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OK, Let's Talk About That Bugonia Ending

Yorgos Lanthimos' latest disturbing dark comedy, with Emma Stone as a CEO kindapped by conspiracy nuts, saves its biggest shocker for last.
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Taking a Smoke Break With Eric Adams, Who’s Still Living It Up as Mayor

Adams dropped out of the New York City mayoral race and will leave office under a cloud, thanks to a now-dismissed federal corruption case that dogged his administration for months. But you’d never know that from his sporting attitude on a recent afternoon at his official residence, where he enjoyed a cigar and mused on his love of different cultures, what Andrew Cuomo and “social media influencer” Zohran Mamdani could do in office, and the origin story of his “all my haters become my waiters” aphorism.

TrueAnon Saw How Twisted Politics Were About to Get. Here’s What They Say Is Coming Next

“Everything we’ve covered in the show is coming to a head with the Trump administration in a very weird way,” says Liz Franczak, one third of the cult podcast TrueAnon, which snowballed from Epstein deep dives into a wide-ranging chronicle of our current malaise. Franczak, Brace Belden, and the man known as Yung Chomsky weigh in on everything from the “fairly moderate” Zohran Mamdani to Gen Z’s rightward swing.

Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?

There are the Tumblr “Nickstorians” and sincere fanfics. But are young, liberal, possibly irony-poisoned women fetishizing or even falling for the hard-right streamer with the “groyper” following? Writer Katherine Dee investigates.

Marine Turned Oysterman Graham Platner Is Ready to Fight Trump. Will MAGA Men Join Him?

In the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party, Senate candidate Graham Platner might be the perfect soldier: The virile, earthy working man many male politicians wish they were, with the committed lefty beliefs many voters are now demanding. But here in Maine, he’ll need to win over some Trump voters—if he can even make it through the primary.

It’s the Perfect Time for the 24 Revival

Kiefer Sutherland’s kneecap-shooting, human-rights-law-defying American badass held a mirror up to the country’s darkest fantasies in an ugly historical moment. Now might be the right moment to take another look.

How Blue-Eyed Jeremy Allen White Became Brown-Eyed Bruce Springsteen in Deliver Me from Nowhere

If nothing else, the Springsteen biopic was a huge win for brown eyes. Special-effects ocularist Jessica Nelson tells GQ how she transformed the Emmy winner’s blues.

Whitney on Singing Drummers, Roommates as Bandmates, and the Problem With Steel Guitar

After four acclaimed albums (and one marriage), Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich of Whitney are still living in the same Chicago apartment. They talk to GQ columnist Chris Black about how that’s going, and much more.

The Best Breakup Songs, Definitively Ranked

Hell, apparetly, hath no fury like Lily Allen scorned—but Allen's West End Girl isn’t the first time an iconic artist has cathartically dissed an ex on record.

This Sought-After Sweater From The Brutalist Can Now Be Yours

Menswear guys became obsessed with the structural gray sweater that Adrien Brody’s character, László Tóth, wears onscreen. Now, the film’s costume designer is giving them a chance to buy their own.

How Saquon Barkley Became the Face of a Niche Indie Watchmaker

The Eagles superstar could’ve signed a watch deal with any number of major brands—but he chose to link up with H. Moser & Cie, one of the funnest names in luxury timepieces.

Justin Bieber Went Full Toronto Mans at the World Series

The Canadian pop star sported oversized jeans and a Shane Bieber Blue Jays jersey at Dodgers Stadium.

Inside the Modern Courtship of Taylor Fritz and Morgan Riddle

Taylor Fritz is a top-five most talented tennis player in the world. Morgan Riddle is a top-one most followed tennis girlfriend in the world. Together, they show their fans the fun, the absurd, the behind-the-scenes, and the off-limits of the pro tennis circuit—attracting many admirers and many critics along the way.

