A WHOLE NEW WORLD WORLD

Nostalgia makes way for the neoteric with Lapis, The Oberoi Bengaluru’s contemporary-cool new restaurant

The More Exhaustive Home Workout Routine Is Here

Make the right moves, and you could emerge from this period fitter than ever

15 Things To Look Forward To In This New World

In an Age of Disruption, the novel coronavirus has proved itself to be the mother of them all. Most of the globe has been in some version of a lockdown for over three months now. During this time, a few changes have been accelerated – our dependence on tech in all aspects of our lives (hi Zoom, IG Live) – whereas others are new, such as the idea of physical and social distancing. But people and businesses alike are also adapting, resetting and rebooting, and harnessing new opportunities to imagine what the world could look like. GQ’s editors cast their eye over this vastly altered landscape – and tell you where we’re headed.

The GHOST With The Most

Meet Smokey the Ghost, the longtime Bengaluru emcee who pushes socially conscious rhymes with mass appeal

LUXURY BEFORE LOGOS

Where menswear brands come and go, their currency peaking and plateauing like stocks, the quiet coolness of Hermès has never really wavered. On a recent trip to Seoul, we met with Véronique Nichanian, the long-standing artistic director behind the most consistent, most coveted brand in men’s fashion today

FRENCH EVOLUTION

Its actual pronunciation might be tough on the upper palate, but Citroën’s cars are easy on the eyes, as they are on, well, everything else

A DISAPPEARING MAN

What Irrfan Khan left behind

THE Pioneer

Tarun Tahiliani has helped shape the contours of Indian fashion for more than a quarter of a century. He spoke to Phyllida Jay about moving in a new direction that’s really about taking a more considered approach

Daniel Craig On His Journey To Becoming Bond And After

For our money, he’s the best Bond yet – a searching soulful actor who managed to turn the campy secret agent into a three-dimensional character. Now as Daniel Craig’s final film as 007 nears, he offers some rare reflection on the franchise he redefined and the icon he reimagined in his own image

Next In Line

Zilzom may not be ingrained in your brain trust just yet, but haul it into your wardrobe to stay ahead of the curve

Mamba for Life

Thank you to a king

Mercedes-Benz Enters India's Virgin Luxury EV Territory

Mercedes-Benz is ready to claim virgin territory with its first, premium, all-electric car sub-brand in India

THE GREAT MADURAI FOOD TRAIL

Samar Halarnkar digs into the culinary delights of an ancient town

THE ORIGINAL WALL

Before Rahul Dravid came along, Dilip Vengsarkar was the bulwark around which the rest of the Indian team batted in the 1970s and 1980s.

Liquid Gold

A pilgrimage to the spiritual home of Speyside whisky

COOPER TROOPER

The hottest hatchback in India snaps, crackles and pop s away to the redline

Return Of The Jedi

The world’s second oldest watch brand is undergoing a resurgence, led primarily by two exemplary timepieces

KING OF THE RING

Audi’s range-topping Q ship, packs some heavy artillery under that hunkered frame

Game Changer

Bong Joon-Ho’s brilliant genre mash-up Parasite makes Oscars history

ALL ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVE

After setting benchmarks in the smartphone industry by creating the industry’s first 90Hz QHD+ AMOLED display, tech brand OnePlus is once again redefining the boundaries of innovation in their first-ever concept phone, Concept One, which flaunts cutting-edge design and some of the most technologically advanced features

Man Of The Moment: Like A Supernova

In a matter of months, Lil Nas X has experienced the delirious spectrum of emotion that comes with overnight success – from the glorious highs of “Old Town Road”, including five Grammy noms, to the relentless demands of sudden fame

POWER MOVES

After flirting with darker roles, Varun Dhawan is back to doing what he does best: playing the consummate Hindi film hero in feel-good entertainers that demolish the box office. Arun Janardhan meets the affable actor, bent on becoming Bollywood’s go-to Everyman

How To Get Ripped In The New Year

How to get ripped in the new year

London Calling

It’s a brave new era of multiculturalism, and a new league of creatives from the British-Indian diaspora are pushing the needle to #representbrown. GQ meets the crossover kids making a mark – and keeping things savvy while they’re at it

Postcards From Jordan

Adventures in the land before time

GQ Watch - Crowning Jewels

Audemars Piguet may have more than one ace up its sleeve, with the launch of its new Code 11.59 collection. But this year’s Royal Oak collection proves why it’s still the OG luxury sports watch, and the preferred wrist bauble for movie royalty and rap gods

Force Of Light

Another December, another Star Wars trilogy coming to an end. What will survive?

A Tale Of Two Cities

As the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Byzantium once stood at the heart of the known universe. Modern-day Istanbul isn’t very far off