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February 6, 2026
Justin Bieber Shredded the Competition at the Grammys, Awards or No Awards
His guitar-and-boxers “Yukon” performance was a reminder that—even on Music's Biggest Night—less is sometimes more, writes GQ columnist Chris Black.
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January 23, 2026
Wilco's Sky Blue Sky Was a Music Festival Even Chris Black Could Love
The GQ columnist and longtime festival-experience skeptic checks into the Hard Rock for the fourth edition of Wilco's annual fest and winds up drowning his cynicism in the Riviera Maya.
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January 15, 2026
Is This New Show the Yellowstone of Brain-Dead Reality TV?
GQ columnist Chris Black sees shades of the Taylor Sheridan universe in an addictive Netflix program set in a very wealthy zip code with almost zero taste.
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January 8, 2026
Chris Black Had Never Visited Tokyo. He’s Definitely Going Back
“I thought I liked shopping, but this trip put it to the test,” writes the GQ columnist, who took his first trip to the global capital of elegant consumerism with no plan, and wound up nearly overw...
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December 19, 2025
The Pulling Weeds Year in Review(s): Chris Black’s Top 2025 Songs, Shows, New Bands, Meals and More
GQ columnist Chris Black lived another 12 months and experienced another 12,000 things. Then, because the universe demanded it, he made a Top 10 list.
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December 11, 2025
The Best Holiday Decision I’ve Ever Made
Fed up with beige-plate dry-turkey tradition, GQ columnist Chris Black and his wife pulled the rip cord this year, trading cranberry sauce and stuffing for spicy tuna and roulette in Las Vegas. Loo...
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December 4, 2025
‘Southern Charm’'s Craig Conover Talks Parasocial Relationships, Charleston Steakhouses, and Why He’s Done With Downtown
The lawyer and budding TV producer reveals the secrets of surviving reality-TV fame to GQ columnist (and day-one Southern Charm fan) Chris Black.
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