Kevin Nguyen
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Past articles by Kevin:
The 17 Best Books of 2018
These were our nine favorite reads of the year—and their authors were cool enough to recommend their favorites, too. → Read More
Michelle Wolf Had the World's Best Worst Year
The 33-year-old stand-up talks to GQ about what’s fair game in comedy, Louis C.K.’s return, and when she knew her Netflix show was doomed (after the first episode aired). → Read More
I Play 'Fortnite' Because I Actually Like Talking on the Phone
The hot, new way to stay in touch with friends is... the world's most popular video game. → Read More
Todd Gurley II Is Taking the Leap
The Offensive Player of the Year, and hurdler extraordinaire, on what it's like to jump over defenders and why "right now it's the Rams' time." → Read More
John Cho Doesn't Have All the Answers
But it doesn't stop people from asking him the same questions. The actor talks about being a focal point for Asian-American representation and why nobody wanted him to do his new movie 'Searching'. → Read More
The Best Basic Turntable for Under $100
We've got the bare bones arrangement you need to start spinning hot wax. → Read More
Ken Burns's 'The Vietnam War' Is on Netflix and It Will F—k You Up
All 18 hours are streaming now. → Read More
Themes and Variations: An Interview with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Modern music sounds the way it does because of him. But in a new documentary about his life, Sakamoto reckons with the consequences of human nature—music, nuclear power, and otherwise. → Read More
'Mario Tennis Aces' Is the Best 4-Player Game
And it just might be the best 4-player game on the Switch. → Read More
The Best Carry-On Luggage Can Take a Beating
GQ's Best Stuff wheeled around the Warby Parker of suitcases for two years to find out how good it really is. → Read More
Naomi Osaka Is the Coolest Thing in Tennis
She practices tennis four hours a day. Then she plays four hours of 'Overwatch'. → Read More
'Bad Blood' Review: The Biggest Scam in Silicon Valley
In his new book, John Carreyrou uncovers that Theranos' greatest innovation was a technology as old as time: lying. → Read More
Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum on His New Record, the Futility of Facebook, and Being a Single Dad
After his wife died, Phil Elverum turned his grief into the immaculate record 'A Crow Looked at Me'. After a year of obsessing about death, he returns with 'Now Only' and an absurd outlook on life (and also still death). → Read More
Manny Jacinto Is No Dummy—He Just Plays One on 'The Good Place'
In The Good Place, Jason Mendoza is the show's sweetest (and funniest and dumbest) character. In real life, for Manny Jacinto, it turns out playing an idiot means taking your role very seriously. → Read More
Downsizing's Hong Chau Is Speaking a Language Hollywood Hasn't Heard Before
How the Vietnamese-American star of 'Downsizing' convinced the film industry to listen. → Read More
These Are the Best Books of 2017
Plus recommendations from the year's best authors. → Read More
'Thor: Ragnarok' Review: Is This Marvel's Best Movie Yet?
With a stellar cast and renewed sense of humor thanks to director Taika Waiti, 'Thor: Ragnarok' isn't just Thor's best—it might be Marvel's best too. → Read More
These Are the Best Books of October
Jennifer Egan, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Richard Lloyd Parry deliver the best reads of the month. → Read More
The Real (and Surreal) Tragedy of 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'
Two GQ writers talk about Yorgos Lanthimos's brilliantly messed up movie. → Read More
A Lot of Good Music Dropped Today—Here's What to Stream This Weekend
It was a particularly good New Music Friday. → Read More