Anthony Edwards Just Dropped a Rap Album with Wale, Pusha T, and Quavo

“We wanted it to feel real,” the NBA superstar tells GQ of the star-studded LP, Legend In My Hood, he executive produced alongside his rapper brother bdifferent.
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The Best Zombie Movies, Definitively Ranked

When there’s no more room in hell, zombie movies will still walk the Earth—but the best zombie movies demonstrate why this genre keeps on re-spawning.
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Oscar Isaac Took Smelling Salts for a Key Frankenstein Scene

Alongside Guillermo del Toro, the actor reminisces on getting into the zone to play the mad scientist.
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The Best ’80s Albums, Definitively Ranked

Grab your Walkman headphones and steer that Delorean straight for the golden age of hip-hop, metal, and indie rock.
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The Best Witch Movies, Definitively Ranked

From toil-and-trouble romantic comedies to horror to protofeminist parables, these are the best depictions of witches in movie history.
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Steven Soderbergh Can’t Save Star Wars. Can Anybody?

As news breaks that Disney passed on Soderbergh and Adam Driver’s idea for a Ben Solo movie, GQ columnist Frazier Tharpe wonders if this venerable franchise is more cooked than a rotisserie porg.
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Eight Lessons Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Can Teach Future Music Biopics

Jeremy Allen White's Boss movie falls through every hole in the rock-biopic floor. Filmmakers, it need not be this way!
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Killer Mike Wants a 20-Season Run on The Lowdown

The rapper-turned-actor on his character's unparalelled eye-patch game, FaceTiming with Laura Linney, and when we're getting Run the Jewels 5.
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Switching From Spotify to Apple Music Is Easy—But It's Not That Easy.

As the Swedish streamer’s reputation issues mount, I took advantage of a new library-copying feature and swapped services. There’s a lot to like about Apple Music, but you don’t break a 12-year habit overnight.
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The Beatles Movies Cast Has Assembled. Let's Cast the Rest of the Beatles Cinematic Universe

We know who’s playing the Fab Four in Sam Mendes’s quartet of biopics, and we know (more or less) who’s playing their partners. But who's playing Bob Dylan? Or George Martin?
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Heist Movies, Definitively Ranked

It's one of the most enduring—and thrilling—genres in all of cinema. But which heist movies really walk off with the goods?
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Jenna Jameson Saw the 21st Century Coming

Podcaster Molly Lambert's Jennaworld traces the prophetic career arc of an iconic ‘90s porn star turned Queen of All Media.
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Bugonia is Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos' Freakiest Collaboration Yet

Stone makes the year's boldest, baldest Oscar bid as a CEO held hostage by conspiracy nuts who think she's an alien.
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The Best Leonardo DiCaprio Movies, Definitively Ranked

Decade-defining performances in four different decades (and counting.) One elite director team-up after another. No sequels, no superheroes. No one else does it like Leo.
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Only Boring People Don't Wear Costumes on Halloween

You're not hosting the Today show; you're not Heidi Klum. You don't have to try that hard. But if you're rolling out on Halloween, you do have to try.
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This Members-Only Club Defined An Age of Creative Cool. Is It Time to Go Back?

We reached Peak Private Club a long time ago—but after a few nights at the Nashville outpost of a venerable chain, GQ columnist and savvy traveller Chris Black is ready to return, even if it means sharing the sauna with a few finance bros.
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The Grossest Horror Movies to Watch Next If You Loved The Substance, You Sicko

After years of “elevated” horror, we're in the chainsaw-teeth of a splatter renaissance. Keep the gore flowing with these viscerally entertaining hits.
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From Call Me By Your Name to After the Hunt, Michael Stuhlbarg Gets the Last Word

The award-winning actor is Luca Guadagnino’s secret weapon. “Michael is a Stradivari,” the director says. “It’s genius.”
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A Guy Who Thinks He Might Be Bob Dylan's Son Picks 10 Great Bob Dylan Songs

What Sam Sussman, author of Boy From the North Country, hears in the catalog of the enigmatic singer-songwriter.
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When Abel Ferrara Was King of New York

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book Scene: A Memoir, the maverick director of Bad Lieutenant and King of New York recalls working with Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel—and high times behind the scenes—on two of his most indelible films.