Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! * VANITY FAIR Gorgeous magazine with in-depth feature articles, columns, famous photography, fashion, and of course beautiful ads -- Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! ISSUE DATE: January 2002; No. 497 IN THIS ISSUE:- [Detailed contents description written EXCLUSIVELY for this listing by MORE MAGAZINES! Use 'Control F' to search this page.] * This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 COVER: TOM CRUISE: The Naked Truth. By Evgenia Peretz. FEATURES: ON THE FRONTIER OF APOCALYPSE: In Peshawar, Islamabad, and Kashmir, Christopher Hitchens explores signs that Pakistan, far from being a dependable U.S. ally, could produce the ultimate nightmare: a nuclear jihad. DESERT HAWK: At 73, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon finally has the reins of power, but has he changed? Face-to-face with Israel's polarizing leader, David Margolick cuts through the speculation. Photograph by Harry Benson. BEING TOM CRUISE: Still on top despite a bruising divorce, writes Evgenia Peretz, Tom Cruise is pushing the dramatic envelope in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky, opposite his new love, Penelope Cruz. Photographs by Herb Ritts. THE C.I.A.'S BLIND AMBITION: The heat is on at the C.I.A., which just got a huge budget boost in the wake of its stunning failure. Talking to veteran spies, Sam Tanenhaus connects the agency's current crisis to its Cold War victories. MURDER IN EAST HAMPTON: Few, if any, were angrier with Ted Ammon than his wife. When the financier was found bludgeoned to death, Michael Shnayerson reports, a tortured marriage and bitter divorce came under close scrutiny. Photographs by Jonathan Becker. GIRLS INCORPORATED: Peggy Sirota and Scott Gummer spotlight those amazing Olsen twins. [Nice and Funny FULL PAGE photo of Ashley and Mary-Kate] THE HI-FI LIFE: Temple of sound, symbol of progress, instrument of seduction in the 1950s, high fidelity was all this and more. Todd Eberle and Bruce Handy capture the whiz-bang allure of a forgotten technology. AFGHANISTAN'S TRAGIC THRONE: Is a frail, soft-spoken 87-year-old the last, best hope for Afghanistan? In Rome, Judy Bachrach visits exiled King Mohammad Zaher Shah, whose extraordinary life may contain one more dramatic chapter. Photographs by Edward Grazda. PEET PERFORMANCE: Firooz Zahedi and Kevin Sessums sample the highbrow sizzle of Amanda Peet. [NICE FULL PAGE PHOTO!] MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION: The lost "director's cut" of Orson Welles's The Magnificent Ambersons has long been the holy grail of film scholars. David Kamp chronicles the evisceration of a masterpiece--and a career. FANFAIR: 31 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTURE Richard Avedon's French connection. Hot Reels: Chris Mitchell on GosJord Park, Bruce Handy on Italian for Beginners, Anderson Tepper on No Manc Land. Elissa Schappell's Hot Type. Edward Helmore speaks with Colombian crusade Betancourt; Henry Alford goes Gracefully Insane. COLUMNS: TERROR ON THE DOTTED LINE: The 24-hour news industry was briefly sobered by the terror of September 11, but it didn't take long for the madness to resume. James Wolcott is info-sick. OF CLARIDGE'S AND CLUES: Chasing a Chandra Levy lead to London, Dominick Dunne gets an earful from Lily Safra's decorator as the battle over her husband's will gets nasty. Portrait by Francois Dischinger. HALL OF FAME: David Kamp nominates the Neit' York Times reporters who are faithfully memorializing the lives lost in the World Trade Center attack. Photograph by Michael O'Neill. THE OSAMA FILES: Starting in 1996. Sudan repeatedly tried to share what it knew about Osama bin Laden with the U.S. From memos, letters, and exclusive interviews, David Rose uncovers the Clinton administration's epic blunder in rebuffing those offers. VANITIES: MONET ON EXH I BIT George Wayne chats with sexy city dweller Kim Cattrall. Edwin Coaster, still lost in Pakistan. ET CETERA: EDITOR'S LETTER: Leading with Our Strong Suits. CONTRIBUTORS. LETTERS: Old Man River. CREDITS. PLANETARIUM: Have a heart. Capricorn. PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE: Kirk Douglas. * NOTE: OUR content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date. This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Standard sized magazine, Approx 8oe" X 11". COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD condition. (See photo) A great snapshot of the time, and a terrific Birthday present or Anniversary gift! Careful packaging, Fast shipping, ALL GUARANTEED --