Martha Moxley’s Haunting Diary, Revisited
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Like many teenage girls living in suburbia, Martha Moxley kept a diary. She documented the mundane, the meaningful, and unbeknownst to her, the weeks leading up to her murder in the fall of 1975 in Greenwich, Connecticut. She wrote about Michael Skakel—who was the nephew of Ethel Kennedy, and 27 years later would be convicted of her murder (and have his conviction undone on appeal 11 years after that)—describing a boy who insisted he understood her intentions better than she did herself. But for years, her diary would be read clinically, as evidence, picked apart in court filings, and countless documentaries and podcasts. Today, over 50 years later, Kate Casey interprets her diary from a contemporary point of view.
Elsewhere, staff writer Clara Molot checks in with CNN reporter Clarissa Ward, who is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the latest harrowing Ebola outbreak devastating the country. And while you’re here, dip into the VF archive to revisit Clint Eastwood biographer Shawn Levy’s deep dive into the making of the Hollywood icon’s masterpiece, Unforgiven.
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DANIELA TIJERINA,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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More than 50 years after her murder, the diary entries Martha Moxley wrote about Michael Skakel in her final weeks are finally being read in the language she was reaching for.
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In an interview with Vanity Fair, veteran CNN journalist Clarissa Ward describes what the worst Ebola outbreak in years looks like at quarantine facilities—and funerals—in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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With ticket prices at Madison Square Garden skyrocketing, many Knicks fans are traveling to Texas to support their team. “All of us Knicks fans are gonna show up in full force,” rapper Fat Joe tells VF.
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According to Eastwood’s son, the Oscar winner has retired from Hollywood. Today, we revisit the making of the director’s masterpiece: “Unforgiven was Clint Eastwood saying, ‘This is what I’m going to do…get out of my way.’”
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Escaping a Manhattan Socialite’s Cult
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Back in 1990, Marie Brenner wrote an article for Vanity Fair about Frederick von Mierers, the Upper East Side guru and self-described alien who was leading a sort of elite, New Age cult called Eternal Values out of his Manhattan apartment. More than 30 years later, VF’s Dan Adler talked to one of von Mierers’s former followers, male supermodel Hoyt Richards, whose entanglement with, and ultimate escape from, Eternal Values is the subject of the new HBO documentary series Bring Me the Beauties.
Elsewhere, Erin Vanderhoof reports on a police probe of new allegations involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Noah Wyle stops by Little Gold Men to discuss the criticism he received during The Pitt’s sophomore season. Plus, we revisit Serena Williams’s 2017 cover story following the news of her return to professional tennis.
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CAITLIN DICKSON,
SENIOR EDITOR
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Before Hoyt Richards became known as the first male supermodel in the late 1980s and 1990s, a mysterious, captivating man from Manhattan laid a towel down next to the 16-year-old on a Nantucket beach.
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Including a claim that the former prince “behaved inappropriately” toward a waitress at the Royal Ascot horse racing event in 2002.
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The Emmy-winning actor tells VF he sees a five- or six-season story arc for his The Pitt character and explains the vitriol toward Robby’s behavior in season two.
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On the eve of the 2017 Australian Open, Serena Williams handed her fiancé, Alexis Ohanian, a paper bag containing six positive pregnancy tests. It was just the latest surprise in an unlikely pairing: the world’s greatest tennis player and the geeky cofounder of Reddit. From their first date—a magical six hours in Paris—to their plans for the baby’s arrival, this is the full love story.
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