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GQ (formerly Gentlemen's Quarterly) is an American international monthly men's magazine based in New York City and founded in 1931. GQ FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch "Gq"redirectshere.Forotheruses,seeGq(disambiguation). Americanmonthlymen'smagazine GQOctober2017coverfeaturingHarrisonFordandhighlightingthemagazine's60thyearEditor-in-chiefWillWelchCategoriesMen'sFrequencyMonthlyPublisherCondéNastInc.Totalcirculation934,000(2019)[1]Firstissue1931;91 yearsago (1931)CompanyAdvancePublicationsCountryUnitedStatesBasedinNewYorkCityLanguageEnglishandSpanishWebsitegq.comISSN0016-6979 GQ(formerlyGentlemen'sQuarterly)isanAmericaninternationalmonthlymen'smagazinebasedinNewYorkCityandfoundedin1931.Thepublicationfocusesonfashion,style,andcultureformen,thougharticlesonfood,movies,fitness,sex,music,travel,celebrities'sports,technology,andbooksarealsofeatured. Contents 1History 2MenoftheYear 3Controversies 3.1Gleecontroversy 3.2Russianapartmentbombings 3.3CriticismoftheBibleandWesternliterarycanon 4Circulation 5Editorsandpublishers 6Seealso 7References 8Externallinks History[edit] Gentlemen'sQuarterlywaslaunchedin1931intheUnitedStatesasApparelArts.[2]Itwasamen'sfashionmagazinefortheclothingtrade,aimedprimarilyatwholesalebuyersandretailsellers.Initiallyithadaverylimitedprintrunandwasaimedsolelyatindustryinsiderstoenablethemtogiveadvicetotheircustomers.Thepopularityofthemagazineamongretailcustomers,whooftentookthemagazinefromtheretailers,spurredthecreationofEsquiremagazinein1933.[3][4] ApparelArtscontinueduntil1957whenitwastransformedintoaquarterlymagazineformen,whichwaspublishedformanyyearsbyEsquireInc.[5]Apparelwasdroppedfromthelogoin1958withthespringissueafternineissues,andthenameGentlemen'sQuarterlywasestablished.[6] Gentlemen'sQuarterlywasre-brandedasGQin1967.[2]Therateofpublicationwasincreasedfromquarterlytomonthlyin1970.[2]In1979CondéNastboughtthepublication,andeditorArtCooperchangedthecourseofthemagazine,introducingarticlesbeyondfashionandestablishingGQasageneralmen'smagazineincompetitionwithEsquire.[7]Subsequently,internationaleditionswerelaunchedasregionaladaptationsoftheU.S.editorialformula.JimNelsonwasnamededitor-in-chiefofGQinFebruary2003;duringhistenure,heworkedasbothawriterandaneditorofseveralNationalMagazineAward-nominatedpieces,[citationneeded]andthemagazinebecamemoreorientedtowardsyoungerreadersandthosewhopreferamorecasualstyle. NonnieMoorewashiredbyGQasfashioneditorin1984,havingservedinthesamepositionatMademoiselleandHarper'sBazaar.JimMoore,themagazine'sfashiondirectoratthetimeofherdeathin2009,describedthechoiceasunusual,observingthat"Shewasnotfrommen'swear,sopeoplesaidshewasanoddchoice,butshewasactuallytheperfectchoice".JimMoorealsonotedthatshechangedthepublication'smorecasuallook:"Shehelpeddressupthepages,aswellasdressupthemen,whilemakingthemixmoreexcitingandvariedandapproachableformen."[8] GQhasbeencloselyassociatedwithmetrosexuality.ThewriterMarkSimpsoncoinedtheterminanarticleforBritishnewspaperTheIndependentabouthisvisittoaGQexhibitioninLondon:"Thepromotionofmetrosexualitywaslefttothemen'sstylepress,magazinessuchasTheFace,GQ,Esquire,ArenaandFHM,thenewmediawhichtookoffintheEightiesandisstillgrowing...Theyfilledtheirmagazineswithimagesofnarcissisticyoungmensportingfashionableclothesandaccessories.Andtheypersuadedotheryoungmentostudythemwithamixtureofenvyanddesire."[9][10]Themagazinehasexpandeditscoveragebeyondlifestyleissues.Forexample,in2003,journalistSabrinaErdelywroteaneight-pagefeaturestoryinGQonfamousconmanSteveComisar.[11]GQhasbeencalledthe"holytextofwokecapital"byTheSpectator.[12] In2016,GQlaunchedthespinoffquarterlyGQStyle.