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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

Two years ago, the cult favorite got axed from Netflix within months of its premiere. Now it’s back on a network its creator once called out. By Danielle Cohen June 22, 2021 Tuca & Bertie, 2021.Courtesy of Adult Swim When Tuca & Bertie launched on Netflix in 2019, it seemed like a slam dunk, from

Reopening has raised some questions. Starting with: what kind of man do I want to be? By Dima Kronfeld June 21, 2021 Collage by Simon Abranowicz; Photograph Getty Images The other day I got carded while buying cigarettes, for the first time in a long time. My brain registered this as a possible uh-oh moment,

His erotic needlepoint paintings show a world where the sexual and the sacred exist side by side: Hell is a hot night club, and Satan is its magnetic daddy. By Garth Greenwell June 21, 2021 Sal Salandra portraitCourtesy of Sal Salandra The 75-year-old retired hairdresser Sal Salandra makes large-scale, embroidered canvases—he calls them “thread paintings”—that

Heading south (or west) for the winter used to be for geezers. Now, a new generation of work-from-anywhere types are plotting their cold-weather escapes. By Jason Diamond June 22, 2021 Paul Almasy / Getty Images Arielle Castillo has a vision for life after the pandemic. Specifically, the 30-something content producer for Manchester City (the soccer

The iconic actor recalls his involvement in American Me, the controversial film that resulted in as many as 10 deaths. By Danny Trejo June 22, 2021 Danny Trejo in 2006 by the LA River. (Photo by Estevan Oriol/Getty Images)Estevan Oriol Below is an excerpt from Danny Trejo’s upcoming memoir: Trejo: My Life of Crime, Hollywood,

He found a niche on Instagram capturing Downtown Manhattan’s eccentric street characters. As he turns his focus to the city’s endangered small businesses and a tight mayor’s race, he’s become an unlikely powerbroker. By Lauren Vespoli June 18, 2021 “It’s hard to know who’s being genuine,” says Nicolas Heller, or as he’s better known to