Vanity Fair continues to kill it on Jeffrey Epstein reporting.

Vanity Fair has a series of Jeffrey Epstein articles dating back to 2003 that I consider must-reads for anyone who is morbidly intrigued by this dumpster fire of a human. And by that I mean virtually all of you, don’t lie.

The Talented Mr. Epstein is a story about Epstein from 2003, i.e., right at the height of his bizarre powers, back when he was just sort of a strange enigma in New York high society who somehow wormed his way into a consigliere-type position for rich and powerful people.

”I Collect People, I Own People, I Can Damage People”: The Curious Sociopathy of Jeffrey Epstein is a story about Epstein right after he killed himself[*?] from the perspective of women and ex-girlfriends who knew him. Hint: he was a complete weirdo whose governing purpose in life appeared to be surrounding himself with powerful and attractive people. That’s an alternative way of telling you that Jeffrey Epstein would absolutely have tried to be part of this block association.

And then finally The Mogul and the Monster: Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Decades-Long Relationship With His Biggest Client came out three days ago and explores Epstein’s relationship with Les Wexner, the guy who owns Limited Brands, which in turns owns major retail brands such as Victoria's Secret, Abercrombie and Fitch, Express, and Bath & Body Works. Hint: Wexner was extremely lonely and completely mistook Epstein’s governing purpose; Epstein was able to manipulate him out of an extraordinary amount of money as a result.

Last hint: if you hit a paywall, try pasting the url into outline.com.