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Jill Weinlein Sitting on the balcony of a marina view room at the Marina Del Rey Hotel, one can watch luxury sailboats unfurl their sails while leaving the main channel to heel in the wind. Seagulls cry overhead as fishing boats return from a day at sea. Just at that moment, guests staying at the

Not to toot our own horn, but GQ photoshoots can be pretty magical. Just ask Ramy Youssef, who collabed with GQ’s own Mobolaji Dawodu to pull together his looks for our May issue. On set, Youssef was surprised to find a confidence he didn’t usually feel on shoots—which he’s carried with him ever since. “I

Jul. 24th, 2020 As the first half of 2020 has taught us, the human tribe is resilient.  We have learned that when life gives us lemons that we make lemonade and to focus on what we can do versus what we cannot. Part of that learning is our newfound appreciation of the great outdoors. To

Strong images scream at you, and Busta Rhymes is, among other things, loud. His style and aura command attention—a quality director Hype Williams emphasized in their first collaboration, the rapper’s video for “Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check.” This set photo, which features Rhymes squatting in a room that matches his teal and white

In 2007, a handful of years after Michael Jordan‘s second retirement from the NBA, his longtime trainer Tim Grover started working with a new client: Kobe Bryant.  Bryant had, by then, established himself as the heir apparent to MJ—a three-time champion (two more titles to come), with a remarkably similar skillset and mindset. And by

Four Seasons It’s been hard for travelers to enjoy their summer with the outbreak of COVID-19, but for golf players, there’s a little respite. With the amount of natural distance between players and the outdoor nature of the game, it’s considered one of the safest sports and activities during this pandemic. But don’t think you’re

GQ: First Cow is based on Jonathan Raymond’s novel The Half-Life, which is an epic, sprawling book—but there’s no cow in it. How did you and Jonathan end up inventing what would end up being the central character? The cow was sort of the key that unlocked the whole thing. The novel spans four decades,

In the summer of 1989 in Detroit, N.W.A. made it through some 30 seconds of “Fuck Tha Police” before apparent gunshots went off in the crowd at Joe Louis Arena. Prior to that, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and the rest had played their signature anthem exactly one time on stage—at the Celebrity Theatre in

My turn came up earlier. Lauren Bacall, accompanied by Jon Voight, regally walked on to bestow the awards for screenwriting, both adapted and original. She put me back into the Bogart-Huston era, still looking like a lynx with those slits for eyes and that 1940s smoker’s voice. My nerves couldn’t help but take a quantum

On the phone from L.A.’s Men’s Central Jail on a Wednesday afternoon, Drakeo the Ruler says, “My judge has coronavirus. I’m trying to figure out what’s going on. I’m supposed to be in court on Friday. But my judge has coronavirus. What are the odds of that?” Then, as he does with improbable regularity, he

Montage Kapalua Bay When Governor David Ige announced that out-of-state travelers looking to vacation in Hawaii can avoid the required 14-day quarantine if they show a valid COVID-19 test with proof of a negative test result prior to their arrival. Travelers will be required to provide printed or emailed pre-test certification as evidence of a negative

“It deserved fire and passion. I wanted those jurors mad about what happened to Tim Coggins,” Broder would later tell me. “I wanted them rocking back on their heels.” Prosecutors called more than a dozen witnesses: the medical examiner who detailed the various wounds to Coggins’s body, friends and family members who testified that Coggins

Jul. 18th, 2020 Once upon a time. These are four words that we all remember from the bedtime fairy tales of our early years. Many of those stories included a princess in a royal castle and adventures of knights in shining armor. As adults, many of us have kept an ember of those childhood fantasies

Yo Gotti used to be a picky eater. Not anymore—with a few exceptions. Asparagus, brussels sprouts, and kale—especially kale—are still tough to swallow, he says. But the rapper is committed to his new diet and exercise routine, which he started last October and doubled down on during quarantine. Gotti says he’s lost 40 pounds this

Actor and activist Kendrick Sampson knows what happens when well-intentioned celebs speak without doing the homework: their efforts backfire. “A lot of celebrities read an article, think they’re an expert, go out and tweet something, and then it actually ends up making organizers in the community have to do even more work,” Sampson says. So

By now a dozen vaccine candidates have been dropped, five appear to offer minimal protection, and the rest are still in too early a stage of testing to tell. Regardless of how they ultimately turn out, it’s looking less and less likely that a vaccine will be ready by the end of 2021. To add

“Oh, my gosh, I just don’t know if I should share all of this information,” Saweetie says after a fit of giggles. The rising Los Angeles rapper is talking about her superstar boyfriend of more than two years, Quavo—specifically, what first attracted her to him. She is stretched out on a low-slung chaise at the

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Despite the uncertainty of the last several months, many of us have daydreamed about traveling again, but as more countries open their borders, there is no denying that things look a little different. While COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted the way airlines and hotels will operate for the foreseeable future, it’s not all doom