What The Wire did for the cop show, the French drama Le Bureau is doing for the 21st-century espionage drama. By Chris Cohen April 16, 2021 ©Sundance Film / Courtesy Everett Collection Spy shows set in and around the War on Terror don’t have a great track record as a TV genre: Homeland had critics
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For her first solo exhibition, GQ photographer Adrienne Raquel spotlights exotic dancers at Club Onyx. By Kate Silzer Photography by Adrienne Raquel April 16, 2021 Eye to Eye, 2020 Photographer and art director Adrienne Raquel is back in Houston, only half an hour from the famed strip club Onyx, whose dancers are the subject of
For a few years, Vince Staples was everywhere—and then the Long Beach rapper retreated from the public spotlight to focus on himself. Here, in conversation with Desus Nice, Staples goes deep on life off the Internet and growing into the person he knows he’s supposed to be. By Desus Nice Photography by Tyrell Hampton April
Queue up this wordless black and white film about a pig that Paul Thomas Anderson praised as “pure cinema.” By Gabriella Paiella April 15, 2021 Gunda, 2020.Courtesy of NEON Want to watch animals on film? You’re in luck. You can get stoned and turn on Planet Earth or Blue Planet. You can see man befriend
A new deluxe edition of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band promises an exhaustive document of the former Beatle screaming out his pain with the help of the once- fashionable but now-discredited “primal scream” technique. By Tim Grierson April 15, 2021 Andrew Maclear In the spring of 1970, the publishing company G.P. Putnam’s Sons was trying to
DMX’s passing has unearthed a treasure trove of testimonials, random interactions, and anecdotes that prove he was “The Bill Murray of hip-hop.” By Grant Rindner April 14, 2021 DMX performs at Howard University in Washington, D.C., October 15, 2001.The The Washington Post / Getty Images DMX will be remembered for his soul-bearing music, unwavering sincerity,
The visual for “Count on Me,” directed by Kevin Abstract, is a romantic drug trip. By Willa Bennett April 14, 2021 From Brockhampton’s Count On Me, 2021.Courtesy of Happy Place Last week, Brockhampton returned from a relatively quiet hiatus with a new album, Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, and last night, the 13-person hip-hop collective
Against all odds, the Bruce Lee-derived drama is getting a new season, and the executive producer/Fast 9 director says it will address anti-Asian violence. By Maureen Ryan April 14, 2021 Andrew Koji in Warrior, 2020.Courtesy of David Bloomer for Cinemax / HBO Here’s a piece of good news that should warm the hearts of action-TV
He made every mistake a child star can make, including the ones that nearly destroyed him. Now—fortified by God, marriage, and a new album, Justice—Justin Bieber is putting his life back together, one positive, deliberate step at a time. By Zach Baron Photography by Ryan McGinley April 13, 2021 Jumpsuit, $4,200, by Dior Men. Justin Bieber
In the summer of 2017, in the middle of a massive world tour, Justin Bieber was staying at an idyllic Irish castle, alone. It was a low point for the singer—after years of public screw-ups, Bieber had lost touch with his ability to feel joy. So he made a difficult decision—he cancelled the rest of
The long-running show about an irascible detective hits all the right pleasure centers. By Jason Diamond April 13, 2021 Peter Falk in Columbo.Everett Collection / Courtesy of NBC There was a point last summer that I swore off cop shows. My wife and I were in the middle of Brooklyn Nine-Nine because we just wanted
The pop star gave GQ a tour of his lair, where he’s been lounging and preparing for tours for the past year. By The Editors of GQ April 13, 2021 All products featured on GQ are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
The alternative to Venmo has become ubiquitous in rap lyrics. How did that happen? By Grant Rindner April 12, 2021 Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson For the rapper Guapdad 4000, Cash App isn’t just a useful tool to share money or another passing fad in hip-hop. It’s a literal part of his creative process. “I
X’s star turn in the Hype Williams cult classic showed he had full command of glossy aesthetics just as much as the grimy. By Paul Thompson April 11, 2021 DMX in Belly, 1998.Everett Collection Sixty seconds into Belly, an acapella arrangement of Soul II Soul’s “Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)” hums awake.
“How’s It Goin’ Down” is beautiful, pensive and painfully realistic. By Julian Kimble April 11, 2021 Courtesy of Ruff Ryders and Def Jam DMX was a larger-than-life presence, but he contained multitudes as well. The legendary rapper, who died on April 9 at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack one week prior,
He was both the last great rugged and raw ‘90s rapper, and a harbinger of the harmonic pop sensibilities that would dominate the next generation. By Jeff Weiss April 10, 2021 DMXAwol Erizku, GQ, October 2019 DMX, who died this week aged 50, was born in 1970, the year of the dog, a detail so
Lavin has anchored MTV’s wild competition series for 15 years by being the rare reality host who keeps the drama to a minimum. By Clover Hope April 9, 2021 T. J. Lavin in The Challenge: All StarsCourtesy of Paramount+ / Viacom / MTV It’s mid-afternoon in Las Vegas when TJ Lavin logs onto Zoom, peering
The rapper, 50, had been on life support for the last week following a heart attack. By Frazier Tharpe April 9, 2021 DMXAwol Erizku, GQ, October 2019 Earl Simmons, known as DMX over a legendary, influential rap career, has died. His family released this statement Friday morning: “We are deeply saddened to announce today that
The photographer Matt Salacuse recounts an impromptu day spent with the rapper in 2008 that showcased both his charm and his demons. By Matt Salacuse April 9, 2021 In October 2008, a little over two years after DMX released his sixth album Year of the Dog…Again, I was set to shoot him in Chicago over
The character actress, typically known for comedies, explains why the Oscar-nominated film is representative of a change in Hollywood. By Carrie Wittmer April 9, 2021 Everyone has that one Jennifer Coolidge performance that comes to mind when they hear her name. Stifler’s mom in American Pie, trophy wife poodle owner Sherri Ann in Best in