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No, I Insist, You First • A STRANGE THING HAPPENED LAST WEEK. My friend Jamie called. You have a friend like Jamie, I assure you; the kind of friend from whom a call means something is about to happen.

On the Covers

48 Firestarters for Your Hottest Summer Wardrobe on Record • For too long, too many guys have escaped to the country. But stay! Summer in the city is hot, heavy and frenziedly well-dressed.

Will One of These Six Women Bring It Home? • They’ve dominated England’s ascendant Women’s Super League. Now, as the women’s Euros head to Switzerland, meet the stars set to shape the summer’s biggest tournament.

TAG Heuer Is Back in the Driver’s Seat • After a two-decade break, the watchmaker is once again F1’s official timekeeper – and a throwback spin on the legendary Monaco racing chronograph is revving collectors’ heart rates.

How to Turn Day Drinking Into a Booming Business • Margot Robbie and her friends just wanted a gin that was as good in a cocktail as topped with tonic. With Papa Salt now the secret sauce in London’s martini boom, they put their success down to keeping each other in check.

Brunello Cucinelli’s Italian Pastoral • Since 1978, the billionaire fashion designer has sought to lead his luxury empire – and the town that became its heart – with benevolence. And with the industry bracing for tariffs and trade wars, protecting his self-made Umbrian paradise has never felt more vital.

GQ Heroes The RIGHTEOUS & The RESTLES • From the neuroscientist decoding our divided politics, to the pop producer fighting for a better deal, this year’s GQ Heroes are breaking new ground, despite – often, because of – everything standing in their way.

Changed Pop. Can He Change Music? • Having made hits for everyone from Beyoncé to Kendrick Lamar, the producer and solo artist behind your favourite heart-tugging beats is on a new mission: to make art more viable for artists and better for listeners.

Can This Neuroscientist Save Us From Ourselves? • Fundamentalism, Brexit and the rise of Trump drove Dr Leor Zmigrod to study the link between rigid world views and rigid brains. It turns out a book is just the first step to changing minds.

How Hyrox Took Its Cardio Cult Global • Cofounder Christian Toetzke has built a social movement by gamifying – and democratising – a fitness race that’s equal parts torture and exhilaration.

PinkPantheress Is Back in the Chat • After taking some time off to cool down from her red-hot rise, the singer slash producer is back with a new mixtape – a collection of club tracks befitting her hard-partying teen years.

Has Bigger Dreams for the Grindset Guys • The City trader turned YouTube crusader is fighting for a fairer economy, one viral confrontation at a time. Can he spark a movement?

F1’s Stefano Domenicali Has His Foot on the Floor • Formula 1 has been busy making itself the biggest sport in the world – and the man responsible is set on extending its lead.

If Emma Grede Is Selling It, We’re Buying It • The cofounder of Skims knows what young people will spend money on. Her secret sauce for launching multiple 10-figure businesses? A formidable network, good instincts and old-fashioned East End grit.

Is Making a New Kind of British Banger • At 27, the Gen Z star already has millions singing along to his high-vibe folk-pop. With a new EP en route, Smith is on an ascent from Luton to the planet’s most hallowed stages – and shrugging off pigeonholing along the way.

George Heaton’s Perpetual Motion • How do you grow a fashion label at rapid pace...