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Linda Franklin: "I Knew Nothing!" - Madoff's Right Hand Gal in June's Vanity Fair 2009
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Ruth went to the end of the counter where he stood, and said, “Otis,” her voice was low, but it had a heart-sound; it seemed to come, as it, indeed, did, from another world than that vanity-fair that surrounded her.
Tales of City Life 1850
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Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: Annie/VF's Tiger Trash 2010
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Linda Franklin: "I Knew Nothing!" - Madoff's Right Hand Gal in June's Vanity Fair 2009
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Linda Franklin: "I Knew Nothing!" - Madoff's Right Hand Gal in June's Vanity Fair 2009
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Ariel Gonzalez: Sarah Palin and Anti-Intellectualism in American Life 2009
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David Kronke: Glenn Beck Answers Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire 2009
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Stephen Gyllenhaal: Patriotism, Wall Street, You and Me 2009
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Phil Bronstein: We're All the New N-word: It's Not About You, It's About Me 2009
hernesheir commented on the word vanity-fair
It beareth the name of Vanity-Fair, because the town where 'tis kept, is lighter than vanity.
John Bunyan (1628-1688), Pilgrim's Progress
September 20, 2009