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April 7, 2026
Ye is Better Than This
The eternally controversial rapper’s stan army hailed his second night at LA’s SoFi Stadium as a return-of-the-king moment. GQ columnist Frazier Tharpe was there, too, and wonders if any of Ye’s de...
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April 1, 2026
How Jay-Z Altered the Course of American Fashion
Is Jay-Z an underrated style icon? Fashion designers like Tremaine Emory, Don C, Jerry Lorenzo, and Angelo Baque discuss his enduring influence.
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March 25, 2026
‘Undertone’ Director Ian Tuason on the Films, Filmmakers, and Creepypastas That Influenced His A24 Debut
The writer-director reveals the inspirations for his unique new horror film, from Slender Man to Stanley Kubrick.
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March 25, 2026
This Tom Cruise/Steven Spielberg Blockbuster Is Still Somehow Underrated
The EGOT director and the President of Movies are both about to have a banner year. GQ columnist Frazier Tharpe runs back a 2000s Spielberg/Cruise classic that doesn't get enough credit.
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March 24, 2026
Exclusive: The Jay-Z Interview
In a rare interview, Jay-Z puts everything on the table—business, family and 30 years of music.
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March 20, 2026
CyHi the Prynce Finally Goes on the Record
The rapper, songwriter and longtime “fly on the wall guy” talks Kanye, Drake, J. Cole, the rise and fall of G.O.O.D. Music, and why he's telling all in his new songs.
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March 17, 2026
The 'Dune: Part Three' Trailer Time-Jumps to a War-Ready Timothée Chalamet
Alongside Robert Pattinson and Zendaya at an L.A. screening, Denis Villeneuve promised a “thriller” of a threequel entirely unlike its blockbuster predecessors.
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March 16, 2026
Oscars 2026: Your Lobby-Bar Scene Report from a Good-Vibes Oscars Ceremony
While Sinners and One Battle cleaned up at the podium, the real action was at the bar, where Jacob Elordi and Stellan Skarsgård commiserated, a Hudson Williams/Chase Infiniti summit stopped traffic...
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March 15, 2026
Oscars 2026: Stellan Skarsgård and Wagner Moura Toast Oscars Eve at the Chateau Marmont
Zegna (and friends like Javier Bardem and Jon Batiste) celebrated the nominees at a private Chateau dinner.
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March 15, 2026
Oscars 2026 Preview
Adrien Brody, the Bridesmaids cast, Bill and Lewis Pullman and more were on hand to rehearse for the 98th Academy Awards.
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March 6, 2026
We Need a ‘Love Story’ Spinoff About Alessandro Nivola’s Calvin Klein Immediately
GQ columnist Frazier Tharpe pitches ‘Love Story’ producer (and legendary actor-repeater) Ryan Murphy on an idea whose time has come.
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March 3, 2026
The “Best Casting” Oscar is Brand New This Year. Here's How Casting Directors Finally Got Their Due
Veteran casting director Kim Taylor-Coleman explains what it takes to get a new Oscar category approved by the Academy—and recalls “putting the puzzle together” for everyone from Spike Lee to Ye.
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February 27, 2026
More Importantly, What Was the Weather Like During JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's Infamous Park Fight?
He’s wearing shorts, she’s dressed like Christopher Moltisanti. Make it make sense!
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February 23, 2026
Viral ‘Get ’Em Banned’ Peloton Instructor Kendall Toole Talks Movies With Tap In
Toole, who launched her own wellness app in November, talks to GQ columnist Frazier Tharpe about Hitchcock, the “Kubrick stare,” her Letterboxd top 4, and life as a meme.
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February 13, 2026
‘The Pitt’ Season Two Just Locked In
After five episodes of slow-building tension, the HBO Max hit’s Fourth of July shift bids a tragic farewell to a series regular—and delivers its first truly great hour.
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February 9, 2026
Bad Bunny Turned Super Bowl Halftime Into a Benito Bowl Win
Putting on for Puerto Rico with a dizzying one-banger-after-another performance, the Super Bowl's real superstar didn't waste a minute of his moment on the global stage, writes GQ columnist Frazier...
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February 6, 2026
J. Cole's “What If” Invokes Rap’s Greatest Beef to (Maybe) Address His Own
On The Fall-Off, his first new album since tapping out of the Kendrick/Drake feud, Cole imagines an alternate reality in which Biggie and Tupac patched things up.
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February 3, 2026
Grammys 2026: An Industry Disruptor Threw a Great Industry Party
Talking legacy and disruption with Gamma cofounder Larry Jackson, who's partnering with Ye to release Bully in March.
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January 29, 2026
J. Cole's Comeback Freestyles, Ranked
The rapper teased his long-in-the-making album The Fall-Off with four new freestyles over bedrock rap beats. GQ columnist Frazier Tharpe gives them the scrutiny Cole is asking for.
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January 25, 2026
Wait… Travis Scott Is in 'The Odyssey'?
A new TV spot for Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic just revealed the Houston rapper has a full speaking part.
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January 22, 2026
Jack O'Connell Should Be the Next Joker
After O’Connell’s brilliant sicko turn in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, writes GQ columnist Frazier Tharpe, it’s time somebody called our guy up to the villain big leagues.
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January 13, 2026
'Industry' Is So Good at Casting Against Type
The HBO series is quietly becoming a paradise for actors from the likes of Stranger Things and Game of Thrones to shed their image and get wild.
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