VANITY FAIR

OCTOBER 1999 No 470

Features

LET'S TRY IT BEN'S WAY262

First known as Matt's sidekick, and then as Gwyneth's boyfriend, Ben Affleck is suddenly the lead in John Frankenheimer's Reindeer Games and busier than ever. So why is he still afraid of sounding like a jackass? Evgenia Peretz finds out. Photographs by Annie Leibovitz.

MURDOCH'S NEW LIFE268

At 68, Rupert Murdoch has a new bride, 32-year-old Wendi Deng, temporary SoHo digs, and fresh plans for his $36 billion media empire. In a rare interview, he tells William Shawcross about the personal, the political—and the competition. Portraits by Annie Leibovitz.

THREE ON A MATCH274

Annie Leibovitz focuses on the cast of Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead, led by Nicolas Cage, while David Kamp previews the director's latest tale from New York's mean streets.

THE WHOLE CLEMENTE276

The haunting, sexually charged work of artist Francesco Clemente is born of three continents and virtually every medium. As a major Clemente exhibition opens at the Guggenheim Museum, Ingrid Sischy unearths his eclectic passions. Photographs by David Seidner.

ANNIE'S HALL284

A portrait of Jerry Hall heralds the strong beauty of Women, a new book of photographs by Annie Leibovitz. Michael Shnayerson follows her eye.

TRUE GRID286

Walter Chin captures seven quarterbacks who are bringing down one of the N.F.L.'s last racial barriers and spiraling to the top of the game.

LONDON CALLING290

In the West End, Henry Porter heads for the magic lights of the St. Martins Lane hotel, the most recent fantasy from Ian Schrager and his partner-in-chic, Philippe Starck. Photographs by James Mortimer.

HOT SCOTT294

Bruce Weber and Krista Smith spotlight Scott Speedman, who has landed a red-hot American film debut, in Bruce Paltrow's Duets.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BILLY296

In his upcoming book, Cameron Crowe takes legendary director Billy Wilder through the filming of such classics as Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment to recapture the stars and sets of Golden Age Hollywood. Photographs by Michael O'Neill.

Columns

REBEL IN EVENING CLOTHES114

Dorothy Parker skewered society's bigotry as sharply as she did its pretensions. Christopher Hitchens salutes her lesser-known legacy.

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KEROUAC'S LONESOME ROAD126

Thirty years after his death. Jack Kerouac is still the living voice of the Beat movement. Rereading Kerouac'sOn the Road, James Wolcott examines the suicidal disintegration and enduring popularity of an American rebel.

THE FORENSICS OF WAR138

What exactly happened to the Albanian Kosovars who never made it to the border? Sebastian Junger joins U.N. investigators as they exhume the evidence from mass grave sites and determine how to hold the killers accountable. Photographs by Teun Voeten.

THE KENT SCHOOL MYSTERY156

When Fox's seriesThe Family Guybecame the target of an angry campaign of letters to advertisers, Seth MacFarlane, the program's creator, was stunned to find his former prep-school headmaster behind it. Michael Shnayerson reports on the bizarre attack.

HITLER'S POPE170

For decades, World War II's Pope Pius XII has been criticized for failing to denounce Hitler's Final Solution. After gaining unprecedented access to secret Vatican archives, John Cornwell, in his new book, reveals a truth more damning than anyone could have suspected.

Special Report

THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT 1999195

Vanity Fairpresents its fifth annual ranking of the 50 most influential men and women of the Information Age, charting their toys, towns, charities, stocks, and paychecks, as Annie Leibovitz gets a picture of power at play in Sun Valley, Idaho. Portraits by Harry Benson, Larry Fink, and Art Streiber.

Vanities

WILD WILD WES251

Nyloncreative director Helena Christensen models her speed dial; George Wayne and motivation guru Tony Robbins unleash the giant within; the marvelous tropical adventures of Nan Darien, socialite.

Et Cetera

EDITOR'S LETTER: Billionaires'row60

CONTRIBUTORS | 64

LETTERS: To Kubrick's credit92

CREDITS327

PLANETARIUM: Make some friends, Libra328

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE: Charles Osgood330

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