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Robert Pattinson: His 15 Greatest Post-‘Twilight’ Performances
Robert Pattinson is in the midst of an all-time year, at the box office and in pop culture. His 2026 run began with Kristoffer Borgli’s relationship comedy/moral-philosophy exercise The Drama, which—thanks to master-stroke A24 marketing that convinced people they had to see it opening weekend, before the Internet spoiled “the twist”—somehow legged out $132.5 million in what we’ve been told is an age inhospitable to thorny original dramas like this one. Then, in the billion-plus-grossing future Oscar juggernaut The Odyssey, he enlivened what could have been a rote villain part with some of the film’s (and the year’s) most memorable, retweetable line readings. Next up is Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, a Chris Hansen antihero biopic—whose trailer has already spawned one of the year’s most-repurposed memes in “You see how this looks, right?”—followed at year’s end by Dune: Part 3, in which he’s one of the conspirators angling to bring down Timothée Chalamet’s newly all-powerful Paul Atreides. Even for Pattinson, who has appeared in one or two films a year almost every year since 2008, it’s a …
Proposed: David Foster Wallace Should Be in the International Tennis Hall of Fame
David Foster Wallace won just as many tennis majors as he entered: zero. He never played the professional tour, he never played D1 college tennis, and he was acutely aware of his shortcomings on the court—which were numerous, and which he outlined at length in a famous Harper’s essay, “Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley”—but David Foster Wallace deserves, perhaps more than anyone, to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. You’ll periodically hear people joke that the Olympics should feature a “normal person” competing alongside the athletes so viewers can have more perspective about how insane the athleticism on display is. David Foster Wallace was, for professional tennis, that metaphorical “normal person”: a writer who could, without getting bogged down in statistics and play-by-plays, bring you into the sport and help readers everywhere — regardless of their level of familiarity — understand tennis at its deepest, most metaphysical level. A good sports journalist or color commentator can give you insight into the technical or psychological aspects of the game. Wallace, unlike anyone who …
Ralph Lauren’s Longstanding US Open Collection Looks Aces off the Courts
If the tennis freaks in your life have been a bit distracted the last few days, go easy on them. The US Open is approaching faster than a Jannik Sinner forehand down the line. As we wrap our heads around the latest tournament, we have Polo Ralph Lauren’s recently released US Open collection to serve as a nice warm-up, at least for those of us not participating in the final Grand Slam of the year. Polo has long been one of the official merchandise partners for the tournament, and they have dropped more than 60 pieces tied explicitly to the Open. And lest you think it might get repetitive, Polo packed the collection with more variety than Carlos Alcaraz’s arsenal of exquisite shots. Hyper technical on-court gear? Check. Vintage-inspired knitwear? Buckle up. The exact same gear worn by chair umps and ball crews? Yessir. Classic tees and embroidered button-ups? Who do you think is behind this? And as a result, what we’re left with is one of the most interesting, unexpected and comprehensive merch drops …
Everything ‘Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look’ Just Revealed About the Year’s Biggest Game
Grand Theft Auto games have always juggled their crime stories with a heaping of satire pointed at American life, culture, and politics. Broadly, GTA VI looks closer in tone to Grand Theft Auto IV, a more serious-minded entry set in Liberty City, the franchise’s answer to New York. But An Extended Look also includes signs that the game will squeeze plenty of American satire into the margins, including a note-perfect parody of an antidepressant ad and a commercial for a meaty fast food sandwich that contains a mere 30,000 calories. Any other details I should know? Fans will surely find more as they pore over the trailer over the next few days, but a few things stand out immediately. At one point, Jason pets a dog and gets a little stat boost, implying that the game will have a real-time morality system based on the player’s actions. Carjacking, too, seems to be more complicated, with one parked car giving Jason the option to break in with a slim jim or smash a window. And then …
10 Dolly Parton Songs That Told the Story of Her Life (and America’s)
Dolly Parton seemed closer to God than just about anyone. (The hair helped.) One of the most beloved humans on the planet, Parton—who we all seemed to believe would be the first person to live forever, but passed away yesterday at 80—seemed to float through decades of pop culture on a cloud of good humor and joy, and the world already feels like a more bitter place without her. She has joined the ranks of good-hearted, genius celebrities who seemed eternal—David Lynch comes to mind—whose passing has left us with the question: How are we supposed to keep the world going without them? There were countless reasons to love Dolly Parton: the songs, the low camp, the wise-cracking sense of humor, the down-home charm, the sheer vitality and kindness. And she returned that love in such abundance that her fame appears to have been literally universal, even transcendent: When news of her passing was publicized on August 25, both Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani paid tribute. Parton has influenced public health, literacy, children’s publishing, and …
Retail Therapist: What Kind of Bag Speaks to My Style?
