gq online: June 2005

AMERICAN IDOL

Don't know if you've heard, but Brad Pitt is on his own again. (Doing just fine, thanks.) Yet as the eternally underestimated superstar confides to Lucy Kaylin, nothing—most of all, him—is ever what it seems

THE FRESH PRINCE

Marty Johnson was a perfectly happy and supremely average American guy: two kids, minivan, cozy ...Then a letter arrived telling him he was part of a Nigerian dynasty house in the shadow of the Mall of America...


WHERE TO TAKE HER

You know the score: She wants a romantic vacation, you want something...to do. Look no farther. Ignore the clichéd resorts, the deadly bed-and-breakfasts, the boring spas, and go for these one-of-a-kind escapes where you'll both get happy

TOYS OF SUMMER

Think that old tennis racket is going to cut it? What about that driver you've been swinging since the '80s? Here's how to upgrade your gear and tear it up this summer

LIFE DURING WARTIME: A SOLDIERS' PORTFOLIO

We asked U.S. troops stationed in Iraq to send us some photos. The result: an intimate, unfiltered look at the war, by the men and women fighting it

TOM CARSON PICKS THE MUST-OWN DVDS

An Indiana Basketball epic, a funny-man threesome, Hitchcock and the evilest child—Tom Carson on the DVDs worthy of your shelf

DESCENDING WINE COURSE

50 Things You Should Know About Wine

THE SUMMER STYLE SURVIVAL GUIDE

It's that time of year when conventional fashion advice just doesn't hold up. Socks? No need. Wool suit? No thanks. Learn how to stay cool when the heat is on

JET SET

We sent Australian rockers Jet to the beaches of Barbados for a weekend of rum, girls, rum, songwriting, and rum—along with a few racks of decadent summer duds

GQ ENDORSES

White Surf Jams

VINTAGE STYLE GUY

Straight from the archives, Style Guy tips that never fade...

OPEN LETTER

Dear Chewbacca, ...

SUBMIT
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