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shows you missed; Leon

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The other way to feel

warm this winter.
With cocktails. In a can.
31 | The best 90s TV
58 | CANNED HEAT
60 | SOUP SCOOP
42 | BACHELOR PAD
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Italian simplicity
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63 | FOOD NEWS
48 | GQ&A
Senator and pesky
bastard, Nick Xenophon,
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The Greek revolution.
66 | DETROIT
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73 | LAYER UP
Making the most of the

cooler months with clever
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GROOMING
83 | Its all-natural for
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to the organic revolution.
MOTOR
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FEATURES
122 | FASHION WEEK

GQs guide to the frow,
the frivolities and farces
of Euro Fashion Weeks.
126 | THE MASTER

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Tennis legend Roger
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Why should any

man compromise?
Politics of
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143
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149 | COOL RUNNING
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inside
y father passed away earlier this year after

a courageous fight with brain cancer.
While this has been a very sorrowful
experience for my family, now, a couple of
months on, I understand and appreciate the
various human rituals that have developed,
over thousands of years, around loss, family
and celebration of life.
Its probably still a drawback of evolution
that we dont come to realise the full
persona of a being, and their legacy, until
theyre gone. One thing I discovered about
Dad was his quite astonishing ability to be
uncompromising in the pursuit of doing
good and being good to others.
Hearing from his many friends and
associates these past months, Ive seen
that this was his omnipresent personality.
This isnt a eulogy, but somehow, in his
upbringing, which wasnt easy, he found
the ability to approach the world from
a place of good. As a father, this presented
on a practical level, by never allowing
my sister or me to swear, be late, or, at
extremes, throw a sickie because he felt
wed be letting someone else down.
I learnt that Dad gave a lot back to his
community, donating much of his time as a
builder to renovating the local church, after
bumping into, and striking up conversation
with, the parish priest on one of his early
walks around the neighbourhood.
Further, Dad amassed a great number
of friends and each would refer to him
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is how can a man be the true leader of the

country, the emblematic representation
of the thoughts and minds of the nation,
when hes not actually free to openly
project the same values that made him
so popular nine months ago?
Heres hoping that whether its Bill
Shorten (it wont be) or Malcolm Turnbull
who wins on July 2, he has the courage, and
ability, to not compromise on the reasons
he was elected leader in the first place.
Happy voting.
Nick Smith
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as a true mate, given he came without

any judgement.
The notion of compromise, or, more
accurately, not compromising in lifes
pursuits (as illustrated so wonderfully by
my late Dad), has got me thinking. Perhaps
as I approach what some like to call middle
age (Im uncompromising in thinking that
40 is the new 30), Im starting to think
more broadly about are what it means to not
compromise on who you are. Of course, in
everyday life and relationships we have to
concede some of the small stuff, but what
Im talking about the big things your
ideology. The things where you dont sit on
the fence. What it is you truly stand for.
About a year ago youd have heard me
singing the praises of Malcolm Turnbull,
ahead of his run for PM. I singled him out
for his stance on equality, climate change
and, seemingly, his opposition to the way
our federal government was being run. And
its worth noting that his popularity in the
polls was because we, as a smart populous,
appreciated Malcolms uncompromising
views within a party that seemed somewhat
out of touch with the national psyche, and
certainly out of touch with GQ readers.
Now in the top job, poor Mals been
much-maligned for having to downplay
his own viewpoints for Liberal unity, to
maintain the support of the party right
with whom he made various deals. He, its
obvious to see, has had to compromise. And
while its largely led to leadership support
from those around him, publicly, common
thinking dictates that we havent got the
Malcolm we were hoping for.
Despite some positives, such as his push
for an ideas boom and the need to shift into
innovative economic sectors, the end result
is that were heading to an election where
the incumbent government needs to fight
to claim victory.
On a personal level, Malcolm Turnbulls
stayed true to who he is unfaltering on
social, cultural and economic beliefs. And
no one is contesting that. But my question
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WRITER
With our cover star busy saving the

world on a spaceship, acclaimed
American writer and bestselling author
Hainey took a trip to Space HQ in New
Mexico (p110) to see what the delay is,
and when well likely shoot for the stars.
DO YOU THINK YOULL VISIT

SPACE IN YOUR LIFETIME,
YES OR NO?
Yes.
AND WHAT ABOUT LEONARDO

DICAPRIO (AND, OF COURSE,
HIS OSCAR)?
I think he and his Oscar will visit space in
my lifetime. Hell probably also have 12
hot women with him. Just like when hes
on an oligarchs yacht in St Tropez.
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ASIDE, DO YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER PET PEEVES?
Loud talkers.
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FOR HOW TO BECOME
A BESTSELLING AUTHOR?
Trust your voice. And never give up on
your vision. It took me 10 years to write
my book and I see now that that amount
of time is what was needed, not the
universe trying to break me.
AND MAYBE SOME STARTERS

FOR ASPIRING WRITERS?
Write every day. Writing is a
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JOEL PHILLIPS DANIEL GRAY
JAKE TERREY
HAIR AND MAKE-UP ARTIST
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PHOTOGRAPHER
Weve kept Phillips busy this issue, with

no less than three stories to tackle, each
testing his versatility. And hes nailed
them all particularly our Cast Away
shoot (p130) with actor Ryan Corr.
Gray is responsible for bringing the

melee that is Europes summer fashion
shows to life in our survival guide (p122).
Look out, Zayns arrived.
Straight from the AW16 runways,

quite literally, Terrey was on hand to
snap the luxury labels take on the
winter coat. Wrap up warm and see
for yourself on p100.
WHEN DID YOUR INTEREST IN

GROOMING BEGIN?
Well, Ive always had an interest there.
I remember at high school I was always
flipping through magazines and
looking at what models were doing
with their hair. When I turned 16, I left
school to start hairdressing and Ive
never looked back.
DO YOU FOLLOW TRENDS?

