Sergey Brin’s Dalliance; a Splash of Marilyn Monroe; the Murderous Side of Miami Nightlife

A special delivery from the Vanity Fair Archive View in your browser | Update your preferences     Spend a lazy summer day with these five stories, handpicked from the Vanity Fair Archive.   O.K., Glass: Make Google Eyes The story behind Google cofounder Sergey Brin's liaison with Google Glass marketing manager Amanda Rosenberg—and his split from his first wife, genetic-testing entrepreneur Anne Wojcicki—had a decidedly futuristic edge. But, as Vanessa Grigoriadis reported, the drama left Silicon Valley debating emotional issues, from office romance to fear of mortality. R E A D  M O R E »     A Splash of Marilyn It was the assignment of an ambitious young photographer's dreams: capturing Hollywood's sexiest star for Look magazine in 1960. The chemistry with Marilyn Monroe seemed promising, and their professional relationship deepened when he photographed her on the set of her final, never finished movie, Something's Got to Give. Lawrence Schiller, in an adaptation from his memoir of those sessions, recalled Monroe's mix of vulnerability and cold calculation as she guided his camera toward the ultimate revelation—breathtaking nude shots, some unseen till now—and their tense encounter the day before she died. R E A D  M O R E »     Disco Inferno When Chris Paciello—handsome young lord of Miami nightlife, friend of Madonna, Ingrid Casares, and Jennifer Lopez, millionaire owner of Joia, Liquid, and Bar Room—was charged with racketeering for murder and bank robbery in 1999, his dazzled supporters called it a shame that his New York past was catching up with him. But from FBI wiretaps, police sources, and South Beach insiders, Suzanna Andrews revealed the full scope of the case against Paciello: Prosecutors said that he owed his glittering business, 50-foot yacht, and waterfront palazzo to Mafia backing, and that a cold-blooded 1993 killing in Staten Island was prelude to a hot new life of clubs and crime. R E A D  M O R E »     The Prince, the Flash, and the Forger Prince Charles was thrilled when a fast-talking hustler named James Stunt loaned 17 masterpieces to his celebrated art collection. But what happens when a Picasso isn't a Picasso? R E A D  M O R E »     Kay's Kind of Summer As publisher of The Washington Post—and a Watergate legend—the late Katharine Graham drew the highest and mightiest to Mohu, her 218-acre Martha's Vineyard summer estate. In an adaptation from her memoir, Madeleine Blais, an island neighbor, recalled the delights and dilemmas (how to compete with Princess Diana's hostess gift or match the culinary skills of a private French chef?) of her annual rendezvous with Graham. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now     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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.