Madonna's Vanity Fair Globe On Ebay

The globe that Madonna had as cover prop for the cover of Vanity Fair's "Green Issue" (May 2008) is up for auction on Ebay. The benefit auction ends on April 18Th.

The globe, which took 10 days to complete, is made of plaster and marble dust with a recyclable polystyrene core, according to the magazine. It's going up for auction today with proceeds to benefit Madonna's Raising Malawi Charity. Madonna signed the globe as well and drew a heart over Africa.

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Madonna @ Vanity Fair's May 2008 Issue

Goddess Madonna is the cover star of May 2008's Vanity Fair issue. The feature entitled "Madonnarama!", interviewed by Andy Cohen and photographed by Steven Meisel, coincides with the debut of her latest album "Hard Candy". A little snippet from the article's header:

As she nears 50, Madonna’s narrative is shifting. Yes, there’s another new super-pop album, Hard Candy, with Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams. But there’s also Filth and Wisdom, the feature film she’s co-written, produced, and directed, and I Am Because We Are, her documentary on Malawi, the aids-ravaged country where she controversially adopted her third child. Whisked to L.A. for an intense prep session, followed by an almost two-hour interview, the author explores the evolution of the Madonna myth as she harnesses her image-making genius to a cause, a philosophy, and the search for her true self.

I can't wait to get my own copy and will be on the look out for it in my mail box, as Vanity Fair is one of most anticipated publications every month, next to New York Magazine and Entertainment weekly.

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The Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue Covers

It all began in 1995 with 10 alluring beauties on a three-page foldout cover. With the current issue—fronted by fresh faces Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, and Anne Hathaway—Vanity Fair marks the 14th year of its gigantic annual Hollywood Issue, and thus the 14th year of photographer Annie Leibovitz’s spectacular gate-fold covers. These classic photographs capture Tinseltown talent and glamour like nothing else. If you are unfamiliar with the Vanity Fair Covers, the left third of each image is what was visible on the cover before unfolding.

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March 2008: “FRESH FACES” Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Alice Braga, Ellen Page, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, and America Ferrera.

March 2007: “MEN IN BLACK” Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Chris Rock, and Jack Black.

March 2006: “FORD’S FOUNDATION” Scarlett Johansson, Tom Ford and Keira Knightley.

March 2005: “NOT SO DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES” Uma Thurman, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Scarlett Johansson, Rosario Dawson, Ziyi Zhang, Kerry Washington, Kate Bosworth, and Sienna Miller.



April 2004: “SEND IN THE GOWNS” Julianne Moore, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Aniston, Kirsten Dunst, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Hilary Swank, Alison Lohman, Scarlett Johansson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

April 2003: “ALPHA LIST” Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Jack Nicholson, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Jude Law, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Ewan McGregor, and Matt Damon.

April 2002: “RHAPSODY IN BLUE” Kirsten Dunst, Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Connelly, Rachel Weisz, Brittany Murphy, Selma Blair, Rosario Dawson, Christina Applegate, and Naomi Watts.

April 2001: “MASTER CLASS” Nicole Kidman, Catherine Deneuve, Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Vanessa Redgrave, Chloë Sevigny, Sophia Loren, and Penélope Cruz.

April 2000: “SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS” Penélope Cruz, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Marley Shelton, Chris Klein, Selma Blair, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, and Sarah Wynter.

April 1999: “NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK” Adrien Brody, Thandie Newton, Monica Potter, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Stiles, Leelee Sobieski, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Polley, Norman Reedus, Anna Friel, Omar Epps, Kate Hudson, Vinessa Shaw, and Barry Pepper.

April 1998: “THE HOT NEXT WAVE” Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Natalie Portman, Djimon Hounsou, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Claire Forlani, Gretchen Mol, Christina Ricci, Ed Furlong, and Rufus Sewell.

April 1997: “THE NEXT WAVE” Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Renée Zellweger, Minnie Driver, Alison Elliott, Jada Pinkett, Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron, and Fairuza Balk.

April 1996: “BOYS’ TOWN” Tim Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Stephen Dorff, Johnathon Schaech, David Arquette, Will Smith, and Skeet Ulrich.

April 1995: “HOLLYWOOD HIGHEST—THE CLASS OF 2000” Jennifer Jason Leigh, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Patricia Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julianne Moore, Angela Bassett, and Sandra Bullock.



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Scarlett Johansson @ Vanity Fair Germany

Scarlett Johansson as the February 2008 cover girl of the German edition of Vanity Fair. Woof!

Katherine Heigl @ Vanity Fair

Grey Anatomy's Katherine Heigl glams it up for the January 2008 issue of Vanity Fair. I love all the 1940's pin-up inspired photos by Norman Jean Roy, specially the black & white cover look and the Vargas Girl one, with the legs up in the air. She looks gorgeous as the 4o's movie star diva too and she incarnated the character flawlessly. Kudos!

I do not watch the Grey's anatomy as I never liked hospital dramas (E.R., House, etc) and I try to not get hooked on the prime-time hour long shows as I don't need another TV show to get addicted to. I hate the feeling that you can't miss an episode or you get lost in the story sequence so I make a point of changing the channel. Also the story lines never seem to appeal to me anyway. There are exceptions, like Ugly Betty that is awesome and Law & Order SVU, but otherwise I'd rather channel surf and watch A&E, Discovery Channel or true-crime shows. Project Runway is still my favorite but so far this season the show hasn't grabbed me to the fullest. Sarah Jessica Parker's appearance was the biggest highlight but the challenges haven't been as great as I expected. Tiki Barber, how boring was that?

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Eva Green @ Vanity Fair

Va-va-voom! Ex-Bond girl Eva Green is looking might hot in this Vanity Fair web-exclusive photo shoot. The French-born actress was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier at Sunbeam Studios, London and I can't believe my eyes. If I squint I see Dita Von Teese!! She also seems to channel Maggie Gyllenhaal on that seductive Agent Provocateur campaign that I posted here a few weeks back. I guess serious actresses like to slip on some sexy lingerie and play sex-kittens once in a while too... Why not if you look that good?

"I love photo shoots where I can be like a pinup, not myself," Green gushes. "Where I can be feminine, glamorous, dark … not like in real life. I hate it when you go in and they want you to be 'natural,' to be yourself. I just hate it. I love having fun. When they ask you to smile, I hate it. Of course I smile in my real life, but to do it on cue, that's not spontaneous. I'd rather do something that's like a little movie, like a little story, rather than just me—I feel naked."

Eva can also be seen in the lavish TV spot for the new Dior fragrance Midnight Poison, directed by Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai.

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Shot In Sicily by Michael Roberts

Vanity Fair's fashion director Michael Roberts has a new book of photographs out next month called "Shot In Sicily", taken over 20 years. It will be published by Karl Lagerfeld's 7L printing company. He is a renaissance man and his many talents include writing, illustrating and styling besides photography. He was interviewed by Cathy Horyn for The New York Times this weekend and he talks about his passion for the arts and the current state of fashion. To read the full interview click here.