Yes and no. Twice a year I travel overseas
to work on shows at fashion week, to see
whats happening internationally. And,
when Im at home, Im either watching
documentaries or reading magazines.
At the same time, Im always trying to
stay true to my own aesthetic.
WORST THING THATS

HAPPENED TO YOU ON
A SHOOT BEFORE?
HAVE YOU BEEN TO A

EUROPEAN FASHION WEEK?
FIRST UP, DO YOU HAVE

A DECENT WINTER COAT?
Never, although I would love to take

part. My partner went to Milan fashion
week once and had a ball.
I have a Saint Laurent trench thats

been mocking me all summer.
AFTER THIS COMMISSION,

DOES IT MAKE YOU WANT TO?
SHAME. HOW DID YOU GET

INTO PHOTOGRAPHY?
Definitely. Even if it means standing in

the back of the shows on tiptoe. Theres
so much work that goes into a show;
its quite a production. Id love to score
an illustration gig drawing some of the
models and street style.
I first gained an interest from shooting

the yacht races while sailing with my
Dad in Sydney when I was about 16.
HIGHS AND LOWS OF YOUR

PROFESSION?
Seeing your work in print is always
a buzz and being your own boss gives
you wonderful freedom, if youre
disciplined enough. The dusk-til-dawn
late nights can be pretty rough though,
but its all worth it in the end.
WHATS THE MOST BIZARRE

THING YOUVE BEEN ASKED
TO ILLUSTRATE?
Funnily enough this was only a few

weeks ago. I was working on a fitness
shoot and went to touch up the models
hair who was pretending to box with
gloves on. She turned around and didnt
notice Id walked over and ended up
punching me in the face. As they say,
beauty is pain.
Fake it til you make it.
AND IS THERE PRESSURE TO

NEVER HAVE A BAD HAIR DAY?
AND WHATS YOUR IDEAL

WORKING ENVIRONMENT?
To be honest, day to day Im lucky if

I find time to style my own hair, but
investing in a great haircut has worked
best for me; even without styling you
still look great.
I like working at night. The dark and

the quiet can be a really nice cocoon.
I put my headphones on and listen to
whatever I like with no interruptions or
distractions. Its the bliss of me time.
Michael Fassbenders junk.
WE WONT ASK. THE MOST

IMPORTANT PIECE OF ADVICE
YOUVE BEEN GIVEN?
WHERE DO YOU DRAW

INSPIRATION FOR A SHOOT?
I am often inspired by the work of
Beethoven. The dog, not the composer.
WHEN YOU STARTED OUT,

WHAT GOALS DID YOU SET?
Goals change quickly but, for the most
part, the overall aim has always been to
work constantly on improving.
WHATS THE BEST THING

ABOUT YOUR JOB?
There are many great aspects to it
but potentially the best is the travel.
I recently had an amazing job that took
us to 10 different counties in five days.
We shot almost 24/7, sleeping on short
flights, with no hotels. That and the
secret photographers society parties.
But I cant talk about them. Mostly
because they dont exist. Or do they?
ANY ODD SUPERSTITIONS

YOURE HAPPY TO SHARE?
Im pretty sure the moon is just

the other side of the sun and the
government is run by lizard people but
thats all common knowledge, right?
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ight now, theres a

wealth of people telling
you what the pending
federal elections about.
Theyre the politicians.
Theyll say its about
who you trust or
fairness or jobs and
growth even if theyre actually wondering,
Will I have a job on July 3?
For all the political rhetoric, the election
will be about who best understands where
Australias political centre is. Because in this
country, thats where elections are won.
When people discuss the mistakes of the
Abbott Prime Ministership, they focus on
the headlines: the knighting of Prince Philip,
Peta Credlins dominion over Coalition
policy and power, eating an onion, or the
2014 Budget (which broke election promises
and announced a hierarchy of economic
priorities that were viewed as unfair).
Abbotts greatest mistake, however, wasnt
one that dominated the news cycle. It didnt
make the news at all. It happened on election
night 2013, inside the then PMs mind.
He interpreted his large electoral victory
as an ideological one that the nation had
also embraced his conservatism. Having
tried Labor, Australia was returning to the
Coalition because its what they believed. And
Abbott thought the nation would embrace a
Thatcheresque economic vision mixed with
deep social conservatism. In fact, the 2013
election was an overwhelming statement by
the electorate that they were sick of Labors
instability, in-fighting and political nonsense.
They hadnt made up their mind to support
Tony rather, to not support Labor.
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In his mind, somewhere, Tony Abbott

must have known he was wrong. The
difference between his election promises and
his first budget suggested he was aware that
he couldnt sell a pure ideological agenda.
Predominantly because most of us arent
ideologically pure. Were not a particularly
religious country. And were sceptical of
fanatics political, moral, economic or
religious. This may be our much-touted
laidback Aussie attitude. It could also reflect
an innate distrust of politicians. Either way,
this isnt the country to wrap yourself in the
flag and scream God and Liberty and ride
a wave of patriotic fervor to electoral victory.
Instead, that kind of nonsense will get you
laughed off the political stage.
Now that the LNP is guilty of the exact
same leader-knifing, were back to a contest
over centrist policy victory for the taking
by a party whose policies best represent the
views of the political centre. And on that
point, Labor may just have an advantage.
In 2004, John Howards amendments to
the Marriage Act (an explicit ban on samesex couples getting hitched) was a wedge
that nudged a good chunk of the heartland
towards the Howards Battlers camp. Today,
the Marriage Equality plebiscite that was
designed to satisfy the right wing of the LNP,
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and avoid political harm by kicking the can

down the road, has become a wedge that
pushes in the opposite direction.
Australians are in favour of equality and
also highly dubious of the costs to hold
another vote to resolve a debate that feels
settled. They may not all feel passionate about
it, but in a system with compulsory voting,
you dont need passion to drive people to the
polls. And to base a policy on the passions of
a conservative faction that will be voting for
you, anyway, is a pretty sketchy strategy.
The political weapon of climate policy has
also lost potency. A scare campaign over an
ETS (emissions trading scheme) targeted at
middle Australia wont drive voters the way
it did in 2013. Because the abolition of the
carbon tax didnt transform anyones life in
a way theyd notice; electricity bills werent
somehow halved. The reality is, when a power
bill arrives, it will always feel like a power bill.
Add to that the fact the Direct Action plan
hasnt fixed the planet and Malcolm Turnbull
has supported an ETS, and you have a
political fulcrum thats lost it force.
The media has tried to frame this election
as a clash of leaders the term Presidentialstyle campaign bandied about quite a bit.
Again, it doesnt feel like
something the Aussie
CHARLIE public wants. Theyve had
too many prime ministers
LOVES
in too few years to relish
the idea of an ego-fuelled
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Leon Bridges
WITH A WARM VOICE AND COOL SILHOUETTE,

