Regardless of who you are in Westeros, you're probably going to have a bad time. In the world of @GameOfThrones — and spin-off @HouseOfDragon — violence and brutality come in equal opportunity. That said, there are certain demographics who get the brunt of it. This is a fantasy series inspired by the European Dark Ages, after all: gender is strictly binary, women kept as sexual objects or political weapons, bodies exchanged to shore up the bonds of regal houses.

Stood among strangers in search of history, I had a strange epiphany, writes @PennyRed.
trib.al/qKnYHSo "It's Friday night, the Queen is dead, and I'm about to do something ludicrous for money. At least, I'm telling people it's for money, texting my friends explanations as I arrive at Southwark Park to join what is already being called the longest queue in history."

Have a pair of eyes ever conveyed such depths of eternal sadness as the ones on Ryan Gosling's face?

gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/articl… The Ides of March (2011)
The Ides of March is Gosling eschewing being an outwardly furious bro and instead opting for a more quietly raging sociopath, all complete with a sharp suit.
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"From little acorns, big industries grow."

@Adam_Levene head of social commerce at @Klarna, Tom Connaughton @Spotify's MD and @acton @calm's CEO on the mental health revolution at #GQHeroes, in conversation with @TherealNihal.

#KlarnaxGQHeroes "The key thing is listening."

@Klarna's @Adam_Levene, @Spotify's Tom Connaughton and @calm's @acton on the importance of hearing your audience at #GQHeroes, in conversation with @TherealNihal.

#KlarnaxGQHeroes

@biancasaunders_ of her eponymous line, @1Dax1 director of sustainability at @Versace and @jimmychoo plus @JustinePorterie global head of sustainability at @depop on tackling sustainability in fashion at #GQHeroes, in conversation with @rushcaroline.

#CellularGoodsxGQHeroes "Circularity is at the core of our mission."

@biancasaunders_, @Versace and @jimmychoo's @1Dax1 and @depop's @JustinePorterie on the outdated stigma around second-hand at #GQHeroes, in conversation with @rushcaroline.

#CellularGoodsxGQHeroes
@CellularGoods

Presenting GQ’s global July/Aug cover star: Brad Pitt.

bit.ly/BradPittGQ #GQGlobal Brad Pitt: “I’m one of those creatures that speaks through art. I just want to always make. If I’m not making, I’m dying in some way.”
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A stylish footballer can sometimes feel like a bit of an oxymoron. Money does strange things to a man – including compelling him to spend a week’s wages on the same dodgy trainers as all his teammates.

But these PL players get it right when they get dressed. Son Heung-min: @Sonny7
His style off the pitch errs on the ‘considered.’ Expensive jeans, slouchy white tees and, if his new campaign is anything to go off, a bit of gorp-adjacent nylon outerwear in lots of black. Great news.
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Presenting British GQ’s final #GQHeroes cover star: @DaisyEdgarJones.
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#BMWxGQHeroes .@DaisyEdgarJones: “I’m a big reader, and I know that feeling when you watch something like, ‘Huh. It’s not how I expected it.’”
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ASAP Rocky and Rihanna are expecting their first child. 🚨
trib.al/toiTylk With Rihanna in vintage Dolce and Gabbana and Rocky in rising Brit designer Stefan Cooke, the pair served one of their best style moments to date in the summer of last year.
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There's a new Game of Thrones spin-off, a new Lord of the Rings prequel and a long-awaited third season of Atlanta in the mix.
trib.al/mnQXd1R 21. House of the Dragon
@GameOfThrones stabbed itself in the foot with its universally derided finale, so @HouseofDragon — a prequel series focusing on the variously maniacal and hot-headed House Targaryen — has to claw back a lot of goodwill.
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#GQStyle cover stars #MeganFox and @machinegunkelly on their love story, from their first texts to taking mushrooms and searching for a sacred Banyan tree in Bora Bora.

gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/articl… #MeganFox: ‘I just remember this tall, blond, ghostly creature and I looked up and I was like, “You smell like weed.” He looked down at me and he was like, “I am weed.” Then, I swear to God, he disappeared like a ninja in a smoke bomb.’ #GQStyle.
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In a quickfire interview with GQ, Daniel Craig speaks about his favourite Bond gadgets, the injuries he sustained in the line of duty and what he hopes his legacy as the world’s most famous spy will be. #GQVsTheUniverse trib.al/sJ5XitU The reigning 007, Mr Daniel Craig, takes on all the questions fans really want to know in #GQVsTheUniverse: bit.ly/GQDanielCraigV…
#NoTimeToDie

The South Korean megahit about a group of down-and-outers competing for life-altering sums of money (with the added risk of death) is bonkers and addictive but also, crucially, emotionally resonant, writes @tom_usher_. #SquidGame
trib.al/3izsndc #SquidGame is currently Netflix’s most-watched show in 90 countries (including the UK), and the streaming service announced today that it is on track to become its most popular series of all time, meaning it would dethrone current champion Bridgerton.
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Bond is in the building 🔥
Daniel Craig has arrived at the #NoTimeToDie world premiere in London “I remember saying to them early on, ‘I can’t do a Sean Connery impression. I can’t be Pierce.” Read our full April 2020 cover interview with #DanielCraig here 👇 #NoTimeToDie
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The counterparty puzzle:
The curious case of the Miami jewellery designer, the UK government’s £12.5 billion PPE scandal and the lawyer - @JolyonMaugham - on its trail... @jonathanheaf reports. #longreads
bit.ly/PPEScandalGQ Before Michael Saiger won at least six PPE contracts worth in excess of £200 million from the UK’s Department Of Health And Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) last year, he designed stylish gold and silver bracelets. His jewellery brand became successful, fast. bit.ly/PPEScandalGQ

"Celebrate life, man. We are breathing, we are walking, it's incredible. My mum and my dad, they had sex. It's amazing that I'm here! So I'm going to celebrate that tonight."
#DanielKaluuya is an Academy Award winner 👑 #LakeithStanfield won the #Oscars red carpet and his seventies-infused @YSL look will forever live in our minds rent free ✌️