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The Blood Concierge to the Stars Spills His Secrets

Niko Argento believes it’s what’s on the inside that counts. His conviction has made him a quiet legend among the beautiful and the damned. It’s not so much that he wants your blood, but that his very particular skills permit him to avoid the black market and get you anything you need whenever you need it—exotic peptides, a private nurse to inject them, salmon DNA, and a regenerative substance banned across all mainstream professional sports—and among the novelties and oddities available via his concierge services is his treatment to perfect and enhance what flows within your veins. Death may be inevitable, but decay is optional. Argento speaks with Vera Papisova about his business of curating bespoke immortality for the chronically rich and famous.

Elsewhere in HWD, Joy Press investigates why people in Hollywood still participate in the awards race after so many years; Vivian Manning-Schaffel poses the question of what Selena Quintanilla would be doing right now if she hadn’t been cut down in her prime; Lachlan Cartwright gives the lowdown on Rupert Murdoch’s last hurrah—conquering Hollywood with the California Post; and Chris Murphy and Savannah Walsh have the best new movies and shows on Netflix for December.

Blood Money

In his first interview, Niko Argento, the blood concierge to the stars, gives Vanity Fair an exclusive look into the booming blood industry.

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Cash for Gold

The Academy Awards race is awash in money—an annual circus of consultants and events that nearly everyone involved seems to tolerate at best. So why does Hollywood keep doing it?

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Dreaming of You

A new Netflix documentary about the ’80s Tejano family band Los Dinos celebrates Selena Quintanilla, and prompts a poignant question.

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California Schemin’

California is a veritable news feast—politicians with national ambitions, climate disasters, the twin industries of Hollywood and tech. And News Corp sees a media weakness to exploit.

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Now Streaming

Before the end of the year, say hello to new episodes of Stranger Things, Emily in Paris, and Meghan Markle’s lifestyle series—plus a few Oscar contenders to watch as awards season enters full swing.

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