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A Toronto kid’s viral fan video caught the attention of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, which landed him a job on one of the year’s best movies. By Grant Rindner June 9, 2023 Spider-Man/Miles Morales (voiced by: Shameik Moore) in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.Courtesy of Sony Pictures via Everett Collection A24 may have an upcoming

Top Chef’s most intimidating judge caught up with GQ about his worst kitchen scars, restaurant scandals, and which season was “the high-water mark” of contestant talent. By Vince Mancini June 8, 2023 Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte If you’ve ever watched Top Chef, you know that Tom Colicchio—lead judge of the show for 17-odd

February’s earthquakes in Turkey left over 50,000 dead and displaced millions more. At the epicenter of the disaster, UNICEF is helping young people resume their lives. By Can Remzi Ergen June 8, 2023 Havva and Baki plays volleyball next to UNICEF supported Child Friendly Space in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.Can Remzi Ergen In 2018, two Turkish friends—a

Drew Tarver opens up about his character Cary, whose selfishness and desperation for fame and success hits a new low this week. By Esther Zuckerman June 8, 2023 Drew Tarver’s Cary has been spiraling into the dark side on season 3 of The Other Two.Courtesy of Greg Endries for Max. __Spoilers for __The Other Two

Apparently Jimmy Pesto was in the mix with the other rioters. By Grant Rindner June 8, 2023 Jay Johnston attends the Comedy Central Emmy After Party at Falcon on September 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Noel Vasquez via Getty Images Jay Johnston, a Chicago-born comic actor known for his work in Bob’s Burgers and Mr. Show, was

The Idol was filmed in The Weeknd’s actual Bel Air mansion, down to using some of his actual artwork.Courtesy of Eddy Chen for HBO. The pop star’s real-life $70 million estate served as the shooting location for fake pop star Jocelyn’s fictional spread. By Grant Rindner June 7, 2023 After finally premiering on June 4,

On Jimmy: Jacket, $3,650, and pants, $1,350, by Valentino. Shirt, $309, by Holzewelier. Shoes, $375, by Blackstock & Weber. Belt, $595, by Ralph Lauren Purple Label. Sunglasses, $160, by Akila. Rring, $165, by Miansai. On Brianne: Dress, $1,490, by Proenza Schouler. Shoes, $1,200, by Roger Viver. The one-time Silicon Valley star has been on a

Collage: Gabe Conte Max Schneider’s satire of LA dudes who wear pristine workpants and can’t handle commitment is going viral with men and women alike. GQ gets coffee with him to see where the character ends and the real man begins. By Kate Lindsay June 5, 2023 The video: Max Schneider—wearing a t-shirt printed with eight-balls and his

Illustration by GQ; photographs by Getty Images Barbie Vs. Oppenheimer isn’t unprecedented. The history of summer blockbuster showdowns may offer clues as to which will reign supreme. By Keith Phipps June 5, 2023 The biggest question this summer movie season: Who will prevail when a sunny American icon meets an atomic bomb? On July 21st,

Peter Davison, who has recorded 43 albums and over 1,500 film and television scores, feels “a certain responsibility to make music that will make things better.”Illustration by Michael Houtz; photographs by Getty Images You’ve probably never heard of Peter Davison, but if you’ve ever been to a yoga studio or spa, you’ve almost certainly heard

Miles Morales/Spider-Man, voiced by: Shameik Moore voiced in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.Courtesy of Sony Pictures via Everett Collection For once, the “to be continued” ending doesn’t seem like a copout, but rather a sign of something much more ambitious. By William Goodman June 5, 2023 Mark Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as the second movie in as

Photograph courtesy of Apple; Collage: Gabe Conte Apple became the world’s most valuable company by taking cutting-edge technology and turning it into something cool, normal people might actually want to use. Is there any world in which the new Apple Vision headset does the same with VR? By Timothy Beck Werth June 5, 2023 Apple

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is returning to the Fast franchise, before his new Fast X cameo he last appeared here in The Fate of the Furious.Courtesy of Universal via Everett Collection And it’s not a sequel to Hobbs & Shaw. Confused yet? By Grant Rindner June 2, 2023 Dwayne Johnson’s relationship with one of Hollywood’s preeminent

Gunna performs onstage at ‘Samsung Galaxy + Billboard’ during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Waterloo Park on March 17, 2022 in Austin, Texas.Courtesy of Amy E. Price via Getty Images The track is Gunna’s first single since he was released from prison last December after filing an Alford plea in the ongoing YSL

D4vdCourtesy of Aidan Cullen The homeschooled teenager from Houston just wanted to make music for Fortnite montages. Now he’s on a sold-out tour with a new EP. By Megan Armstrong June 2, 2023 David Burke spends most days recording songs in his six-year-old sister’s bedroom closet in his childhood home near Houston—including eight of the

Spider-Man/Miles Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, in Across the Spider-Verse.Courtesy of Sony Pictures via Everett Collection The full circle moment gives an inspiration his due and closes a loop that had been open since 2010.  By William Goodman June 2, 2023 Spoilers for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ below It’s natural for sequels to go bigger

Illustration by Michael Houtz; photographs by Getty Images In her bestselling new book, Claire Dederer reckons with problematic artists like Roman Polanski and J.K. Rowling—and the thorny question of whether we can still love their greatest works.  By Ruth Madievsky June 2, 2023 In 2014, the writer Claire Dederer was researching one of her favorite

The sports personality gets athletes to open up in unexpected ways—and is making a name for herself in the process. By Frazier Tharpe Photography by Hajar Benjida June 1, 2023 As the NBA playoffs have wound their way to the Finals, two clips in particular have been circulating with particular vigor in tweets, meme pages,

Photograph: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte On today’s internet, everyone is playing a character. Some more so than others. By Ryan Broderick June 1, 2023 One afternoon earlier this month at a convention center in Hamburg, Germany, fragrance influencer Jeremy Fragrance runs out on stage dressed in all white and begins leading the crowd in