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Will Kamala Harris’s ‘Brat Summer’ Translate Into Actual Votes?

In 2020, the KHive was just another fandom, susceptible to flame wars and infighting, writes Ryan Broderick. Now it has helped deliver one of the most impressive weeks in recent political history. How long will the good times last?

Twisters in 4DX Is the Only Way to Watch Twisters

It elevates Glen Powell's new disaster movie from blockbuster to theme park ride. This should be the moment 4DX goes mainstream.

How I Got in on the Election Betting Gold Rush

Gambling marketplaces, not polls or pundits, were the best guide to the post-debate chaos—and I wanted in on the action.

Robert Lipsyte: Joe Biden Broke the Ultimate Old-Man Rule

“I have mixed feelings about Biden stepping aside,” Lipsyte, 86, writes. “I sympathized with Joe even though I wouldn’t want him as a crossing guard.”

Joe Biden Stands Down: Now That It’s Joever, Are the Democrats Back?

GQ columnist Chris Black on Joe Biden’s era-ending Sunday-afternoon tweet and a rebranding opportunity for a party suddenly unburdened by what came before.

Revisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the Movie That Became J.D. Vance's Joker Moment

Before he became Donald Trump’s running mate, Vance got the Hollywood treatment in a Ron Howard docudrama that strained to paint him as an aspirational hero—but as one critic notes, the movie still does him no favors.

Trump Finally Made His Defining Meme

The internet responded to Saturday’s assassination attempt with jokes. But, GQ columnist Chris Black writes, Donald Trump had already taken control of the narrative.

Post Malone’s Savvy Country Reboot

When he broke out with “White Iverson” ten years ago, Post Malone was probably the last artist you’d expect to see rocking Wranglers at the Super Bowl or recording a country album with an F-150 on the cover and everyone from Chris Stapleton to Dolly Parton in the credits. But as GQ columnist Chris Black points out, this is increasingly just what pop-star evolution looks like in 2024.

Dìdi Is the First Great MySpace-Era Coming-of-Age Movie

The brilliant comedy-drama brings a grip of late-aughts signifiers—AIM chats, Facebook wall posts, Verizon Ringback Tones, Warped Tour bands—to the big screen in the most painfully accurate and hilarious way possible. Director Sean Wang tells GQ what it took to recreate an oft-overlooked period for his first feature film.

Henry Cavill's Iconic Military Watches Are the Real Star of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

In Guy Ritchie's latest spy story, the Man of Steel star straps on legendary Jaeger-LeCoultre and Cyma timepieces worn by soldiers in WWII.

House of the Dragon’s Emma D’Arcy on Rhaenyra’s Murderous Turn: ‘She Feels Like a God’

Ahead of the season finale, GQ spoke to the actor about episode seven’s blood-and-fire ending and catches up with them on the events of a scorching season.

Olympian Jordan Chiles on Accepting Her Medal in Beyoncé-Inspired Grills: ‘Gold and Gold, It Went Well’

“I was like, ‘You know what, I’m gonna stand on the podium with that gold medal around my neck, and I’m gonna have my grills in, and see what people say,’” the Team USA gymnast tells GQ from Paris.

South Korean Sharpshooter Kim Yeji Is the 2024 Olympics’ First Breakout Style Star

Sporting sci-fi shooter glasses and an ice-cold stance, the South Korean athlete medaled in her Olympic debut—and sent her own aura levels off the charts in the process.

48 Hours in Paris for the Fanciest (and Most French) Olympics Ever

GQ hit the cobblestones of Paris to get a look at the unprecedented combo of athleticism and high fashion that is the 2024 Olympic Games.

Everything You Need to Know About Team USA’s Olympic Uniforms

As is tradition, Ralph Lauren is handling the outfits for the opening and closing ceremonies. Here’s how they came together.

Exclusive: Introducing the Hard Quartet, Indie Rock's Next Great Supergroup

Pavement's Stephen Malkmus, Superwolf's Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White talk about the new band they formed in secret—and reveal their first single and video, “Earth Hater.”

