Romney has a history of boorish schoolboy behavior—now, a Vanity Fair–exclusive collection of Cranbrook yearbooks, newspaper clippings, and personal snapshots reveals much, much more . . .

New York’s parade of be-costumed dogs was a political affair this year—see Mutt Romney, Evita, Big Bird, and their Halloween-y friends in our portfolio.

Dolly Parton shares her idea of perfect happiness (“a big loaded baked potato”), her favorite names (“Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene”), and how she’d like to die (“singing onstage”) in our monthly Proust Questionnaire.

Over the years photographers like Annie Leibovitz, Herb Ritts, and David LaChapelle have captured the leading men of comedy for V.F. See Robin Williams, Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, and many more before the lens.

Mark Bowden’s new book shows what the Navy SEALs didn’t know: details about the final hours of Osama bin Laden and the White House’s roll of the dice.