END OF AN ERA

Graydon Carter to Leave Vanity Fair

Plans to step down from his role after 25 years at the magazine in December.

Graydon Carter has announced that he plans to step down from his role as the editor of Vanity Fair in December, ending his 25-year run at the helm of the magazine. Carter, now 68, told The New York Times that he wants to “leave while the magazine is on top.” He added, “I want to leave while it’s in vibrant shape, both in the digital realm and the print realm. And I wanted to have a third act—and I thought, time is precious.” Carter noted that he has “the rough architecture” of a future project in mind, but he did not expand beyond that. “Best to fail quietly at the beginning of something rather than make grand pronouncements,” he said.