The people on this list represent five generations and hail from the worlds of food, publishing, art, fashion, activism, and entertainment. (CULTURED)
From GQ Design Director to Free Agent
Why stepping off the clouted career merry-go-round was an essential risk to take. (Byline)
What Does This Restaurateur, Raconteur and Provocateur Actually Regret?
Known for reinventing New York dining (and his blunt commentary on social media), Keith McNally doesn’t waste time lamenting, though the title of his memoir suggests otherwise. (NYT)
Fran Forever
The city that never sleeps pauses, briefly, to honour its most beloved complainer. (i-D)
My Conversation With Sid Mashburn
Chatting with the menswear legend about growing up in Mississippi, building without asking for permission, what he learned under Ralph Lauren, and why hospitality matters more than clothing. (Sprezza)
Ahead of his Guggenheim retrospective, A Poem for Deep Thinkers, the artist explains why critical thinking is its own form of wealth. (Interview)
Black Dandyism Through the Decades: A Look Back Through the GQ Archives
Ahead of a menswear-centric Met Gala, we sifted through GQ history to find the greatest hits of Black style, creativity, and eccentricity from the 1960s through the 2020s. (GQ)
The Atlanta rapper reveals new details about his two and a half years of detention and his latest album, UY Scuti, in an exclusive interview and GQ Video Cover Story. (GQ)
Jenkem Mix 152: Niontay
This Mortal Coil rubs shoulders with Trick Daddy in a genre-bending mix from young rapper Niontay. (Jenkem)
The Confessions of Cameron Winter
The surprise success of his debut solo album, Heavy Metal, won the elusive artist legions of new fans. Now Winter is learning how to navigate overnight fame while playing loose and fast with his own lore. (SSENSE)
How Blondshell Became an Alt-Rock Supernova
Sabrina Teitelbaum bares it all in her raw, crunchy songs. On her second album, If You Asked for a Picture, she’s weighing how much of herself to give away. (NYT)
From Y2K to Indie Sleaze: How Hyperspecific, Themed Club Nights Took Over New York
Priced out of concerts and still craving the rush of a night out, Gen Z have turned to parties fuelled by a different kind of nostalgia. (The FADER)
Supreme Still Shreds
31 years, 18 stores, $2.1 billion are just numbers when you’re in the community business. As Supreme opens in Miami, Steff Yotka heads to the 305 to find out how the brand stays valid. (i-D)
Need a Grill? In Tokyo, Tetsuya Akiyama Is the Man to See
The man behind Grillz Jewelz has made jewellery masterpieces for everyone from Pharrell to A$AP Rocky to Megan Thee Stallion. (SSENSE)
The Häagen-Dazs T-Shirt
A case study of an otherwise ordinary item becoming highly desirable as a subcultural reference. (Intramural)
For generations, Sex and the City was the blueprint to making it in NYC. Now, Natasha Stagg tries on Carrie’s shoes one final time, relics of a bygone era that never precisely happened. (Family Style)
Real Housewives of the Cotswolds: Everything We Know So Far
From A-list neighbours to aristocratic drama, the new reality show set in the Cotswolds promises glamour, gossip, and a glimpse behind the hedges of England’s poshest postcode. Here’s who’s involved and what to expect.
(Tatler)
An Ode to the Humble Paperback
From Lady Chatterley’s Lover to Bright Lights, Big City to A Little Life, books that were better the next time around. (Air Mail)
Ashley Ogawa Clarke on the allure of Tokyo's konbini culture. (Drake's)