MEET THE SINGER BRINGING SOUL BACK WITH EASE.
Not many artists can pull off authenticity like Leon Bridges. Echoing the tenderness
of 50s and 60s RnB, this 26-year-old Texans voice is like butter, his delivery
almighty, and his style enviable. No wonder hes being hailed as the future of soul.
Whats surprising is that were it not for a friend pointing out the similarities between
Bridges early songs and RnB legend Sam Cooke, the Grammy nominee may never have
found his voice. Though raised on a diet rich in gospel, Motown and RnB, and despite
an obvious ability to croon and write, Bridges claims he was too shy to sing at church,
instead earning his show legs as a dancer and choreographer. But his friends fateful
comment was enough to spur him to dig into Cookes discography, where he found
enough inspiration to pursue music as a career.
A matter of months later, Bridges was recording with a local producer, dropping singles
online, and fast on track to becoming one of the most hyped artists of 2015 for his debut
album, Coming Home. Since then, this sophisticated singer has consistently picked up
five-star live reviews and countless one to watch, icon on the rise and artist of the year
prefaces, deserving every one. See why when he lands on our shores next month.
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DAVID WALSH STUDIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER

SCIENCE AT UNI, MAKING HIS FORTUNE WHICH IS NIGHONIMPOSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE BY ONLINE SPORTS GAMBLING.
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Cult camera-maker Leica

has finally moved into
the smartphone era,
collaborating with Huawei
to take the dual-lens on
the new P9 and P9 Plus
models to the next level.
Iconic photographer
Henri Cartier-Bresson
used a Leica, and
this would have been
his preferred way of
taking a selfie. Maybe.
Available early July.
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THE SERIES
Cameron Crowe is the reason Tiny Dancer was stuck in our
heads between 2000 and 2003. Now, the Almost Famous
creator-director (and Fast Times scribe) is back with the
musically themed Roadies. Exploring, yes, the life of roadies,
were watching for Imogen Poots and Aussie Tanc Sade both
of whom star alongside Luke Wilson and rapper Machine Gun
Kelly in the 10-parter. Available on Stan from June 27
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THE COLLECTION
Local architect and interior
designer Daniel Boddam has
delivered his first furniture
collection Monument. Of the
directional, if simple, pieces, were
loving the coffee table and its
Le Corbusier silhouettes. Prices
from $1400 and pieces available by
appointment. danielboddam.com
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HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY AFTER SIR RICHARD BRANSON
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GQ: Theres a freer, very honest sentiment to the

record, more than whats gone before.
JH: We were just trying to find some privacy and
write something sensitive in a clumsy, loud, public
environment. Thats how I feel most of the time.
Im trying to find my own little sanctuary in a
world that doesnt really want me to have one. So
Im proud of how honest it sounds. The lyrics were
really important to me this time too, I had to find
a way of saying something that wasnt a rocknroll
clich. There are so many of those that come
up about skulls and devils, in the desert, on the
highway it just doesnt speak to anyone in 2016.
GQ: Well, its one thing to strive for privacy
though you did marry Kate Moss.
JH: Yeah, its pretty fucking funny Ive done that
thing where you read a hideous newspaper and go,
I cant believe that people fucking believe the shit
they write about me! But then you turn the page
and you see something about somebody else and
youre like, Do you see what theyve done? Its
bizarre how you suspend disbelief for other peoples
stories, but when its your own, youre outraged.
People just like the fantasy, dont they?
GQ: They do and well admit to a few involving
Kate. Jamie, thanks.
Ash & Ice is out now. The Kills are touring in July,
playing Splendour In The Grass, July 22; Melbourne,
July 23; Sydney, July 26.
Off the back

of a ferocious,
new semiTHE
self-produced
GIG
album,
On My One, 22-year-old
Nottingham lad Jake Bugg
will land here this month.
Expect youthful swagger
and a menagerie of sound
spanning blues, folk, rock
and pop. On My One is out
June 17. Touring Sydney, July
26; Melbourne, July 27; Perth,
July 29
Thought wed
hit cool-asfuck-dreampop-bedroomproducer
peak? Think again, with
Shura who also answers to
Aleksandra Lilah YakuninaDenton our new love. Now
signed to a label, the UK
DIY artist is to release her
debut album, Nothings Real.
File next to CHVRCHES,
George Maple and Solange.
Nothings Real is out July 8
THE
NEXT
BIG
THING
WO R DS: N O EL L E FAU L K N ER . PH OTO G R A PH Y: K EN N E TH C A PEL LO.
GQ: We heard Ash & Ice may not have happened due
to a slight digital mishap. What the hell happened?
Jamie Hince: Oh my god I had a problem with
my left hand locking up, because I was touring so
much. So I had to get cortisone injections, which
are just about the most painful thing imaginable.
Then, I stupidly slammed my middle finger
in a car door and crushed the end of it The
combination of having a broken finger and a bad
cortisone injection caused a deep bone infection
and I almost lost my finger.
GQ: So you couldnt flip the bird or play guitar?
JH: Exactly [laughs]. It rotted from the tip of my
finger to my wrist. At one point, I had an actual
hole in my hand Absolute. Fucking. Nightmare.
Now, I can bend that finger a little but its useless
in terms of playing guitar. And when I was writing,
my whole arm was in a brace, I couldnt move it,
so I was just using synthesizers and software to
program that shaped the sound of things to come.
GQ: You and Alison [Mosshart] decided to base
yourselves in LA to write. Why the change?
JH: Its funny, we spend so much time touring,
absorbing all these vibrant cities, meeting up with
friends and partying after gigs, but whenever
weve recorded, we would lock ourselves away and
starve ourselves of all that. This time, we wanted
to live our lives normally and invite some chaotic
opportunity that wasnt so formal.
A depressing
thought,
but its been
THE
almost seven
ALBUM
years since
the summer of The Temper
Traps Sweet Disposition
and four since weve
heard from the band at all.
Thankfully, the Melbourne
four-piece is back with
new LP, Thick as Thieves
and yep, its all-in on that
guitar-heavy, stadium-ready,
hearts-out gruff we loved
the first time around. Thick
as Thieves is out June 10
IF TURNBULL
WINS HELL
BE LOOKING
OVER HIS
SHOULDER AT
MEMBER FOR STURT
WAITING IN THE WINGS
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JULIE BISHOP
MEMBER FOR CURTIN
Special skill(s): Death stare.

