Johntá Austin (singer-songwriter, producer): They’ve been talking about [Verzuz] for a couple of years. Alicia Keys (singer-songwriter, married to Swizz Beatz): I was with the kids and I was doing something, and I checked on Swizz. He has this area downstairs where he’ll DJ and hang out and play music, and he’ll work on whatever.
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If there was ever a time where we needed to see two warring adversaries come together for the greater good, 2020 is it, and hopefully tonight’s Verzuz between Gucci Mane and Jeezy will be that beacon. The two rappers share a beef that goes back 15 years, involving failed collaborations, diss tracks, slick comments in
Columbia Hillen So utterly sumptuous is Prestonfield House, a countryside mansion in south Edinburgh, it almost defies description. Therefore, for the purposes of this article, it’s probably best to step back from the blinding visionary feast it presents and begin at the beginning – entering through the property’s sturdy main gates. From here a stately
Clooney says once he learned to understand the exact impression he was trying to convey, he got better at conveying it. (This is true about Clooney off-screen as well, I can attest; you watch him gauge his effect as he goes.) Other actors are different, he says, but that’s how he does it. “Look, Daniel
Images credit the Doyle Collection What was once a forgotten spot on the tourists’ to-do list has now become a born again hot destination for jetsetters. Dublin has again become the UK’s go-to destination with an exciting offering of cultural activities, shopping, nightlife, and fine dining. The address for the traveling elite and bastion for
As I watched the segment again four years later, I found it to be a revealing, if frustrating, exchange. Noah asked Lahren for factual explanations of her most incendiary statements—that Black Lives Matter was “the new KKK,” for instance—and she responded, in most cases, with more talking points. After the segment aired, Lahren was inundated
S.R. Bindler: Most people call me Robb, but I go by S.R. Bindler professionally. I was in Dallas for summer break, and Matthew drove up from Austin. My memory is, the audition was one line: “Say, man, you got a joint? Well, it’d be a lot cooler if you did.” Richard Linklater: From my travels,
Besides being one of GQ’s Men of the Year issue cover stars, George Clooney is a noted prankster—a title he takes semi-seriously. In the latest episode of Iconic Characters, Clooney recounts how, while shooting Ocean’s 12, he and a bunch of his co-stars—all staying at Clooney’s home on Lake Como in Italy—slowly convinced themselves they
Photos Credit: The Thief Hotel If you haven’t been to Norway yet, put it on your must-do list for this year. The country is full of natural beauty with stunning fjords, crystal glacier lakes, charming coastal villages and endless cultural experiences. Your visit to Norway must include Oslo, the nation’s capital and a cosmopolitan waterfront
For 10 years, Madison Hamburg has been leading what he calls a “double life.” He hadn’t told most people he knew that his mother Barbara Beach Hamburg was found murdered in the backyard of her Madison, Connecticut home back in 2010. He also hadn’t told most people that he’d spent much of his time since
And are there times where you aren’t wired in? Is there any sacred time where you’re off your phone? Ah, man, that’s tough. [laughs] I mean… No. Does that drive you crazy at all? No, I love it! Because if I didn’t love it, I wouldn’t be doing it. I assume you don’t track your
Photo courtesy of Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh Such is the pedigree of Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, history records Gene Kelly dancing on the steps of its grand staircase and Laurel and Hardy enjoying a jolly ride on a luggage trolley. In the annals of Scottish hospitality, surely no transformation has been as impressive as that
2. PERSON YOU BARELY KNOW (BUT MAYBE HAVE MET ONCE OR TWICE) If you’re looking for a new partner because the sex with your current partner has become routine and boring because there was nothing for you guys to do during lockdown besides have sex, a complete stranger is the route for you. Whether it’s
Courtesy of Haven Riviera Cancun I wade into the cool waters of the serenity pool, a large, quiet oasis on the resort with sapphire water and a sloping zero-entry access. A seagull glides on the soft breeze above and the palm trees surrounding the pool gently rustle in the wind. The Haven Riviera Cancun is
So what interested you about Stanley? The environment that we were living in at the time that [Jungleland] got offered to me, where there was a lot of emphasis being put on toxic masculinity, I thought that there was just something really beautiful to explore about the genesis of where that comes from, men’s inability
My main thing was just, like…I was thinking about the homie. I was thinking about Nip. Because when we made the record, we went through so much shit. We were getting banned from certain venues. Certain cities, we couldn’t perform. We got a letter from the White House, you feel me? From the FBI. I
From Billions to Succession to Black Monday, finance shows are a hot stock. And now, there’s a new contender on the scene: Industry, the HBO workplace drama that answers the question, “what if Axe Capital was staffed entirely by sexy Gen-Zers?” (Lena Dunham directed the pilot, and it shows.) It follows a group of fresh
Re-alignment seems to be too strong a word for this — Right, because that implies a deeper, core value shift. Do you think that the incentives then, for more moderation and less euphemism, have started to shift already? I’m curious to see how long this lasts. Are they going to say, “Oh, this is an