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rollingstone: “Look at what hip-hop can do.” - Dr. Dre It was...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:27:32 -0400

“Look at what hip-hop can do.” - Dr. Dre

It was announced yesterday that Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are donating $70 million to USC to create a new arts, technology and business program. We sat down with Dre, Iovine and the new school’s dean Erica Muhl to discuss why the school is necessary in today’s world, how involved in the new school the two music moguls plan to be and how both of them look to their home lives first for inspiration.

Thank you, GQ for being one of the last places with intelligent...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:33:23 -0400

Thank you, GQ for being one of the last places with intelligent celebrity interviews.

The GQ Comedy Q&A: Ricky Gervais

Just for creating The Office, his comedy-god status can never be revoked—and his career has only mushroomed since. But the bigger Ricky Gervais gets, the harder it’s becoming to tell if he’s still sending up rich, self-important celebrities or turning into one. (In his forthcoming Netflix comedy, he plays an uplifting simpleton. Yikes.) Gervais, for his part, says not to worry. He’s still the same run-of-the-mill comic genius he’s always been:

GQ: Last night you tweeted “Hope you enjoy my stand-up. If you don’t please let me know because I don’t give a fuck.”

Ricky Gervais: Yeah. We’d been out to dinner, and I’d just got back. It was because I was getting loads of tweets that Science was on TV, and everybody was tweeting me lovely things, so instead of going, “Oh, thank you so much, I really appreciate it,” I thought it was more in character. My stand-up persona of not giving a fuck. I was going along with the persona of the comedian that says the unsayable. Which isn’t true. Comedians who say the unsayable don’t usually get TV specials. I’m very considered. I can justify every joke I’ve ever made, really.

GQ: You once went on a British chat show and when the host noted that you were looking newly fit and trim and asked how come, you replied, “AIDS.”

Ricky Gervais: The joke there is that it was small talk. If that was the answer, I wouldn’t have said it. But what’s wrong with it? How would people be offended?

GQ: Well, to joke about a disease that is killing loads of people…

Ricky Gervais: I do that all the time! I do it all the time. If you can’t joke about the most horrendous things in the world, what’s the point of jokes? What’s the point in having humor? Humor is to get us over terrible things. That’s all it’s for. That’s why you should laugh at funerals. Of course it’s the wrong thing to say. That’s why it’s funny.

More with Ricky Gervais

A fitting tribute. “In life you don’t really get to chose your...

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:32:27 -0400

A fitting tribute.

“In life you don’t really get to chose your family, your siblings – you get what you’re given. I got lucky cause I got two great sisters and two great brothers, but I got extra lucky because around 1982, I got the chance to choose two other brothers: Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch. And together our families have grown. I’d like to thank the New York Parks Department and the people of Brooklyn for honoring my friend and brother, and recognizing how cool it is to have an Adam Yauch park for other crazy New York kids.” - Ad-Rock

Adam Yauch’s loved ones helped rename a Brooklyn park in his honor today. Read about the ceremony and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz’s full tribute to his late friend and bandmate.

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"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t."

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:42:21 -0400

“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” -...

rollingstone: Layne Staley died 11 years ago today. Read our...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:50:32 -0400

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Layne Staley died 11 years ago today. Read our 1992 feature on Alice in Chains where Staley talks about the band’s history, life after Dirt and his relationship with heroin.

Guess I’ll have to keep an eye out for Nas rhymes in...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:02:10 -0400

Guess I’ll have to keep an eye out for Nas rhymes in Queens …

Street Art of the Day: Rap Quotes

New York City artist Jay Shells is no stranger to street art. In 2010, he launched the Subway Etiquette project to inform commuters about noise pollution and stairway conduct through parody subway signs, followed by the Metropolitan Etiquette project in 2011. This week, Shells unveiled his latest street sign parody project Rap Quotes, which consists of 30 red signs featuring notable rap lyrics about New York City placed in their corresponding locations. Curious how he made them? Head over to Animal NY.

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Day one.

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:28:19 -0400

Day one.

Pocono range. @chrisvivion @psacch @jimmarsh @johnloomis

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:16:40 -0400

Pocono range. @chrisvivion @psacch @jimmarsh @johnloomis

All my friends/colleagues at HBO are incredible. Who could ask...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:46:00 -0400

All my friends/colleagues at HBO are incredible. Who could ask to be mocked any better than this on their last day in the office?

10 years ago today. Dedicated to the best neighbor we ever...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:27:17 -0500

10 years ago today. Dedicated to the best neighbor we ever had.

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Mr. Rogers. Style Icon.

GQ has done the most credible job I’ve seen yet of...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:16:40 -0500

GQ has done the most credible job I’ve seen yet of translating the playfulness of a front-of-the-book piece to their web site — without turning it into an over-designed nightmare. Very nicely done, gentlemen.

Don’t be that guy. Or that guy.

The GQ Guide to Online Dating

Bathroom mural @astoriawbnc

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:49:56 -0500

Bathroom mural @astoriawbnc

I will remember Walt’s words to me: “It’s all...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:17:08 -0500

I will remember Walt’s words to me: “It’s all about confidence. Believin’ and achievin’.”

FINALLY made it out for a game. LET’S GO KNICKS!

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:39:35 -0500

FINALLY made it out for a game. LET’S GO KNICKS!

It’s strange, but I think Lady Edith may be my spirit...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:18:24 -0500

It’s strange, but I think Lady Edith may be my spirit animal.

Is Tumblr killing personal style?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:19:32 -0500

Is Tumblr killing personal style?

Decisions, decisions for @megmarzolf …

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:48:26 -0500

Decisions, decisions for @megmarzolf …

Happy New Year!

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:33:25 -0500

Happy New Year!

Met up with a bunch of old friends back in Pennsylvania.

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:18:42 -0500

Met up with a bunch of old friends back in Pennsylvania.

I’m a big fan of 20x200, their Sandy relief effort, and...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:55:25 -0500

I’m a big fan of 20x200, their Sandy relief effort, and this image. Surreal.

Seaside Heights, Post Sandy by Stephen Wilkes

“As I flew over the area, the ocean appeared dead calm; there were no waves, the water looked as if I was in the Caribbean, not the Atlantic,” says photographer Stephen Wilkes of the November 4 helicopter ride during which he captured this eerie vision of Seaside Heights, NJ. The area was devastated by Superstorm Sandy. The Star Jet roller coaster at Casino Pier—normally a symbol of fun and frivolity—sits in the Atlantic Ocean.

This photograph is part of our Art for Sandy Relief project released in collaboration with TIME’s photo editors. All net proceeds of these editions support six local charities.

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