The Curious Cons of the Man Who Wouldn’t Die
“Do I understand what he was up against? Mark asks me. Did I see that the disease had every single advantage? When you’re facing that kind of enemy, in that kind of battle, you’re allowed to cheat, aren’t you?”
The Hotshots of Helltown
During California’s deadliest, most catastrophic fire, which burned for 17 days and caused $16 billion in damages, four friends stayed behind to protect their homes. No one suggests you try this yourself.
The Legend of Keanu Reeves
Every generation gets its own Keanu Reeves, except every generation’s Keanu Reeves is this Keanu Reeves. Alex Pappademas attempts to separate the man from the myth.
The Secrets of the World’s Greatest Art Thief
Stéphane Breitwieser stole over 300 objects, stolen from 200 different locations, worth over $1.4 billion. Brashly. Brazenly. Constantly. Why? They art was beautiful.
Dance Battle! Meet the Warring Milli Vanilli of Italo Disco
It was not a high point for music; even Italians try not to remember Italo Disco. Den Harrow was one of its biggest stars… but who is Den Harrow, exactly?
Creating While Clean
Musicians Steven Tyler, Ben Harper, Joe Walsh, and others speak with candor about their journeys to sobriety and how they are in much better places, personally and creatively.
The Fresno Bee and the War on Local News
At a time when local newsrooms are shrinking or closing entirely — and Trump is calling the news media “the enemy of the people” — Zach Baron visits the reporters and editors of The Fresno Bee in California’s Central Valley, where Republican Rep. Devin Nunes declared war on the paper.
The Last Curious Man
At GQ, family, friends, and co-workers share their memories of chef and television host Anthony Bourdain, who died in June, 2018.
My Life Cleanse: One Month Inside L.A.’s Cult of Betterness
For one month, one man embraced a number of so-called woo-woo self-improvement practices in his adopted Los Angeles, from crystal healing to “prayer power batteries.” His journey led him to a controversial program called Mastery in Transformational Training, or M.I.T.T.
Michael Peña Has Come to Play
After acting in practically every other movie for the last twenty years, Michael Peña still isn’t sure what to say when he has to talk about himself. He’d rather talk about his family, golf, and Latinx representation in Hollywood.