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Drake, Oliver El-Khatib and more explain how last weekend’s Apollo shows were just one phase in curating the best radio show out. By Edwin STATS Houghton Photography by Flo Ngala January 23, 2023 Drake’s OVO / Sound 42 crew: Oliver El-Khatib, Nyan King, Kid Masterpiece, Noel Cadastre, G0home Roger, Morgan Lieberthal, Geoff “Gee Spin” Gamere,

From pastrami palaces to Christmas strongholds, some of New York’s most iconically New York (and not necessarily most fashionable) spots are buzzing. By Jason Diamond January 23, 2023 Photograph: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte Easily the strangest thing I did this holiday season was spending a night hanging out in the roped-off front yard of

It was a key plot device in Avatar: The Way of Water. So we turned to a renowned ocean ecologist for answers.   By Gabriella Paiella January 20, 2023 Lo’ak and Payakan in Avatar: The Way of Water.Photographs: Everett Collection, Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte James Cameron spent $250 million and nine years making Avatar: The Way of Water,

It turns out this producer’s “J. Cole Type Beat” was dead on. By Frazier Tharpe January 19, 2023  J.Cole sits courtside at the Toronto Raptors game against the Charlotte Hornets on January 10, 2023 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Courtesy of Vaughn Ridley via Getty Images Even as one of the most successful

Baldwin could face up to five years in prison for his part in the on-set accident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. By Grant Rindner January 19, 2023 Alec Baldwin speaks onstage during the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala on December 09, 2021 in New York City.Courtesy of Slaven Vlasic

The indie songwriter caught up with GQ about his new album, recording with Lil Yachty, and kicking nicotine cold turkey on a cross-country drive.  By Colin Groundwater January 19, 2023 Photograph by Kiera McNally; Collage by Gabe Conte Around this time last year, Mac DeMarco started off on what can properly be called a Great

The somber, contemplative “Same Problems” is the beginning of “a new era” leading to his album, Don’t Be Dumb. By Grant Rindner January 19, 2023 A$AP Rocky performs during the Amazon Music Live Concert Series on December 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Jerritt Clark via Getty Images These last few years have seen

If you’re wondering how Mando and Baby Yoda reunited, another Star Wars series has the answers. By Grant Rindner January 17, 2023 The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda will already be reunited in The Mandalorian season 3.Courtesy of Lucasfilm These days,  with multi-platform universes, series, sequels, and spin-offs being greenlit at a breakneck pace, and characters

The “Jumbotron Shit Poppin” video shows Drake dripping in Skateboard P pieces. By Grant Rindner January 17, 2023 Drake shows off his Pharrell auction wins in his new music video.Courtesy of OVO/Youtube. Pharrell shocked fans last September when he announced plans to sell exclusive items from his closet, including several Jacob & Co. chains, Audemars

Make sure those streaming service subscriptions are renewed: from The Last of Us to Yellowjackets, it’s going to be another busy year for television. By Tara Ariano January 16, 2023 Photographs: FX, HBO, Disney, Hulu; Collage: Gabe Conte How did you spend your holidays? If you didn’t use your time catching up on all the

With Oscar buzz around her performance in Ruben Östlund’s film, De Leon is already the first Filipina actress to be nominated for a Golden Globe. By Raymond Ang January 13, 2023 Courtesy of Sina Östlund If this year’s Golden Globes will be remembered for anything, it’ll be the open-hearted speeches of the year’s winners. There

The new trailer for the hit Showtime series teases more darkness, more creepy symbols and Elijah Wood. By Grant Rindner January 13, 2023 Jasmin Savoy Brown, Liv Hewson and Samantha Hanratty in Yellowjackets.Courtesy of Colin Bentley for Showtime Networks Inc via Everett Collection Showtime’s dark drama Yellowjackets became a sleeper hit not long after its winter 2021

The internet has spoken: if you’re a celebrity appearing on GQ’s My Essentials video series, you may want to consider having these two items on your list. By Eileen Cartter January 13, 2023 Collage: Gabe Conte If you had to make a list of the 10 essential things you like to keep on your person at

The Queensbridge veteran talks making a sequel to his acclaimed debut album more than twenty years after its release. By Amreeka January 12, 2023 Cormega.Courtesy of Amreeka. Hip-hop mogul Marley Marl once dubbed Cormega “the original gangsta rapper from Queensbridge” for his starkly lyrical accounts of life in Queens, NY’s Queensbridge Houses, the largest housing

Carmichael opened the show addressing the elephant in the room while The Fabelmans and Everything Everywhere All At Once took home the big awards. By Keith Phipps January 11, 2023 Host Jerrod Carmichael onstage at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.Courtesy

A new Mission: Impossible, the Beyoncé Tour, the return of Perry Mason and more. By The Editors of GQ January 11, 2023 Photographs: Getty Images, Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte We’re only a couple of weeks into January, and most of our New Year’s resolutions have already been shot to hell. But here’s one we can

If there’s one thing the film history books prove, it’s FFC thrives in chaos. By Grant Rindner January 10, 2023 Francis Ford Coppola speaks onstage during the The Godfather Screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on March 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Matt Winkelmeyer via Getty Images Stop us if you’ve

The stogie-chomping Knives Out/Glass Onion detective subverts the typical cigar smoker archetype in the most refreshing way. By Mychal Denzel Smith January 10, 2023 Photograph: Netflix; Collage: Gabe Conte I was introduced to cigar smoking when I was around twenty-four, but was only an occasional smoker until several months into the pandemic when I became

A premature leak plus a 60 Minutes interview has created a whirlwind of anecdotes and comments from the Duke of Sussex. By Grant Rindner January 9, 2023 Prince Harry hosts the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draws at Buckingham Palace on January 16, 2020 in London, England.Courtesy of Jeremy Selwyn for WPA Pool via Getty