Had an incredible conversation with @bencollins.bsky.social for @vanityfair.com where he convinced me to give Blue Sky an honest to god chance. So here i am! We also talked Elon, Alex Jones, and how to save the dying media industry. Read all about it here: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
The Onion’s Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media
The NBC News reporter turned CEO sits down for a long talk about his “weird and awkward” last year at the network; his girlfriend, congressional hopeful Kat Abughazaleh; and how he turned 'The Onion' ...
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May 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I talked tuah Hawk Tuah for @vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Haliey Welch, a.k.a. Hawk Tuah, Tries to Explain Herself
After going off the grid for three months, the viral star turned podcast host opens up about her crypto scandal, her mental health, and the future of ‘Talk Tuah.’
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May 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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beccamford.bsky.social
Love this episode!!! It speaks to how well loved Katey is that she got such an incredible list of guests. (Listen for my praise of Janet Yang and @christress.bsky.social’s amazing theory on Emma Stone).
March 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I am sorry i cannot believe one person is sleepwalking to an oscar for doing the same thing they always do while their former co star gave a truly phenomenal performance in the same category… boggles the mind!!
January 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM