Jessica Pressler

Jessica Pressler is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine. Her 2015 New York magazine article “The Hustlers at Scores” was nominated for a National Magazine Award and was made into the film “Hustlers,” starring Jennifer Lopez and Julia Stiles. Her article about con artist Anna Sorokin was developed into the mini-series “Inventing Anna” released by Netflix in 2022.

Hammer Time

With his turn as the eponymous character in this month’s The Lone Ranger, Armie Hammer is primed for Hollywood’s A-list “Hi, are you…?” inquires a baritone voice from above. When I look up from my seat to see Armie Hammer leaning over me, well, let’s just say I now understand what it means to swoon. […]

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The Oracles of Google

“Part of the reason we wrote the book is we were really tired of the debate that is going on, is technology good or is it bad,” says Jared Cohen, Google’s chief of ideas, sitting alongside Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman. The company’s unofficial motto is, famously, “Don’t be evil,” which makes their offices above

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“It’s Too Bad. And I Don’t Mean It’s Too Bad Like ‘Screw ’Em.’”

Embattled Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein just can’t understand how he got cast as the Dr. Evil of Wall Street. Lloyd Blankfein cleared his throat and moved away from the podium. Grasping a glass of water, he looked down at the long table where his top executives were facing the crowd at the Goldman Sachs

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