Leadership potential:
Australias Claire Underwood,
shes fluent in emoji with actual
diplomacy skills that are more
nimble, and nuanced, than an
illustrated smiley face. Her
numbers are a bit off remember
that brief stint as shadow Treasurer
though she gets a thumbs up for
her dancing lady sense of humour.
For her to be PM:
While rolling dear friend Malcolm
is unlikely, The Bish has it in her
and we see subliminal messaging in
her sartorial choices. Consider the
Louboutins shes been sporting.
Stitched love hearts on top suggest
a playful temperament but the
heels themselves hint at a certain
deadliness lurking underneath.
SAM DASTYARI
SENATOR FOR VICTORIA
CHRIS BOWEN
MEMBER FOR MCMAHON
IF SHORTEN
WINS HELL
BE LOOKING
OVER HIS
SHOULDER AT
LABOR
WO R DS: M AT TH E W D R UM MO N D. PH OTO G R A PH Y: G E T T Y I MG E S .
CHRISTOPHER
PYNE
Special skill(s): Fixing

things (he didnt).
Steamrolling self-confidence.
Promising. Always in an unsafe
seat, always an unfashionable
moderate in the Liberal Party
(championing Costello over
Howard, Turnbull over Abbott),
Pynes a survivor and has
a bunker of election strategies
at the ready. Lucky, given the
polls suggesting hes about to
lose his seat to Team Xenophon.
For Pyne to become PM:
Elocution lessons. Also, moving
cultural references beyond the
70s namely, his love of ABBA
and referencing Zsa Zsa Gabor
in dissing the opposition.
LIBERAL
THE CONTENDERS
HE HAD AMPLE WARNING.

MALCOLM TURNBULL, AFTER OUSTING
TONY ABBOTT IN A LEADERSHIP SPILL.
Special skill(s): Persistence. And

he must have it in spades to keep
that Christmas holiday beard
right into the middle of the year.
High. With the great Paul John
Keating as a political patron,
Bowen should be able to knock
off whats-his-name without
much hassle.
For him to be PM:
Any ill-wind, or merely pleasant
breeze, is enough to knock down
a leader these days. That said,
Shortens been there longer
than any other Labor leader in
the past 15 years. Take that one
to trivia night. Youre welcome.
Special skill(s): Playing the role

of himself in the ABCs The Killing
Season, the gripping re-enactment
of the bloody infighting that were
the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd years.
Also adept at weaving Taylor Swift
lyrics into Hansard.
The jurys still out on Dasher
the nickname he gave himself in
the cringe/Logie-winning scene
where he acted out his role in
Gillards demise. It takes guts,
and a special sense of self, to
give yourself a nickname in the
third person. It also leads to a
quick demise Seinfeld lovers,
remember when Elaine dates
a man who calls himself The
Jimmy? No, we dont either.
For him to be PM:
A rip in the space-time
continuumwould do the trick.
TONY ABBOTT
MEMBER FOR WARRINGAH
Special skill(s): To be half blind

yet able to describe the female
Noosa surfer he dropped in on
as extremely attractive. That
and the ability to freeze, and
strangely nod, mid-interview
shit happens, eh Tone?
Very low, with limited appeal to
anyone but ossifying climatechange deniers. Stranger things
might not have happened.
For him to be PM:
Mass amnesia across the
Australian public. A virus to
wipe out 90 per cent of the
parliamentary wing of the
Liberal Party. Or for Peta
Credlin to leave Sky News
andsimply put her mind to it.
POLITICS
THE ELECTION
WHOS NEXT
WE MAY NOT HAVE A DONALD TRUMP TO SCARE US ALL

SENSELESS BUT HOW LONG WILL THIS PM ACTUALLY LAST?
Things have been rather Italian in Canberra of late and were

not talking about the quality of the suits. Five prime ministers in
five years means were changing leaders more frequently than
Rome seeing more spills than a Jackson Pollock canvas.
Malcolm Turnbull or Bill Shorten will win the 2016 election,
but whod put money on them surviving an entire term?
Here, we predict who might be Australias next, next PM.
Yep, the guy who comes after the guy you choose on July 2.
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WINTER STYLE SORTED

GQS FASHION EDITOR, BRAD HOMES, POINTS TO THESE FOUR
SARTORIAL SIGNPOSTS FOR WHAT TO WEAR THIS SEASON.
The late, great

Diana Vreeland
summed things
up a while back,
labelling the
flaming colour
as the great
clarifier both
bright and
revealing. I cant
imagine being
bored with red,
it would be like
becoming bored
with the person
you love. We
couldnt agree
more, especially
given Guccis
presentation of all
things rouge.
Be it faux or
the real deal,
just about
every designer
featured the
controversial
material this
season. For the
faint-hearted,
try things
out with a
fur-trimmed
collar, as seen
at Gucci, while
the more
adventurous
can go the
whole hog
(ahem) as
delivered
byBurberry.
Stand out from

the drab pack
with a statement
suit as featured
across the AW16
runways. Think
loud prints
and pushy,
voluminous cuts.
Each offers an
instant, necessary
wardrobe update,
though if still
unconvinced
(scared), start out
with separates.
And avoid the
matching camo
headwear.
Thats right,
pilgrim, time to
saddle up and
indulge your
inner-John
Wayne. Take
a step towards
a more luxe
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WAS FORCED TO RETIRE FROM THE SPORT AFTER A CYCLING
ACCIDENT AT 17. AFTER WHICH HE STUDIED TAILORING.
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THE ENGLISH ICON HAS FOREVER

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GQ: Why do you push back on technology?