[13] In2018,writingforGQ,RachelKaadziGhansahwonthePulitzerPrizeforFeatureWritingforherarticleaboutDylannRoof,whohadshotnineAfrican-AmericansinachurchinCharleston.[14] MenoftheYear[edit] GQ(U.S.)firstnamedtheirMenoftheYearin1996,featuringtheawardrecipientsinaspecialissueofthemagazine.[15]BritishGQlauncheditsannualMenoftheYearawardsin2009[16]andGQIndialauncheditsversionthefollowingyear.[17]SpanishGQlauncheditsMenoftheYearawardsin2011[18]andGQAustralialauncheditsversionin2007.[19] Controversies[edit] Gleecontroversy[edit] In2010,GQmagazinehadthreeadultmembersofthetelevisionshowGlee(DiannaAgron,LeaMicheleandCoryMonteith)partakeinaphotoshoot.[20]ThesexualizationoftheactressesinthephotoscausedcontroversyamongparentsofteenswhowatchtheshowGlee.TheParentsTelevisionCouncilwasthefirsttoreacttothephotospreadwhenitwasleakedpriortoGQ'splannedpublishingdate.TheirPresidentTimWinterstated,"Byauthorizingthiskindofnear-pornographicdisplay,thecreatorsoftheprogramhaveestablishedtheirintentionsontheshow'sdirections.Anditisn'tgoodforfamilies".[21]ThephotoshootwaspublishedasplannedandDiannaAgronwentontostatethatthephotosdidpushtheenvelope,thattheydidnotrepresentwhosheisanymorethanothermagazinephotoshoots,butthatshewasa24-year-oldadultinthephotoshoot,andwonderedwhytheconcernedparentsallowedtheireightyearolddaughterstoreadanyracyissueoftheadultmagazineGQ.[20] Russianapartmentbombings[edit] GQ'sSeptember2009U.S.magazinepublished,inits"backstory"section,anarticlebyScottAnderson,"NoneDareCallItConspiracy".BeforeGQpublishedthearticle,aninternalemailfromaCondéNastlawyerreferredtoitas"VladimirPutin'sDarkRisetoPower".[22]ThearticlereportedAnderson'sinvestigationofthe1999Russianapartmentbombings,andincludedinterviewswithMikhailTrepashkinwhoinvestigatedthebombingswhilehewasacolonelinRussia'sFederalSecurityService. Thestory,includingTrepashkin'sownfindings,contradictedtheRussianGovernment'sofficialexplanationofthebombingsandcriticizedVladimirPutin,thePresidentofRussia.[23] CondéNast'smanagementtriedtokeepthestoryoutofRussia.ItorderedexecutivesandeditorsnottodistributethatissueinRussiaorshowitto"Russiangovernmentofficials,journalistsoradvertisers".[23]ManagementdecidednottopublishthestoryonGQ'swebsiteorinCondéNast'sforeignmagazines,nottopublicizethestory,andaskedAndersonnottosyndicatethestory"toanypublicationsthatappearinRussia".[23] Thedayafterthemagazine'spublicationintheUnitedStates,bloggerspublishedtheoriginalEnglishtextandatranslationintoRussianontheinternet.[24][25] CriticismoftheBibleandWesternliterarycanon[edit] OnApril19,2018,theeditorsofGQpublishedanarticletitled"21BooksYouDon'tHavetoRead"inwhichtheeditorscompiledalistofworkstheythinkareoverratedandshouldbepassedover,includingCatcherintheRye,TheAlchemist,BloodMeridian,AFarewelltoArms,TheOldManandtheSea,TheLordoftheRings,andCatch-22.[26][27][28]ThearticlegeneratedabacklashamongInternetcommentators.[27] Circulation[edit] Themagazinereportedanaverageworldwidepaidcirculationof89,072intheyear2021[29]down1.1%from944,549in2016and2.6%from958,926in2015.[30] AccordingtotheAuditBureauofCirculations(UK),BritishGQhadanaveragecirculationof103,087duringthefirsthalfof2019,[31]down6.3%from110,063duringthesecondhalfof2018,[32]anddown10.3%from114,867duringthesecondhalfof2013.