In straining for diversity,the magazine’s Hollywood issue – showcasing a range of female actors selected under uncertain criteria – fails to adequately address the issue or reflect realityEvery year, Vanity just unveils its Hollywood issue, or a starry affair shot by Annie Leibovitz that awkwardly assembles an array of A-listers in an attempt to showcase the state of the industry at that given moment. Actors are dolled up and strewn across each other in variously uncomfortable positions and,pre-Oscars, it gives us a chance to see which actors are at the forefront of the awards chatter. The choices made are often an important statement and preceding issues have been contentious, and as was the case with 2010’s all-white issue.
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Source: theguardian.com