PS: Im an observant, curious person.
To spend any time looking at a phone or
a screen, for me, would be incorrect. The
only advice I would give to anybody who
reads this is, balance your time. Look and
see in an ordinary way. Enjoy life: eye
contact, body language, touch, friendship
normal things. And then, of course,
immerse yourself in technology.
GQ: The passing of good friend David Bowie
was obviously very sad for you.
PS: When the announcement occurred,
I rang my wife, Pauline. She said, Gosh,
do you remember when we had supper with
him and Iman? We walked down the stairs
out of the restaurant and David started
singing, The partys overits time to call
it a day We were both in tears.
Expected to open early July on Level 3,
Westfield, Sydney; paulsmith.co.uk
IF I HAD
A CRITICISM
OF FASHION
TODAY, ITS THAT
ITS BECOME
SLIGHTLY
CLICHD GUYS
ARENT AS
ADVENTUROUS
AS THEY USED
TO BE.
WO R DS: A DA M BA I DAW I . PH OTO G R A PH Y: JA M E S MO O N E Y.
GQ: Were pretty excited about the Sydney

store about time. Talk us through your
involvement in the interior design of such,
as each PS boutique feels quite bespoke.
Paul Smith: I always try to give individuality
to them. Though this new Sydney store is in
a mall, we still managed to give it character.
The floor comes from an old school in
Cardiff its called partridge wood. And
the outside of the shop is pink and into the
cement Ive hand-drawn a sun shining, since
youre blessed with sun most of the year.
GQ: What keeps you going? Obviously, you
could sell, walk away and live a very happy life.
PS: The love of life. I swim every morning at
5am and get here [work] at six every morning.
Im a lover of life. On a serious note, were
on the earth for a short amount of time. Ive
found a job that isnt really a job. It isnt really
work its just full of interesting things.
GQ: Lets talk menswear in 2016 your
general thoughts on the state of things?
PS: If I had a criticism of fashion today, its
that its become slightly clichd guys arent
as adventurous as they used to be. We have
Instagram and know what people are doing,
instantly. Its a bit sad as its made the world
a bit too homogenised.
GQ Any specific trends that make you
shake your head?
PS: What is just so needless not just in
fashion, but in so-called celebrity is so
much unnecessary ego. Yes, you do a good
job. But keep your feet on the ground, mate.
Be a nice person to meet. Theres so much
ego and attitude and snobbishness.
GQ: Do you manage the Paul Smith Instagram
account? We heard youre quite the Luddite.
PS: Absolutely. I dont have an email
address. My wife doesnt have a mobile
phone. We have no computer or answering
machine. But Instagram is an extension of
mylove for photography.
THE THIRD SERIES OF TWIN PEAKS WILL DEBUT ON SHOWTIME IN

THE FIRST HALF OF 2017, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ORIGINAL
CO-CREATOR DAVID LYNCH; KYLE MACLACHLAN ALSO RETURNS.
TELEVISION
THE 90S REVIVAL
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KIT
IN A PERIOD OF STRONG CREATIVITY, PRE-STREAMING TV WAS

BOTH FUN AND DIVERSE LIKE IT SHOULD BE. TIME, THEN,
TO(RE)ILLUMINATE THE SERIES YOU NEED WATCH RIGHT NOW*.
(1992 1998)
The Larry Sanders Show
WO R DS: R I CH A R D CLU N E . PH OTO G R A PH Y: EDWA R D U R R U TI A ; G E T T Y I M AG E S .

*CH ECK S TR E A M I N G S ER V I CE S N E TFL IX A N D S TA N FO R SOM E O F TH E S E SO TO O
TH AT S TO R E S TI L L S EL L I N G DV DS . FA I L I N G TH AT, G R A B A V PN A N D G O FO R G O L D.
The passing of series co-creator and comic

Garry Shandling put this brilliant series in the
spotlight again; a sitcom ahead of its time, as set
in the offices and studio of a fictional late-night
talk show, where real actors embraced acerbic,
fictionalised versions of themselves for laughs.
(1996 1997)
This Life
Taking us inside the offices, homes and minds

of five twentysomething London trainee lawyers,
this character-driven BBC drama introduced
Andrew Lincoln (Teachers; The Walking Dead) and
Jack Davenport (The Talented Mr Ripley; Pirates
ofthe Caribbean). And it holds up today.
(1990 1993)
Parker Lewis Cant Lose
Influenced by Ferris Buellers Day Off, this

comedic teen outing was the amusing foil to
Degrassi Junior Highs straight exploration
of North American high school life. Fun fact
title-character Parker was played by a guy
called Corin Nemec.
(1995)
Blue Murder (1995)
This ABC mini-series explored the corrupt,

real-life goings on of former NSW detective
Roger Rogerson and crime figure Arthur
Neddy Smith. Richard Roxburgh (Rake)
owned this piece the story ongoing given
Rogersons back in court on murder charges.
Beyond the sound quality and

styling (Philippe Starck the man
behind the design), what sets these
leather-finished bad boys apart is the
incredible intuitive controls.
The surface of the right earpiece
acts as a touch panel simply
move a finger up or down to tweak
the volume, slide that same digit
horizontally to skip tracks and tap
tostop. Brilliant.
Three
Splendour
Types
Were
Dreading
Ah Splendour,
a festival of fine
music and ridiculous
sights. Here, the serial
offenders to avoid.
Bros
Dude, Stereos dead

so put on your shirt
and grab a flight back
to Sydney.
Faux
Hippies
That Indian headdress

is in bad taste and the
fact you wore it to
Coachella last year is
even more heinous.
Also, your real names
not Sunshine.
Toddlers
(1991 1996)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
The original subversive cartoon, R&S paved the

way for the likes of Family Guy and South Park.
The cat-and-dog combo was ostensibly aimed
at kids; its base humour instead drew a cult, adult
following, many of whom were stoned. We believe.
(1989 1993)
Quantum Leap
Pure primetime escapism, as Scott Bakula

(Looking; NCIS: New Orleans) negotiated
time travel, artificial intelligence and
multiple personalities. So too the alluring
tones of digital colleague Ziggy.
We feel for you kid

you had no choice
in the matter. So
remove the earmuffs
and throw a tanty.
Or simply vomit on
your dads jeans
whatever it takes
to get you back to
the playground.
Splendour runs July
22-24; splendour
inthegrass.com
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PLAYBOY IS CREDITED WITH FIRST SPOTLIGHTING

BACHELOR APARTMENTS AND LIFESTYLE THROUGHOUT
THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION OF THE 50s.
the SOURCE
BACHELOR PAD
DOLCE VITA
AT HOME
DRAW INSPIRATION FROM

ITALYS IMMACULATE 1950s.
THE HUNT FOR

INTERIOR PIECES
DOESNT NEED
TO BE LIMITED
TO FURNITURE
SHOWROOMS
TRAWLING ONLINE
AUCTION SITES OR
VINTAGE STORES
FOR ORIGINALS
IS LIKE A SPORT.
OR A (HEALTHY)
ADDICTION.
01
03
05
04
GET
THE
LOOK
THE BEAUTY OF
MID-CENTURY
ITALIAN PIECES IS IN
THEIR SIMPLICITY
AND TIMELESS
APPEAL THEY WILL
SIT WELL WITH MOST
CONTEMPORARY
ANY SETTING.
07
09
08
1. Glass/brass Compact 04 pendant light, $2990, by Douglas and Bec. 2.

