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Sir Baudelaire’s skin is always glowing, and he wants you to know it. By Eric Diep June 29, 2021 Casper Kofi, GQ, December/January 2020 Tyler, the Creator is 30 years old. So it’s only natural that he seems to be paying more attention to his skincare. Whatever his routine is, it’s working. His skin is

A visual history of the Fast series’ commitment to baring arms. By Roxana Hadadi June 29, 2021 The Fast & Furious franchise is about three things. The first two are obvious: family, and American muscle. The third emerges over the course of nine films and 20 years: sleevelessness. No other movies invite you to the

Sure, Call Me If You Get Lost is rap-heavy, but Tyler’s always had bars. By Grant Rindner June 28, 2021 Tyler, the Creator attends the BET Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Paras Griffin for Getty You’ve probably heard this, but Tyler, the Creator is rapping again.

The 2021 BET Awards saw a pregnancy reveal, a surprise makeout, and a momentous tribute to DMX. By Danielle Cohen June 28, 2021 Cardi B, Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff at the BET Awards 2021.Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET [embedded content] During Migos’ performance at last night’s BET Awards, Cardi B announced her second pregnancy with

As British teens obsessed with American break-boy culture, my friends and I drew a sense of identity and inspiration from their music. But when the band’s License To Ill tour brought them to our hometown, we saw a darker side of our heroes—and of ourselves. By Roger Bennett June 25, 2021 Mike D, Ad-Rock, and

David Costabile appeared in just seven episodes of Breaking Bad as chemist/fanny pack enthusiast Gale Boetticher, but his character left a huge, and often funny mark. By Jennifer Wood June 25, 2021 David Costabile and Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad, 2011Courtesy of AMC; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Circling Back is where GQ revisits the

The movies redefining how the internet age translates to film, with insight from the innovative directors, writers and actors who made them. By Grant Rindner June 25, 2021 Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson In this age of social media and ubiquitous internet, we’re all obsessed with screens. The burgeoning movie subgenre often known as screenlife

Everything you need to know about conservatorships, conspiracy theories, and Spears’ now-public struggle to control her own life. By Danielle Cohen June 25, 2021 US singer Britney Spears arrives for the premiere of Sony Pictures’ “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on July 22, 2019. (Photo by

I used to walk around aimlessly at night without a second thought. But that all changed when I transitioned late last year. By Jaclyn Moore June 25, 2021 The 7th Festival of Men’s Fashions at the casino in San Remo, Italy, 14th September 1958. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Keystone “Text me when you get home!”

Steamy photos surface. By Frazier Tharpe June 24, 2021 Rihanna and A$AP Rocky in New York, June 23rd, 2021.Richard / Cesar / TheBigShotApp / Shutterstock Finally, the prophecy foretold in the “Fashion Killa” video has come to pass. After a year and a half of coyly talking around rumors, ducking paparazzi and no doubt entering

Put that new PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X to work. By Scott Meslow June 24, 2021 Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson It has been a year of great chaos and transition for the video game industry. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S are less than a year old. Cyberpunk 2077, which was widely

The Disney star at the center of TikTok teen obsession talks about “Drivers License,” his appreciation of Harry Styles, and his feelings about coming out. By Willa Bennett Photography by Andy Jackson June 24, 2021 Shirt by Bianca Saunders. Necklace (throughout) and ring by Vitaly. Joshua Bassett, the 20-year-old singer and star of Disney’s High

A journey toward self-acceptance as trans nonbinary. By Alex McElroy June 23, 2021 The 7th Festival of Men’s Fashions at the casino in San Remo, Italy, 14th September 1958. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Getty Images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson The first time I painted my nails, I was six years old, visiting my father’s

Taylor’s Filthy Animals probes the tension between vulnerability and deception, sexual desire and violence, with elegant precision. By Mitchell Kuga June 23, 2021 Collage by Simon Abranowicz; Photographs Getty Images It’s one of the first questions in the age of the Zoom interview: camera on? “This takes me back to the olden days of Yahoo

Kang’s fan favorite is back from the dead in the new F9, and even the actor himself is realizing how meaningful the campaign to restore him really was. By Brendan Klinkenberg Photography by Aaron Sinclair June 23, 2021 I’ve watched Sung Kang get into the same car accident many times. It always goes like this: He’s

How one writer found her identity by turning men’s suits into a new uniform. By Willa Bennett June 22, 2021 Collage by Simon Abranowicz; Photograph Getty Images The first time I came out, in my early teens, I was behind a computer screen. I sat awake late at night and thought about how I wanted