Vanity Fair Magazine. December 2011. Issue No. 616 SCARLETT JOHANSSON COVER       Condition: MINT. Though the original plastic shipping packaging is partially split at spine area, the magazine remains pristine & unopened. FEATURES ~ A Study in Scarlet As the tabloids dissected her divorce and Broadway sang her praises, Scarlett Johansson shaped her role in this month’s We Bought a Zoo. Now Peter Biskind finds her thinking about life beyond the screen. Photographs by Mario Sorrenti. Prepare Ye the Great White Way Bruce Handy and Henry Leutwyler spotlight Godspell’s return to Broadway. All singing, all dancing, Almighty! The Rules of Succession The phone-hacking scandal rocking News Corp. has hit Rupert Murdoch’s family even harder. Sarah Ellison checks in on the heirs to a troubled, but still mighty, dynasty as they try to manage the crisis and plot the future. Rockette Science Rebecca Sacks and Anders Overgaard spotlight the Rockettes, whose Christmas show gets a high-tech boost. Faust Impressions Matthew Guerrieri and John Balsom spotlight tenor Jonas Kaufmann, Faust of the season at the Met. V.F. Portrait: David Fincher Aaron Sorkin delivers his take on David Fincher (and the Oscar speech that wasn’t), as the director’s latest, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, hits theaters. Photographs by Annie Leibovitz. Echoes from a Distant Battlefield In July 2008, a U.S. Army platoon at a precarious outpost in Afghanistan came under attack, and nine soldiers were lost. Reconstructing the war’s most controversial engagement, Mark Bowden learns why, for many, the battle did not end in Wanat. Photograph by Jonas Fredwall Karlsson. Gunning for Broadway Bruce Handy, Jenny Gage, and Tom Betterton spotlight ingénue Laura Osnes, who is breaking bad in the new musical Bonnie & Clyde. “Abbey” Row Tamasin Day-Lewis and Jason Bell spotlight the “Downton Abbey” cast, going into season two—and World War I. The Code of the Winklevii Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t have a single nemesis—he’s got two: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who, after claiming that Zuckerberg stole their idea for Facebook, won a settlement currently valued at $200 million. Refusing to give up, they now believe they got only a quarter of what they deserved. Dana Vachon discovers that the twins are in it to win it. Photographs by Sam Jones. Schooled by Scorsese Jim Windolf and Chris Craymer spotlight Asa Butterfield, Martin Scorsese’s first 3-D hero. Let the Games Begin! Krista Smith and Sam Jones spotlight The Hunger Games, as Suzanne Collins’s best-selling trilogy heads to the screen. The Invincible Mrs. Thatcher During her 11 years at No. 10 Downing, Margaret Thatcher was in her element, remaking Great Britain from top to bottom. Her official biographer, Charles Moore, assesses the Iron Lady’s legacy as the nation’s first and, as yet, only female prime minister, one who relished playing with the boys—and beating them. FANFAIR 31 Days in the Life of the Culture Write On—at home with George Plimpton. Going shot for shot with Harry Benson; the Elder Statesman’s sartorial stride. Private Lives—Martha Freud. Lisa Robinson’s download with Cee Lo Green. My Stuff—Michael Bastian; Night-Table Reading. iPad cases and apps for all. Hot Type; Max Carter unravels The House of Silk. Hot Reels. ’Tis the season: our annual gift guide. Beauty blitz for the holidays. COLUMNS Widow of Opportunity Listening to the newly released tapes of Jacqueline Kennedy’s 1964 interviews with Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Christopher Hitchens hears the tinny sound of history being distorted. Still Cuckoo After All These Years A half-century after it helped spark the 60s counterculture, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest still resonates with James Wolcott, who wonders if Ken Kesey’s legend might inspire a new generation of rebels. The King of Human Error Having charted Billy Beane’s sports-management breakthrough in the best-selling Moneyball, Michael Lewis turns his attention to the man who made Beane’s triumph possible, Israeli psychologist Daniel Kahneman. And Kahneman’s story may be even more dramatic. Photograph by Patrick Ecclesine. Three’s Therapy Amy Fine Collins and John Huba spotlight the gender-bending revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Magnificent Visions Devotees of ayahuasca take the Stone Age hallucinogen for ritual, medicinal, and spiritual reasons. In the Amazon, Ted Mann finds out how far this drug can drive a man—and that’s before the author tries it himself. The F.B.I.’s First Lady Bryan Burrough and Nigel Parry spotlight Janice Fedarcyk, now running the F.B.I.’s New York office. Hall of Fame Katherine Stirling nominates Best Friends Animal Society. Photograph by John Huba. Inside Stories With a portfolio of scene-stealing shots by V.F. photographers, Matt Tyrnauer examines the way a room, house, or garden can be worth a thousand words. VANITIES Out of the Woodley From 3-D glasses that took off to the Space Shuttle that touched down, Henry Alford, Bruce Handy, David Kamp, and Juli Weiner provide an inventory of 2011’s best objects. ET CETERA EDITOR’S LETTER Everybody Came to Sue’s 60 MINUTES POLL CONTRIBUTORS OUT TO LUNCH Mindy Kaling LETTERS About a Book FAIRGROUND PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE Michael J. Fox. ref: mag_VF_DEC_2011       Thanks for dropping by and please take the time to view our other auctions, which include vintage prints, lithographs, heirloom collectibles, first edition books, vintage glass & porcelain, as well as many other interesting and unusual treasures.   Payment Options: ECheck. MasterCard, American Express or Visa Credit Card through PayPal. Shipping Options: More than one item awarded from us at seaside*collectibles? 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