$5500, by Aldo Tura at Nicholas & Alistair. 3. Marble/brass coffee table, $2290, by Modern
Times. 4. Leather/fabric D.153.1 armchair, $10,385, by Gio Ponti for Molteni at Hub
Furniture. 5. Marble Scarpa tiles, $329 per m2, from the Marmo collection at Greg Natale.
6. Floor lamp, POA, by Stilnovo for Jochum Rodgers at 1st Dibs. 7. Maple/brass Piuma dining
table, $16,940, by Pietro Russo at Criteria. 8. Amazonite Stripe charger, approx. $2125,
by Bethan Gray at WallpaperSTORE. 9. Velvet three-seater sofa, $7450, by Modern Times.
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COLOURED MARBLE
IS BACK IN A BIG
WAY LOOK FOR
GREENS, BROWNS
OR EVEN PINKS IF
YOURE GAME.
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DAVID BECKHAM WEARS AN ARM TATTOO THAT

DIRECTLY TRANSLATES TO VIHCTORIA AN
ISSUE OF TRANSLATION IN SANSKRIT.
LIKE TONY ROBBINS, WERE HERE

TO HELP JUST WITHOUT THE JAW.
ANDMILLIONS IN CASH.
the SOURCE
JIMMY, VIA EMAIL
IM THINKING OF OPTING FOR A SCARF THIS

WINTER BUT HOW DO I WEAR THE DAMN THING?
JAMES, VIA EMAIL
Hi James, were struggling with this one. Thinking of
opting for a scarf sorry, but who has the time to think
about such things? Newsflash, no one. Then to your query
how do you wear a scarf? Are you having us on, James? Have
you bet your mates you could get a stupid question published
in GQ? Because congratulations, youve achieved it. On the off
chance this wasnt a joke, heres a simple three-step demo on
how to wear a scarf. And please do get in touch again next time
you have a similar dilemma.
WO R DS: DAV I D SM I EDT. PH OTO G R A PH Y: EDWA R D U R RUTI A ; G E T T Y IM AG E S .
IM GOING
THROUGH MY
AFTERSHAVE
FAR TOO
QUICKLY. AM
I APPLYING
IT WRONG?
A series of longform docudramas exploring old school

Hollywood. The 12-part outing
on the Manson murders, and
how deeply it was linked to
key 60s celebs, like Dennis
Hopper and Joan Didion, is
as good as any documentary
Ive seen recently.
Josh Beggs, art director
23%
77%
If you hanker for the preTrevor Noah wit of The Daily

Show, this whip-smart analysis
of how current events are
packaged and presented
to the public will stimulate,
entrance and occasionally
enrage. Its coverage of US
politics is second to none.
Richard Clune, deputy editor
SAM, VIA EMAIL
Even if you shave

every day, a 100ml
bottle should last at
least six months. With
an EDT, three sprays
per application is ample.
With an EDC, its two.
Dont know what EDT
or EDC means? Were
done here. That said if
youre running low and in
need of something new,
Mr Burberry EDT, $90
(50ml) is worth a whiff,
predominantly because
rocknroll perfumer
Francis Kurkdjian we like
to namedrop has a lot to
do with it. And we also rate
Burberrys online bottlemonogramming service.
FOR
With scientists on board who

genuinely know their shit, the
game of What if has rarely
been more entertaining.
Host Rose Eveleth poses
such questions as What
would happen if antibiotics all
failed? and What if contact
sports were all banned due to
head injuries? A geeky and
equally fascinating listen.
David Smiedt,
grooming editor
IM CONTEMPLATING
INK FOR THE FIRST
TIME WHATS THE GQ
POLICY ON TATTOOS?
CALLAN, VIA EMAIL
Like a drive-though Vegas wedding, getting

a tatt is one of the most fraught impulse
purchases of all time which is why you find so many
parlours next to bars. Still, if you must resemble
a lesser character from Sons of Anarchy, the rules are
no necks, be able to cover it by a sleeve or shirt at will,
and content will need to have significance FOREVER.
So, design something personal if you must and keep
things in your native tongue. Ask Becks (or every
other Bali-visitor from Perth) why.
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MEN IN THIS TOWN IS A PHOTO-DRIVEN BLOG, DETAILING

THE FINER SARTORIAL CHOICES OF MEN IN VARIOUS CITIES,
FROM SYDNEY TO NEW YORK.
the SOURCE
PHOTOGRAPHY
MEN IN THIS
TOWN WHO
INSPIRE US
tylist:
ni
ot settled
as a
magazine
designer,
it was
in 2010
that Santamaria was
drawn to photographically
documenting what he saw
around him specifically,
the exciting sartorial
moves Australian men
were finally making.
His Men In This Town blog
struck a chord, finding
immediate recognition and a firm audience.
Half a million followers and several book
deals later, the 30-year-old is further
extending the brand by producing periodic
magazines, hosting studio talks and
recording accompanying podcasts while
also shooting commercial campaigns and
eyeing off a new Sydney retail space.
Incredibly, he also managed to find five
minutes in his diary for us.
GQ: What are you trying to capture
with your photography?
Giuseppe Santamaria: I guess its
individuality I look at people who have
a certain sense of confidence; confidence
in what theyre wearing but also in
themselves. Because in my eyes, confidence
is what makes someone stylish.
GQ: Describe your own personal style.
GS: Im drawn to Japanese style things
that are relaxed, a little baggy and
comfortable. But Im not someone who
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MAGIC ACCESSORY
COLLECTIONS ARE
NOW AVAILABLE AT
MENINTHISTOWN.COM
necessarily puts style

first, in fact, Id say Im
still discovering my style Its the reason
I started the blog in the first place, to see
what other guys were doing.
GQ: You mention Japan a place of
tremendous inspiration for mens fashion.
GS: I love it there Tokyo specifically.
Around every corner is someone to
photograph, and theyre all so individual.
GQ: It goes back to that confidence and
people embracing individuality which
makes your new work for LYNX and its Find
Your Magic campaign a good fit. You shot
some of the influencers for this tattooist
Giorgia Mae, hairstylist Jules Tognini and
chef Nathan Sasi. And youll stock the
accessories each made in your new retail
space, The MITT Mrkt, thats about to open.
That must be exciting.
GS: Yes, it is. Its a little nerve-racking but
I have a great business partner who has
strong retail experience.
GQ: We heard you once worked an ice-cream
store surely that counts as experience?
GS: [laughs] Yes I did, and a bookstore too.

