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Sure, anybody can do it—but in a chaotic post-prestige-TV moment, as the culture fragments and the Streaming Wars rage on, sometimes it feels harder than ever to do it right. So we’ve compiled a short list of new rules, guaranteed to help you make the most of your small-screen time.
Can Fontaines DC Make Rock Bands Cool Again?
With an acclaimed new album, a hyped North American tour, and growing cadre of celebrity fans, the Irish group have revived something thought extinct: the genuinely cool, all-male guitar band. So why do they seem unhappy about it?
Paul Mescal Enters the Arena in Gladiator II
The shorts get shorter. The roles get bolder. The fans grow ever more ravenous. Now, Paul Mescal is trading indie tears for blockbuster blood as the centerpiece of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.
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On the Road With Sergio Pérez, Mexico’s F1 Megastar
Formula 1 veteran Sergio Pérez has had an unexpected career at every turn—and this season is no different. While fighting to keep his privileged seat at Red Bull Racing, Checo invites GQ to a crucial race in Hungary and then back home.
The Best Mattresses for Hip Pain Are a Dream Come True
More restful nights, fewer aches.
Tyler, the Creator’s Enviable Watch Collection Is Full of Rare Cartiers
The rapper’s world-class taste helped him build a one-of-a-kind collection.
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Why Mad Men Is the Show You Should Always Be Rewatching
It's not a TV series. It's a carousel. And there's more to it every time you take the ride.
Why Celebrities Stopped Being Cool
These days, the world’s biggest pop-cultural icons all want to be “relatable,” no matter how famous they get—but if stars are just like us, argues GQ columnist Chris Black, what’s the point of having stars?
The Best Tim Burton Movies, Definitively Ranked
From Beetlejuice to Batman, from Pee-Wee to the Penguin, from Jack Skellington to Beetlejuice again, we've sorted through the beguiling, sometimes bewildering filmography of spooky season's premier auteur.
Adam DiMarco on His Post-White Lotus Project With Tavi Gevinson
The Glimpses of the Moon reivents an Edith Wharton novel as a satire of social media, influencers, and the modern attention economy.
Say Hello To Al Pacino's Little Shrek Cell-Phone Case
The 84-year-old screen icon is no different from any other powerful man—except he keeps his phone in a case with the world's most famous ogre on it.
Brian Jordan Alvarez Unpacks the English Teacher Finale: ‘Sometimes, You Want Your Characters Making the Wrong Decision’
The TikTok creator turned sitcom star on that kiss, Gwen's decision, and what's on deck for next season.
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I Watched Network Television for a Week. It Still Sucks
Unable to resist the allure of a 9-1-1 episode about a tornado of bees, GQ columnist Frazier Tharpe checks in with Ryan Murphy’s hit series and some new offerings from TV’s old Big Four, like Doctor Odyssey—and finds the networks falling back on the tried and true.
The Viral Star of PledgeTok, Fraternities’ Answer to Bama Rush, Speaks
Who are these divas? Pledges like Ben Faber, who says, “It’s just to have some fun while we're doing this and get closer with the guys you’re making TikToks with.”
Why Is Two-Face in Joker: Folie à Deux?
The forced inclusion of a familiar Batman villain raises an important question: does the Joker sequel want to be a comic book movie or not?
The Most Anticipated Movies of 2025
From Brad Pitt's F1 movie to the long-awaited Mickey 17, plus Avatar: Fire & Ash and 28 Years Later, it's gonna be a big year for the multiplex.
Connor Wood Is Living the ‘Viral Star Turned Touring Comedian’ Dream
You may know him from TikTok as the “Luckily, I have purse” guy or his podcast with Brooke Averick (“AI could never do the dumb, dumb conversations that we have”). But more and more people are catching Wood at his sold-out stand-up shows.
Harrison Ford Will See You Now
After more than 50 years of big-screen stardom, Ford’s found a new gear, playing a cranky therapist on Apple TV+’s Shrinking. As the show’s second season debuts, the legend himself talks to GQ about the legal-thriller renaissance, Megalopolis, Red Hulk, and that iconic shorts-and-sweater fit pic.
The Birth of the Grateful Dead, J. Cole, and More Weekend Culture Picks
An excerpt from a new book by a longtime Jerry Garcia collaborator, the first new Jermaine Cole song since the Great Beef of 2024, and everything else you want to watch, listen to, and read about this weekend.
The Ballad of Bob & Jerry: Grateful Dead Biographer Dennis McNally Talks Silver Snarling Trumpet
The Dead's longtime publicist on Robert Hunter's lost manuscript, Jerry Garcia's big Leo energy, and the accident that changed Garcia's life.
What It's Like to Play in a Band With Some Guy Named Jerry Garcia
In an exclusive excerpt from a newly-unearthed memoir, Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter recalls the early years of his friendship with the Dead's legendary guitarist—and the first and last gigs they played together as a duo.
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J. Cole Addresses Bowing Out of Beef With Kendrick Lamar and Shouts Out Drake on New Song ‘Port Antonio’
“Ay Drake, you'll always be my n-gga.”
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Make Gotham City Campy Again
Joker: Folie à Deux and The Penguin are grimly realistic genre pieces so “grounded” they barely achieve liftoff at all. Have comic-book adaptations reached Peak Seriousness?
Otherworld’s Jack Wagner Puts the ‘Normal’ Back in ‘Paranormal’
“I do find that belief is a drug in some sense,” says Wagner, who may bring his podcast to TV. “But as interesting as ghosts and demons and the afterlife is, I'm really more interested in life.”
The Lonely Island's 10 Greatest Videos
This week the firm of Samberg, Schaffer, and Taccone returned to SNL with an earworm-y jam about glory holes (but for sushi.) But where does it rank alongside the trio's greatest hits?
Industry Season 4 Is Coming (Eventually). Here's Everything We Know
After a triumphant third season, HBO's pulse-pounding, key-bumping finance drama will return. Here's what may be in store for Harper, Yasmin, Rob, Eric and company.