Since founding a production company with a genuinely radical vision, Ben Affleck has chosen to make films as an executive first, a director second, and an actor third. But can you really just stop being one of the biggest movie stars on earth? From the window of the conference room at Artists …
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The next frontier of exclusive, members-club culture? Ski mountains. We went to Netflix founder Reed Hastings’s new Powder Mountain to see how private mountains are taking over — and changing — the American landscape. Skiing is supposed to be freedom: the cold air, sparkling mountains, and skis …
From Victoria’s Rolex Day-Date to Saxon’s Hublot Big Bang, every timepiece on the HBO drama’s third season speaks volumes about its characters. This story contains minor spoilers for the third season of 'The White Lotus. If you know much about watches, you could have fully diagnosed Saxon Ratliff …
Dogs destroyed after long days at the office? Couldn't be you. Is there anywhere left that you can’t wear a pair of sneakers? Well, yes. Weddings, funerals, and your grandma’s birthday, for starters (she’s 90 years old, for crying out loud. Put on a tie). Beyond that, the rules can get a little …
The comedian recently picked up one of Tudor’s vibrant new releases. Will Ferrell has transformed into a powerhouse watch collector right before our eyes. From classic Rolex pieces, affordable and obscure Timexes, and super-colorful pieces from smaller brands like Oris, the world’s most hilarious …
A four-point plan to forge strength gains and smash through plateaus from beneath the bar. The bench press, star of chest day, has long stood as the de facto measure for a lifter’s strength. There are, of course, more holistic ways to measure physical strength—and if your goal is simply to build …
Adolescence. It's the best of times, it's the worst of times—usually all at once. And over the years, it's inspired some great films. From Nancy Drew to Lady Bird, Cooley High to Superbad, these are the best teen movies of all time. The teen movie as most of us know it came of age in the 1980s, …
Run, don't walk(er). The brand that ushered in the dad shoe era is moving on to grandpa sneakers. On March 20, 2025, the dad shoe is dying. Don’t panic: You’ll still be able to pick up New Balance 990s wherever they’re sold. Nobody’s going to arrest you for lacing up a pair of Nike Air Monarchs. …
From undeniable luxury pieces to red-hot indie sequels, these are GQ’s favorite new timepiece releases. Maybe it’s just recency bias or short-term memory loss, but I feel like we’ve gotten way more new watch releases in Q1 this year than we did in 2024. This is a great thing, to be clear: I’m …
And that people who sit should strongly consider, too. If you’re a runner, you may warm up with some dynamic hamstring stretches and reward your glutes and quads with a little foam rolling action when you’re done. But how often are you stretching your hip flexors? Probably not very often, …