GQ: We love the hipster spelling of The
MITT Mrkt talk us though the concept.
GS: The space will be fitted out as an
ideal mans apartment just everything
will be for sale: the couches, the clothes,
everything. And it will also be a working
space well have an in-house designer
and potentially a small studio. And Ill
try to document the customers who
come in take a photo and see if they
want to sit down and tell me their story
and then get those stories out via the
various MITT avenues.
GQ: Is there an end goal with all that you do?
GS: If things can stay how they are now
so, produce two issues of the MITT
magazine a year, and a book every couple
of years. I like what [photographer] Bill
Cunningham does for The New York
Times so if I could have my blog and the
extensions, and do that the rest of my life,
Id be more than happy.
The MITT Mrkt is expected to open in this
month; meninthistown.com; lynxexpression.com
WO R DS: R I CH A R D CLU N E. PH OTO G R A PH Y: G I USEPPE S A NTA M A R I A .
WE CHAT TO LEADING LOCAL STREET-STYLE

PHOTOGRAPHER, PUBLISHER AND GENERAL
OVERACHIEVER, GIUSEPPE SANTAMARIA,
ABOUT FINDING PERSONAL MAGIC AND HIS
EXPANSION INTO RETAIL.
Acclaimed Australian
hairstylist Jules
Tognini was tapped
by LYNX to produce
three accessories as
part of the Find Your
Magic campaign.
Heres what he had to
say: I feel like I design
an accessory for my
clients every day
their hair. So when
I was approached
to do a collab and
design a collection
of accessories, I was
pretty chuffed.
I decided to design
a range of the things
I dig: a tie, some socks
and a bandana. I went
with shades of indigos,
tie dye and denim
colours, patterns and
textures I wear on
a daily basis. I feel like
this collab is a part of
me, on fabric.
exposure
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AND FRIEND;
SHEREE
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AND SAM
ELSOM;
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CORNISH.
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& OCRF
WHITE
SHIRT DAY
DIDIER COHEN AND
JOSEPH HANRAHAN.
MARGARET ZHANG
WHITE SHIRT
EXHIBITION.
GQ partnered with the Ovarian Cancer

Research Foundation for its White Shirt
Campaign. The launch event, held at
the Sydney Opera House, gathered key
individuals from fashion and the media in
a bid to raise awareness of ovarian cancer
and to push for vital funds to develop an
early detection test aimed at saving lives.
Guests included models Megan Irwin
and Samantha Harris, as well as Didier
Cohen and Tom Derickx, among others.
They were treated to an exhibition
namely portraits of OCRF ambassadors,
as well as a live photo stand from
fashion blogger and occasional stylist
Margaret Zhang.
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AND YAYA DENG.
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ROBIN PARKS,
NICK SMITH
AND NICOLE
SHEFFIELD.
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AND MARGARET
ZHANG.
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ANDREWS AND ZOE
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PAINFULLY OBVIOUS METAPHOR,
MR X IS ALSO REFRESHINGLY
STRAIGHT-TALKING AND QUICKWITTED NOT WHAT WERE USED
TO FROM OUR POLITICIANS.
e held a press
conference
with a giraffe
to show how far
hed stick his
neck out. He
walked a mule down Adelaides
Rundle Mall to demonstrate his
stubbornness. He showed up to
Capital Hill with a submarine
cake to remind Tony Abbott
of his commitment to build 12
subs on home soil. He fanged
a miniature toy car into South
Australian parliament to protest
against political car perks. Then,
a few months ago, he ridiculed
a marathon sitting of Senate
by showing up in his pyjamas,
clutching a pillow.
But behind the cultivated
image of a prankster, Nick
Xenophon is a serious politician.
And on July 2 well learn how
serious the 57-year-old former
lawyer, and inveterate stirrer, is.
Many pundits are tipping
this years double-dissolution
spill to land the maverick South
Australian the balance of power
in the Senate outright control
of the chamber and up to four
seats for his Nick Xenophon
Team. Or, as he wants them
known, the Were Not As Bad
as the Others Party.
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Today, wielding a staple gun

and wisecracking between
shots, Mr X is his typical
quicksilver self, in a dervish of
Dad jokes (Chin up? Which
chin?) and nerveless energy.
He talks of days playing The
Clash records on student radio,
crying in courtrooms defending
the weak, missing his 65 son
Aleksis, getting tear-gassed in
Malaysia, trying to order coffee
from Grindr and defending his
rigid $100 clothes cap to GQ
proudly wearing a Target suit,
Lowes shoes and Kmart undies.
As he calls for 10 seconds
silence to mourn the passing
of Prince, it gives us pause
to consider Nick Xenophons
rise. And rise. Raised by Theo
and Georgia (Im 50 per cent
Greek, 50 per cent Cypriot,
100 per cent Aussie), he
graduated from law and joined
a suburban firm specialising in
compensation cases.
Divorced from his
physiotherapist wife, Sandra,
in 1995, Xenophons anti-poker
machine stance made him the
first independent in 60 years to
be elected to South Australian
parliament in 1997, with 2.86
per cent of the vote. By 2006
he had 20.5 per cent of the
GQ: Former Prime Minister Bob