Welcome back to Retail Therapist. There are many modalities when it comes to counseling—this one is shop therapy. Every session, GQ’s Gerald Ortiz answers a real shopping conundrum from the fashion anxious. “I’m looking to buy my first “nice” bag. I’ve been a canvas tote bag guy for years and it’s served me well through a certain coming-of-age era of my style journey, but I’m ready to move on to something a little more mature. I don’t really know what I like, though. There are so many options, which is equally exciting and daunting. How do I find the right bag for me?” —Bagging For Help You should be proud of yourself for taking the initiative to better your personal style through an accessory, especially when it’s so easy to default to something like shoes or pants. There’s nothing wrong with a canvas tote, of course. But the fact that you’re seeing your style grow beyond the basic bag shows real improvement. Now, the door you’ve opened leads to many different kinds of bags, and …
Sterling Point Breakout Keen Ruffalo Plays Us Five Songs That Changed His Young Life
The 25-year-old actor Keen Ruffalo starred in two projects that, coincidentally, both premiered earlier this month. They could not be more diametrically opposed. One is Prime Video’s smash YA series Sterling Point, about the shattering familial secrets that burble up during a consequential summer in Canada. The other, Nimrods, is a film about a teenage punk band on an impulsive, hijinks-filled road trip to LA to achieve their dream of opening for Green Day. In both projects, Ruffalo — yes, the son of Mark — plays puckish characters whose impish actions set off an irreversible chain of events. Teenage mischief aside, that’s really where the similarities end between Nimrods and Sterling Point. Well, unless you count the Sterling Point wrap party. The festivities, Ruffalo explains, included a karaoke machine. Someone who’d seen Nimrods at its Toronto International Film Festival premiere signed Ruffalo up, unbeknownst to him, to sing “American Idiot.” Ruffalo had never really done karaoke, but jumped onstage anyway. “It’s a good song, so I gave it my all,” he says. Ruffalo didn’t have …
First Look: ‘The Gilded Age’ Season Four Spells Trouble for the Russells
The Gilded Age actors Louisa Jacobson and Harry Richardson are sitting in a large carriage in the pouring rain. Their characters, Marian Brook and Larry Russell, have just twirled the night away and are further exploring their long-running will-they-or-won’t-they flirtation as two eligible young people who live across the street from each other on East 61st Street in the late 1880s. But now, in the middle of a rainstorm, their carriage has stopped and started, bucking and weaving beneath them. It was, Jacobson says, a little less romantic than it sounds. “We’re shooting in a mechanical carriage,” Jacobson says excitedly as we chat on set in her dressing room before she films the rest of the scene from the fourth season of The Gilded Age. “I’m getting my little ass tossed around the carriage.” The show returns to HBO on Sunday, November 1, and if the first episode is any indication, the Emmy-nominated series from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is coming back bigger, bolder, and more dynamic than ever. “They were really reinventing America,” …
Noah and Timex Are Back with a Sporty New Affordable Watch
Also, take a good look at the lume color: it’s got that minty-green hue typical of certain ‘40s and ‘50s pieces slathered in radium. And the alpha minutes and hours hands? Those are also ripped right off watches from the ‘40s and ’50s. Same with the mix of dart and Breguet indices. (Check out, for example, a ref. 2577 Omega Seamaster.) In short, the Anchor Watch looks like something the grandfathers of the Noah and Timex folks who designed this thing might’ve worn—which is probably the point. Of course, rather than using a hand-wound movement, it’s fitted with a convenient quartz caliber, and the lume is definitely not radioactive like it would have been 70 years ago. The crystal, however, is acrylic, which is a fun vintage-inspired touch. Other details include a laser-engraved Noah logo on the caseback; a pair of fabric straps in black with red stripes and solid blue; quick-release spring bars; and 30m of water resistance. Noah’s collabs with Timex have been incredibly sought after since the debut of the Sun and …