Money for Nothing

Battan explores the ludicrous, lucrative economics of celebrity club appearances.

Source: GQ
Published: Apr 4, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,109 words)

The Culinary Education of Mr. Mozzarella Sticks

A GQ writer whose diet typically consists of chicken fingers and waffle fries receives lessons on food and cooking from the highly regarded chef, Daniel Boulud.

Source: GQ
Published: Mar 29, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5,295 words)

Inside the San Quentin Marathon

One day a year, the men locked up in California’s oldest prison get a shot at glory.

Author: Jesse Katz
Source: GQ
Published: Feb 24, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3,118 words)

The Real Story of Germanwings Flight 9525

Last year, a young pilot crashed an airliner into the French Alps, killing the crew and 144 passengers. Hammer investigates how it happened.

Source: GQ
Published: Feb 22, 2016
Length: 23 minutes (5,859 words)

Justin Bieber Would Like to Reintroduce Himself

Justin Bieber is not easy to talk to. Despite that, Caity Weaver is able to write a funny and engaging celebrity profile of the pop star.

Source: GQ
Published: Feb 11, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5,338 words)

Huge News! The Penis Implant is Here

Wallace talks the only doctor authorized by the FDA to do a specific penis enlargement surgery, and the men who’ve elected to pay $13,000 to become more endowed.

Source: GQ
Published: Jan 26, 2016
Length: 15 minutes (3,812 words)

The Confessions of R. Kelly

R. Kelly gave GQ reporter Chris Heath three days to interview him without any restrictions. The results are illuminating, if not occasionally baffling.

Source: GQ
Published: Jan 22, 2016
Length: 44 minutes (11,000 words)

Don’t Cry for Tracy Morgan

Michael Paterniti interviews Tracy Morgan. “One time I was walking up the stairs with my son, who was always right there with me… and I almost fell backwards. I was just learning how to walk, and he grabbed me and took me upstairs, and I started crying. He said, ‘What’s wrong, Dad?’ And I told him, ‘I remember when I carried you.’ And when my dad was dying of AIDS, I carried him.”

Source: GQ
Published: Nov 26, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,413 words)

Stud: How to Have 106 Babies (and Counting)

Ed Houben is 46 and has fathered 106 children “of whom two-thirds were made the natural way (i.e., by sexual intercourse) and a third made via artificial insemination.” Women and couples come to him because they haven’t been able to have children on their own, and he offers his services to them for free.

Source: GQ
Published: Oct 1, 2015
Length: 24 minutes (6,000 words)

Searching for Sugar Daddy

A very blunt and humorous examination of the sugar daddy/baby dynamic.

Source: GQ
Published: Aug 27, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,429 words)