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It was all because of a chess game. By Heven Haile August 23, 2023 Photographs: John Fetterman, Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte Over the weekend, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman destabilized the public with a selfie. “Lost a bet with Karl,” he captioned his Twitter post. To the surprise of many, his signature peppered goatee was

It made me root for Aidan. By Gabriella Paiella August 23, 2023 Heraclitus once said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.” The ancient Greek philosopher was referring, of course, to the experience of rewatching Sex and the City

As Hollywood wages war over the future of movies, Harmony Korine and a gang of video game designers and AI artists are holed up in a house near Mar-a-Lago building it. By Zach Baron Photography by Harmony Korine August 23, 2023 Harmony Korine, flanked by characters from his latest cinematic projects. Just up the beach

Drake’s five year-old son just took the For All the Dogs rollout up a notch. By Grant Rindner August 22, 2023 Drake with his son Adonis during the NBA game between the Toronto Raptors and the LA Clippers at Scotiabank Arena on December 27, 2022 in Toronto, Canada.Courtesy of Cole Burston via Getty Images Drake’s

The Y Tu Mamá Tambien star has been earning raves for his portrayal of Saul Armendáriz, aka Cassandro the Exótico in this rollicking biopic. By Vince Mancini August 22, 2023 Bad Bunny will co-star opposite Gael García Bernal in Cassandro.Courtesy of Alejandro Lopez Pineda via Amazon Studios If it feels like Gael Garcia Bernal’s career

We haven’t seen this many OF members in one place like this since 2018. By Grant Rindner August 21, 2023 Jasper Dolphin, Travis Bennett, Tyler, The Creator and Lionel Boyce at the premiere of You People at the Regency Village Theatre on January 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Gilbert Flores via Getty Images

Season 5 of the FX series looks promising but one worries it will fall into a familiar, distracting pattern of having cartoonish bad guys. By Vince Mancini August 21, 2023 Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jon Hamm and Juno Temple will star in Fargo Season 5, set to begin this November.Photographs: FX; Collage: Gabe Conte For the

Ira Sachs’ underrated period piece starring Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams is quietly the best example of the director’s gallows humor and insight into the complexities of sex and romance. By Kyle Turner August 20, 2023 Ira Sachs’ Married Life, starring Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, and Rachel McAdams is a must-watch for anyone who enjoyed

The Migos member’s new solo LP is informed by loss, grief, and celebration of his late nephew. By Grant Rindner August 18, 2023 ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 15: Rapper Quavo attends Rocket Power Album Pop Up Shop at Good Times Atlanta on August 15, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)Prince Williams It’s been

Despite production delays, there’s still more than enough new TV to go around. For now. By Grant Rindner August 18, 2023 Omni-Man voiced by J. K. Simmons in Invincible, 2021.Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video Despite a recent meeting between the Writers Guild of America and the studios to try and reach a mutually amenable deal,

A conversation with the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and bandleader on the occasion of his latest album, World Music Radio. By Rob Tannenbaum August 18, 2023 Photograph: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte Jon Batiste makes everything seem effortless. The singer, pianist, and bandleader of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has a great and ingenuous smile,

What should you wear? How should you smell? Where should you be eating? Or vacationing? You might never know without The GQ Hype List, a super-specific, deeply personal, earth-spanning guide to what’s cool right this very minute. By The Editors of GQ August 17, 2023 Chicken: Getty Images. Piaget watch: courtesy of the brand. Dolly

Director Emma Seligman explains how she got the running back to engage cinematic beast mode. By Matthew Roberson August 17, 2023 Photograph: Patti Perret/Orion Pictures; Collage: Gabe Conte The funniest movie of the summer—Bottoms, starring Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott and directed by Emma Seligman—happens to have a famous football player in it. This is

The classic South Korean thriller is back in theaters for its 20th anniversary. The film’s costume designer explains why the clothes deserve just as much praise as that twist ending. By Kerensa Cadenas August 17, 2023 Oldboy costume designer Jo Sang-gyeong purposely chose a flashy pair of sunglasses that would clash with Choi Min-sik, to

A few years ago, the songwriter Kristian Matsson—who performs as The Tallest Man on Earth—departed his home in Brooklyn for the Swedish countryside, where he struggled to find his creative spark. And then he found an abiding source of inspiration in, of all places, the dirt. By Colin Groundwater August 17, 2023 Photos by Anna

A growing subculture of adventure travelers are taking epic off-road trips in extremely wild rides. We sent an actual vagabond into their midst. By Sean Thor Conroe Photography by Adam Riding August 16, 2023 Overland Expo West, held outside Flagstaff, Arizona, has exploded in popularity since its inception in 2009. The 2023 event had 30,000

The film’s ending changing from the book it’s based on, plus a new bonus chapter set five years in the future, create the perfect conditions for a part two. By Kerensa Cadenas August 16, 2023 Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine’s Red, White and Royal Blue leaves things open for a sequel.Courtesy of Jonathan Prime

All your pressing questions as an adult moviegoer, answered. By Jake Kring-Schreifels August 15, 2023 Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo), Brady Noon (Raphael), Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo), Micah Abbey (Donatello) as the voices of the Ninja Turtles in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.Courtesy of Paramount via Everett Collection In November of 1983, Kevin Eastman hashed out

Cooper will blitz the Oscars playing legendary West Side Story composer Leonard Bernstein. By Vince Mancini August 15, 2023 Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, Cooper’s second directorial effort.Courtesy of Jason McDonald via Netflix Netflix just released the trailer for Maestro, starring Bradley Cooper as legendary conductor Leonard

Across 11 films, the beloved director has often returned to the same famous faces. Let’s examine which of your favorite actors has been utilized within the Wes Anderson Cinematic Universe the best. By Abe Beame August 15, 2023 Photographs: Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte From the beginning of his career, casting has been Wes Anderson’s