Winter Fashion
Men of the Year
GQ’s nod to this year’s best and brightest
It Did Happen Here:
Jeff Greenfield on the end of our secure society: The Trumpet Summons Us Again
Robert Fisk on the elusive adversary: My Days With bin Laden
Christopher Whitcomb on the front lines: Flushing Osama
Alan Richman remembering Windows on the World: On a Clear Day, You Could See Forever
David Kamp on the new patriotism: America the Beautiful. Really
James Ellroy at Ground Zero: The Power of Witness
My Passion
When his world goes crazy, writer Jonathan Franzen uses power tools to set things right
Dropping the Torch
Martin Luther King Jr.’s sons try—but fail—to live up to their father’s legacy
By Matthew Teague
Letter From the Editor
Contributors
Mail Call
FAHRENHEIT
Jack Johnson’s guitar, more
ELEMENTS OF STYLE
The return of argyle, stylish sucker, more
CUTTING EDGE
The Incredible Moses Leroy, more
STYLE GUY
Sartorial solutions
by Glenn O'Brien
Possessions
Joy in a box, more
Guy Food
Authentic Creole bread pudding
by Gene Bourge
Mixology
The minty martini
by Terry Sullivan
Guy Tech
Dashboard delights
by Robert Moritz
Icons
Leonard Cohen, music man
by John Leland
Excerpt
In a selection from his new biography, Jack: A Life Like No Other, Geoffrey Perret revisits Camelot’s guts and glory
Books
John Barth’s Coming Soon!!!: Literary navel gazing spun out of control
by Walter Kirn
Dateline: London
British men’s clubs
by Patrick Symmes
Snapshot
Nonagenarian photographer Alex Buchman finally gets the recognition he deserves
by John Brodie
Letter from Austin
The Texas capital was the perfect place—until the yuppies descended
by Robert Draper
Givin’ It Up
Robert Moritz quits complaining for a month
My Twenty Grand
At play with vintage toys
by Owen Edwards
Nightlife
Elaine’s, N.Y.C.’s literary clubhouse
by Bob Drury
Travel
Adam Goodheart rides South Africa’s Rovos Rail
Fiction
“Deck Ape”: Just out of jail with nowhere to go
by Elwood Reid
Profile
Phil Pfister, America’s strongest man by Allison Glock
First Person
Bernard Cooper won an Ernest Hemingway Award—but never his father’s respect
In the Company of Men
Peter Nichols travels to Paris
by Kayak
Personal Best
Professional-quality pool, more
DR. SOOTH
Little blue pills, more
Fashion Directories
What’s in stores for you
The GQ List
Things we’re thankful for
READY FOR ACTION
Boots are back in a big way. We show you the boldest and best
RUGGED SOLES
Hockey superstars are cool as ice in black tie
Of Course She’s Dreaming of a White Christmas.
The season’s coolest gifts for her
Gangs of New York
Six hot trends, showcased on members of the city’s most exclusive clubs.
The Players
The real adult-film industry by Peter Bart
Joe Queenan
The author heads to Florida, home of the Holy Land Experience, to get his spirit cleansed