Emma Corrin on Deadpool & Wolverine's Ending and Killing an Iconic Marvel Hero: “I Felt So Bad”

A spoiler-filled conversation with the star of Marvel's latest big swing.

Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, Plus All the Other Big Reveals From Marvel's Comic-Con Panel

The MCU's original box-office hero—and Oscar winner—will return to play the Fantastic Four's nemesis in the next two Avengers films.

Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan, Reviewed by Bob Dylan Impersonators

We asked four Dylan tribute-act performers what they make of Timmy-as-Zimmy in the first trailer for A Complete Unknown.

Deadpool & Wolverine Is About to Make a Pile of Money. But Can It Make the MCU Great Again?

Two GQ contributors discuss 2024's only theatrically-released Marvel Cinematic Universe film, and what—if anything—this cameo-heavy Ryan Reynolds/Hugh Jackman team-up portends for the future of the franchise.

Deadpool & Wolverine's Most Surprising A-List Cameo Was 18 Years In The Making

The Marvel blockbuster features a slew of surprise appearances by actors from superhero movies past—and one extra-surprising guest-star turn with almost two decades of development-hell history behind it.

The Best Games of 2024 (So Far)

From indie oddities to AAA blockbusters, the year's best games have been as inventive as they are addictive.

Presumed Innocent's O-T Fagbenle Talks About Stealing Scenes Without Saying a Word

After years of nice-boyfriend/husband roles on everything from The Handmaid's Tale to Loot, the English actor reinvented himself as an unscrupulous district attorney on AppleTV+'s hit legal thriller.

Blair Underwood Talks Bringing Levity to Longlegs and Getting ‘Done Dirty’ on Sex and the City

The onetime L.A. Law heartthrob looks back on his four-decade career—and ahead to the roles he's still hoping to play.

It’s Insane That Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Don’t Kiss in Twisters

The chemistry between the tornado hunk and his co-star melts down when it could have blown up.

The Twisters Soundtrack Might Be the Best Part of Twisters

A ‘90s-revivalist sequel gets a ’90s-style high-concept soundtrack. Listen to it here.

Twisters Has One Perfect Disaster-Romance Set Piece

…but can't quite bottle the lightning between its charismatic lead storm chasers Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

R&B Donald Glover Is the Best Version of Childish Gambino

On his new album Bando Stone & the New World, Glover shows off a wide array of styles, but he’s strongest when he just lets his falsetto cook.

In Twisters, Storm-Chasers Defy Death For Online Fame. Here's What It Actually Takes

TikTok storm-chaser Edgar O’Neal tells GQ about his eleven years on the road, and why the new disaster movie is more realistic than you might think.

How Cigarettes After Sex Built a Mood-Music Empire on Songs as Elusive as Smoke

No videos. No radio hits. Billions and billions of streams. Sold-out arena shows. And a legion of obsessed Gen Z fans. Founder Greg Gonzalez tries to explain.

Presumed Innocent's Scott Turow Is the Best Legal-Thriller Writer Ever to Approach the Bench

The lawyer-novelist whose work inspired the AppleTV+ series isn't as prolific as his peers, and his books have spawned fewer blockbusters, but for decades he's been a writer's writer hiding out in the airport-lit game.

The Boys Is Hitting Eerily Close to Home

The season 4 finale brought the show’s uncomfortable alignment with real events full circle.

You Might Be Losing ‘Aura Points’ and Not Even Know It

“This whole aura generation we’re in, everything’s about looking cool,” explains one viral TikTok star.

The Russo Brothers May Return to Direct the Next Two Avengers Movies, Save the Universe

Can the guys who brought you Infinity War and Endgame rescue the troubled sequel formerly known as The Kang Dynasty and put the MCU back on top?

The Acolyte Creator Leslye Headland Breaks Down the First-Season Finale

Headland talks Fight Club homages, what’s next for Mae and Osha and The Stranger, and the iconic guest star who left her “starstruck.”