GQ South Africa Magazine - August - September 2020

In this issue

Chris Hemsworth is doing a lot (at home).

The 100-year vision behind the world’s best whisky.

Decrease your screen time during the lockdown..

DUA LIPA MADE THE POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR – THEN HAD TO PROMOTE IT FROM HOME

When lockdown hit London, the Future Nostalgia singer/ songwriter did the only thing that felt right: press pause on a planned multi-year album rollout, and start over from the comfort of her Airbnb

4 mins

The Story Behind The World's Most Exclusive Cognac

Each decanter of Louis XIII cognac is the life achievement of generations of cellar masters. We visited the world’s most patient ones to ask how their age-old outlook and tradition connect to generation ‘right now’

5 mins

RAMY YOUSSEF ISN'T JOKING

Ramy Youssef is a Muslim-American stand-up comic with his own raunchy HBO special, a Golden Globe-winning TV show, and a new production deal with A24. And it turns out that the road to his barrier-shattering success all started with a surprising case of Bell’s palsy

7 mins

RAMBO LAMBO

The entire Volkswagen family uses the same platforms and powerplants, including the Audi Q8, Porsche Cayenne and Bentley Bentayga. But the Italian job’s the most impressive so far. The Lamborghini Urus is the world’s first super sport utility vehicle, and the Huracán Evo’s an aerodynamical masterpiece

3 mins

BACK HOME

OVER THE PAST DECADE, CHRIS HEMSWORTH HAS BUILT A REPUTATION AS ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S HARDEST WORKING – AND MOST SUCCESSFUL – SUPERSTARS. AND WITH A NEW TV SERIES LINED UP, A BLOCKBUSTER FILM IN THE WORKS AND PROMO TOUR ON THE WAY, THINGS SHOWED LITTLE SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN ANYTIME SOON. BUT 2020 HAD OTHER PLANS.

10+ mins

CAL Newport On Surviving Screens And Social Media In Isolation

A computer scientist on why the quality of your lockdown may come down to how you use your technology

7 mins

How to Unplug When You're Working from Home

The lockdown could become one never-ending work shift if you don’t establish some boundaries

8 mins

How to Cowork With Your Partner Without Losing Your Mind

It’s tempting to post up on the couch all day together, but it’s not healthy

6 mins

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GQ South Africa is the first and last word on men’s style. With access to some of the world’s top photographers and writers, GQ offers professional men content that is entertaining and enlightening. Whether it’s fashion, tech, business, Hollywood or investigative journalism, GQ covers it all with intelligence and imagination.