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The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth

NYT - Media · Michael M. Grynbaum · last updated
Opulent days are over at Vogue, Vanity Fair, and other once-powerful glossies. Anna Wintour is giving up (some) control. Now that everyone’s a gatekeeper, why do we keep recreating their status-obsessed world?

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