[33] Editorsandpublishers[edit] U.S.publishers BernardJ.Miller(1957–1975) SalSchiliro(1975–1980) SteveFlorio(1975–1985) JackKliger(1985–1988) MichaelClinton(1988–1994) MichaelPerlis(1994–1995) RichardBeckman(1995–1999) TomFlorio(1999–2000) RonaldA.Galotti(2000–2003) PeterKingHunsinger(2003–2011) ChrisMitchell(2011–2014) HowardMittman(2014–2017) U.S.editors EverettMattlin(1957–1969) JackHaber(1969–1983) ArtCooper(1983–2003) JimNelson(2003–2019) WillWelch(2019–present) U.K.editors PaulKeers(1988–1990) AlexandraShulman(1990–1992) MichaelVerMeulen(1992–1995) JamesBrown(1997–1999) TomHaines(1999) DylanJones(1999–2021) AdamBaidawi(2021-present) Seealso[edit] Listofmen'smagazines Men'sVogue ListofpeopleonthecoverofGQ ListofpeopleonthecoverofGQRussia References[edit] ^Williams,Alex(November7,2019)."AsMenAreCanceled,SoTooTheirMagazineSubscriptions".TheNewYorkTimes.RetrievedJanuary12,2020. ^abcSterlacci,Francesca;JoanneArbucklee(2009).TheAtoZoftheFashionIndustry.Lanham,MD:ScarecrowPress.p. 101.ISBN 978-0810870468.RetrievedJuly16,2013. ^"Esquire|Americanmagazine".EncyclopediaBritannica.RetrievedMarch6,2018. ^"HistoryofEireMagazine".DKC.May21,2015.RetrievedMarch6,2018. ^"MagazineData,page140:Gentlemen'sQuarterly".RetrievedJanuary13,2009. ^"GQ:Americanmagazine".EncyclopædiaBritannica.RetrievedAugust22,2017. ^"Advertising".TheNewYorkTimes.February16,1979.ISSN 0362-4331.RetrievedDecember22,2019. ^Hevesi,Dennis(February24,2009)."NonnieMoore,FashionEditoratMagazines,Diesat87".TheNewYorkTimes.RetrievedFebruary26,2009. ^Simpson,Mark(November15,1994)."HereCometheMirrorMen".TheIndependent.London. ^Safire,William(December7,2003)."OnLanguage;Metrosexual".TheNewYorkTimes.ISSN 0362-4331.RetrievedMay24,2020. ^Erdely,SabrinaR.(August2003)."TheCreepWiththeGoldenTongue"(PDF).GQ:126–132,155–156. ^Sixsmith,Ben(October19,2019)."GQisaholytextofwokecapital".TheSpectator.RetrievedJanuary21,2020. ^"InsidetheGQStyleLaunchPartyPhotoBooth".GQ.May17,2016.RetrievedJune9,2019. ^Pulitzer-PreisfürWeinstein-Enthüllungenorf.at,April16,2018,retrievedApril17,2018.(German) ^Larson,Lauren;Mooney,Jessie(November19,2015)."WatchTracyMorganandDonaldTrumpWelcomeYoutoGQ'sMenoftheYearIssue".GQ.RetrievedDecember10,2015. ^"GQMenoftheYear-Home".Gq(Uk).RetrievedDecember10,2015. ^"HowDeepika,ShahidandAkshaywillsavetheworld".GQIndia.November5,2015.RetrievedDecember11,2015. ^"HombresGQdelaño".RevistaGQ.RetrievedDecember11,2015. ^"GQMenoftheYearAwards".VogueAustralia.RetrievedDecember10,2015. ^abAndreeva,Nellie."Racy'Glee'GQShootCreatesControversy".DeadlineHollywood.RetrievedFebruary28,2015. ^deMoraes,Lisa."RacyGQphotospreadgivesyouallthe'Glee'youcouldexpecttosee,andsomuchmore".TheWashingtonPost.RetrievedFebruary28,2015. ^Anderson,Scott(September2009)."NoneDareCallItConspiracy".GQ:246. ^abcFolkenflik,David(September4,2009)."Why'GQ'Doesn'tWantRussiansToReadItsStory".MorningEdition.NPR.RetrievedJuly16,2020. ^Snyder,Gabriel."Эй,выможетепрочитатьзапрещеннуюстатьюGQпроПутиназдесь"[Hey,YouCanReadtheForbiddenGQArticleAboutPutinHere].Gawker.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonSeptember7,2009. ^"NoneDareCallItConspiracy".RatafiaCurrant.September4,2009.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch24,2014.RetrievedMarch23,2014. ^"21BooksYouDon'tHavetoRead".GQ.April19,2018.RetrievedOctober12,2020. ^abBryant,Taylor(April20,2018)."WhiteMenAreMadThatThis'GQ'ListDismissesBooksByWhiteMen".Nylon.RetrievedApril21,2018. ^Schwartz,Dana(April20,2018)."GQsuggestspeoplenotreadCatch-22,CatcherintheRye,more—andit'stotallyfine".EntertainmentWeekly.RetrievedJuly16,2020. ^ABC,"AuditBureauofCirculations-GQ",ABC,July7,2022,https://www.abc.org.uk/product/4887 ^Bloomgarden-Smoke,Kara(January23,2017)."Whattowatch:Thefutureofmen'smagazinesisinflux".LosAngelesTimes.RetrievedJanuary12,2020. ^"GQ:JanuarytoJune2019-Circulation(averageperissue)".AuditBureauofCirculations(UK).August15,2019.RetrievedJanuary12,2020. ^"GQ:JulytoDecember2018-Circulation(averageperissue)".AuditBureauofCirculations(UK).February14,2019.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch24,2019.RetrievedJanuary12,2020. ^Plunkett,John(February13,2014)."FHMcirculationdropsbelow100,000".TheGuardian.London.RetrievedJanuary12,2020. 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