The Tragic, Never-Told Love Story of a Gilded Age–Era Romance

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View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS The Tragic, Never-Told Love Story of a Gilded Age–Era Romance BY FIONA DONOVAN While working on a biography of her great-grandmother Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Fiona Donovan unearthed a trove of letters between Gertrude's daughter, Flora Whitney Miller, and President Theodore Roosevelt's son, Quentin Roosevelt, that tell a story of one woman's battle with grief during a time of war.      READ MORE     TELEVISION Billy Magnussen Storms Silicon Valley in The Audacity BY REBECCA FORD The new AMC series from Succession writer Jonathan Glatzer follows jaded billionaires and tech bros striving for profit and power. VF has your first look at the show.   READ MORE   CULTURE Belle Burden on Her Family's "Legacy of Infidelity" BY BELLE BURDEN In 2023, her New York Times column about her husband's betrayal devastated readers. In her new memoir, Strangers, the granddaughter of Babe Paley offers a deeper personal history.   READ MORE   CELEBRITY When Paris Hilton Partied Like Marie Antoinette BY SERENA TURNER Journey back to 2002, when Hilton celebrated her 21st with six lavish celebrations in six different cities—and the 1770s, when the doomed final queen of France frittered away her final years at Petit Trianon.   READ MORE   CULTURE How Mothers on the Brink Became Go-To Main Characters BY SAVANNAH WALSH The minds behind some of the year's buzziest maternal dysphoria stories, such as All Her Fault and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, on bringing mommy's secrets out of the shadows—and why more women are rethinking motherhood.   READ MORE   BOOKS On the Frantic Front Lines of the Los Angeles Fires With Governor Gavin Newsom BY JACOB SOBOROFF In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Firestorm, MSNow senior political and national reporter Jacob Soboroff looks back at covering the wildfires that ravaged his community—and his childhood home.   READ MORE   MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2026. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.