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20+ most popular GQ Magazine articles, as voted by our community.
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31 Secrets to Unlocking Your Creativity
Thirty-three of our favorite artists, writers, musicians, designers, and big thinkers share the mysterious rituals and dirty tricks behind their greatest work.
«communications by text or socializing in person are far more enriching when you have segmented portions of the day where that doesn’t exist.”»
Celebrities and Gym Influencers Keep Getting Caught Lifting Fake Weights
The easiest way to flex on social media is pumping plastic.
Meet the Surprisingly Young Guys Showing Off Their Hair Transplants on TikTok
A new generation of balding men are frankly discussing hairline-restoration surgeries on social media.
GQ Magazine on Comics
How Los Bros Hernandez Stayed Punk for 40 Years with their Comic-Book Saga, "Love and Rockets"
They were part of the ‘80s revolution with "The Dark Knight Returns," but without the big payday.
GQ Magazine on Fasting
Everything You Need to Know About Intermittent Fasting
Is going without food for 16 hours at a time really worth the trouble?
GQ Magazine on Fitness
Welcome to the Era of the Fake Six-Pack
Chiseled, visible abs were once something you’d see only on genetically-gifted gym rats. These days, a growing number of men are paying big money to have a surgeon do the chiseling for them.
What You Can Learn from History's Greatest Jocks
A conversation with author Bill Hayes about on the history of exercise, sensible workout advice from Renaissance Italy, and Plato's thoughts on lifting heavy.
GQ Magazine on Health
What Does Wellness Mean When You're Living With an Incurable Disease?
I've written about health and nutrition for years. But when I was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, staying healthy took on a new meaning.
Why a Healthy Gut Is So Important For Overall Wellness
Your tummy is a surprisingly vital center of physical (and mental!) health.
GQ Magazine on Sports
The 18 Best Live Sports Experiences on Earth
From a medieval horse race in Siena to a breathtakingly beautiful ultramarathon in a small French village, consider this the ultimate travel bucket list.
Life, Death, and Total Football
My Dutch friend Lars taught me to appreciate the most radical team in World Cup history—and that their tactics could be meaningful far beyond the pitch.
GQ Magazine on Tim Cook
Tim Cook on Shaping the Future of Apple
In a frank conversation, the Apple CEO offers new insight into his leadership—and explains how he has refashioned the world’s most creative company (from its privacy policy to its Oscar-winning movies…
GQ Magazine on TV
The Return of James Cameron, Box Office King
It’s been 13 years since James Cameron released 'Avatar,' the highest-grossing movie of all time. Now, the director is back with a deeply personal sequel—and the reasonable expectation that it could…
Nicolas Cage Can Explain It All
GQ’s April cover star details why every extraordinary thing about his wild work and life actually makes perfect sense.
GQ Magazine on Walking
How Fit Can You Get From Just Walking?
Walking is good for you, obviously. But can it whip you into shape?
«the reason we rarely hear about walking as a major fitness tool—in the same conversations as stuff like yoga or expensive spinning bikes—is that people aren’t emotionally prepared for fitness to be easy.»
Why Walking is the Key to Being More Productive
The case for moving slow in an age of speed.
GQ Magazine on Yuval Noah Harari
The Most Important Survival Skill for the Next 50 Years Isn’t What You Think
Historian Yuval Noah Harari explains why prepping for our future has nothing to do with learning code or building a bunker.
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What Makes ‘Nope’ So Subversive, According to Jordan Peele and Keke Palmer
The sci-fi blockbuster, starring Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya, is the director's biggest and boldest swing yet.
Meet the Men Paying Six Figures to Get Taller—by Having Their Legs Broken
A growing number of men are undergoing a radical and expensive surgery to grow anywhere from three to six inches. The catch: It requires having both your femurs broken. GQ goes inside the booming…
The Inside Story of The Simpsons' Remarkable Second Life
Born as a primetime satire of Middle America, The Simpsons has become something else: the inspiration for all kinds of high art, from the runways of Balenciaga to the canvases of KAWS. GQ goes inside…
Is Social Media Good For Anything At All?
Tech oracle Jaron Lanier saw the evils of social media platforms before anyone else. Now he talks about whether Twitter activism really works, how to fix Facebook, and why he won't be joining Silicon…
Does Arthur Brooks Have the Secret to Happiness?
The bestselling author and advice columnist believes that happiness is a discipline to be studied and mastered. GQ spent a weekend with him to learn how that actually works.
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