Remembering ‘Twilight’-Mania; William, the Divided Prince; Stealing ‘Mona Lisa’

A special delivery from the Vanity Fair Archive View in your browser | Update your preferences     How are you spending the last lazy days of summer? May we suggest diving into the Vanity Fair Archive, with stories about the shadows of tragedy dogging Prince William's ascent, the secret to Gisele's supermodel success, the shocking theft of the Mona Lisa, and more?   Twilight's Hot Gleaming Not since Titanic unleashed Leo-mania had an actor sparked the overnight adulation that greeted Robert Pattinson's debut as Edward Cullen in Twilight. In 2009, as the vampire saga's next installment arrived, Evgenia Peretz explored the frenzy, isolation, and sheer embarrassment of Pattinson's year, his instant connection with costar Kristen Stewart, and the life he wanted when the $10 million gig was over. R E A D  M O R E »     The Divided Prince At 21, Britain's Prince William seemed to have shouldered both his father's destiny and his mother's myth: Dutiful Will Wales was also the charismatic hope of a battered dynasty—and of many a highborn beauty. But his world was treacherous and filled with the shadows of tragedy. R E A D  M O R E »     …And God Created Gisele How did the world's most successful supermodel—darling of the cameras, advertisers, and tabloids—make her life even more fabulous? By marrying star quarterback Tom Brady, then setting her sights on a higher consciousness. As Gisele Bündchen embarked on her next chapter, the exuberant beauty told Leslie Bennetts about her secret engagement, the shock of finding out Brady's ex-girlfriend was pregnant with his baby, and how they were working out the bicoastal routine of a new family. R E A D  M O R E »     Stealing Mona Lisa The shocking theft of the Mona Lisa, in August 1911, appeared to have been solved 28 months later, when the painting was recovered. In an excerpt from their book The Crimes of Paris, Thomas and Dorothy Hoobler suggested that the audacious heist concealed a perfect—and far more lucrative—crime. R E A D  M O R E »     The Inheritance With a doomsday clock ticking for newspapers, no one had more at stake than fourth-generation New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., who was scrambling to keep his family's prized asset alive. In 2009 some saw him as a lightweight cheerleader, others as the last, best defender of quality journalism. Talking to company insiders, Mark Bowden examined the nexus of dynasty and character that had brought Sulzberger to the precipice. 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.