Hawke always said Australians
get the government they deserve
will this eventuate in 2016?
Nick Xenophon: Who knows?
Everythings been turned on its
head. Weve seen a Queensland
government with a regular
majority swept out of office with
massive swings of up to 25 per
cent. There are a lot of nervous
people out there. It means no
politician, me included, can take
their seat for granted.
GQ: Hand on heart, whats the
best outcome for Australia at
the next election?
NX: Well, maybe Im being
selfish but Im being selfish for
the country. Id really like to be
in a balance of power situation,
where the politics of the sensible
centre is where its at, and its
not about left or right, or red
team and blue team, but its
about getting a decent outcome
for people. There are very big
issuesat stake at this election.
Nick Xenophon
&A
W O R D S A N G U S F O N TA I N E P H O T O G R A P H Y J O R DA N G R A H A M
electorate (more than Labor

could manage) and the cult of
Xenophon was thriving.
Buoyed by successful
crusades for asbestos victims,
food labelling, water security
and online gambling reform,
he went federal in 2008,
introducing himself to the
Senate by declaring to be
a kindred spirit of Woody
Allen (Life full of loneliness,
and misery, and suffering,
and unhappiness and its
all over much too quickly),
evoking left-wing warhorse
Tony Benn (First they ignore
you, then they say youre mad,
then dangerous, then theres
a pause and then you cant find
anyone who disagrees with you)
and closing with his personal
credo: I would rather go down
fighting than still be standing
because I stayed silent. And so
it has gone to the point where he
now jangles the keys to power.
As we sit down, one thing
is clear Malcolm may have
misplaced his mojo, but Nick
still has the X factor.
Plenty of Australians dont

understand the crisis were
facing in Victoria and South
Australia with the demise of
our car sector, up to 200,000
jobs will be lost in the next
18 months. That devastating
erosion of Australia as a
manufacturing nation will scar
the country in economic, social
and human terms.
GQ: And if the balance of power
does come your way are you
actually ready with remedies?
NX: I dont want to suffer a case
of premature exultation, but
thats what I hope for and dream
of. This campaign is going to
be gruelling, ugly and nasty.
Most people will be surprised
if Malcolm Turnbull doesnt
win, but theres a real chance
for us [Nick Xenophon Team]
to snare some lower house
seats. A leaked Liberal poll put
Jamie Briggs and Christopher
Pyne in trouble Ive known
Christopher 30 years, since uni
days, and he was as precocious
then as he is today. The point is,
I dont think weve been served
well by successive governments
Labor and the Coalition
have sold our sovereignty and
abandoned the national interest
and national narrative.
GQ: How would you describe
your relationship with the PM?
NX: I wouldnt say its
a relationship. Ive known
Malcolm many years; were
civil, but not close. I had dinner
with him once when he was
Opposition leader and we
came up with the alternative
emissions trading scheme, which
we launched in 2009. I wish it
got traction because it was much
better than the current clunky
scheme. Whats not to like about
Malcolm? Hes very charming.
GQ: Where did you learn the
value of a dollar?
NX: In the 70s, when I was 12
or 13, my father built one of the
first privately owned Olympicsized swimming pools and swim
centres in what seemed to be
the middle of nowhere. In the
holidays Id sell icy poles for five
cents. It taught me a lot. I learnt

that the customer is almost
always right and you have to
stand your ground if someones
unreasonable. I was just a kid
but I knew, even then, I couldnt
be complacent. When the rush
was on, I had to get it right. Life
is relentless. But Australians
have a pretty good BS detector
and if they know that youre fair
dinkum and passionate about
something, theyll give you a go.
They certainly have for me.
GQ: You prefer centrist, but the
tag many people put your way is
populist. Does that irk you?
NX: Populist means you listen to
people and find solutions rather
than handball it to the big end of
town. Whether its big unions or
big business, I have no problem
pleading guilty to populism.
GQ. You dont actually consider
yourself a politician, right?
NX: Im the same bozo I was
20 years ago before politics.
I still hate being called senator
unless its in the chamber. In
state parliament, I had the title
The Honourable and after
10 years they told me I could
apply to have the title for life,
to put it on my letterhead.
I loathe that crap.
GQ: Hence the many stunts?
NX: I dont have the budget of
the big party machines to take
out full-page newspaper ads, or
do 60-second TV commercials.
I have to cut through with
humour and stunts to get my
message across. And it works.
The recent one with the
pyjamas cost me $20 bucks
$14 PJs from Kmart and a $6
pillow but got coverage in
China, Japan, Argentina and
all through Europe.
GQ: What does that tell us about
Nick Xenophon, self-described
pesky, persistent bastard?
NX: That I dont take myself
seriously but I absolutely take
what I do seriously.
GQ: How much of politics is
simply knowing when to shut
up and listen?
NX: Its the biggest part of it,
and its the reason were in deep
shit today. Political elites have

just acted like a sort of cabal
we keep signing free-trade
agreements and procurement
laws that are weak and
ineffective, exporting billions of
dollars worth of jobs overseas.
Its great that the PMs talking
about innovation, but you need
to be making something as well.
I recently heard that, in 2004,
12 per cent of Australias GDP
was based on manufacturing. Its
now slipped to less than seven
per cent, just above Botswana at
six per cent and Rwanda at five.
GQ: If you could change one
thing about Australian politics,
what would it be?
NX: Id want us to have an
amalgam of the US and
British systems where you
have accountability, not this
bloodbath of changing prime
ministers. You directly elect the
Prime Minister and they appoint
their own cabinet ministers
from outside the parliament
so you get the best of the best.
In my first speech, I raised the
idea of a plebiscite on samesex marriage and marriage
equality. Id now like a plebiscite
on pokies, cause most people
are gambling online. Another
proposal of mine is that citizens
should be able to trigger
a debate in the parliament when
they raise a certain number of
signatures on a petition as an act
of moral persuasion.
GQ: Youve been in politics
almost two decades. Whats
your proudest achievement?
NX: Sometimes, what Im
proudest of is just giving people
a voice. A woman came to me
13 years ago with a raging
gambling problem. I gave her
support, listened, made some
suggestions. It wasnt much,
but she beat the pokies habit.
Now, she works with Pokies
Anonymous and Im helping her
build and lead that organisation
so she can help more people.
Thats pretty special.
GQ: And your biggest mistake?
NX: Too many to mention.
Ihandled the issue of penalty
&A
rates really badly with a bill
I put up in 2012. Of course
people deserve penalty rates for
working on the weekend but,
in the change of leadership,
the extent of that bill actually
hurt a lot of folks. And in South
Australia I should have made
a decision on privatisation
earlier. I tried to get
a compromise when I should
have said no. When its wrong,
its wrong. You have to stick
to your guns even if youre
carrying a staple gun.
GQ: See, youre always joking yet
you often describe yourself as
a miserable bastard. Why?
NX: I feel the weight of the
world on me but maybe its
just the bursitis in my shoulder.
GQ: Thanks dad. Another irony is
that youre a Greek Orthodox boy
who went to a Methodist school.
NX: Thats what screwed me up
I reckon. I was introverted and
socially awkward. Hopeless at
sports. Almost pathologically
shy. It was an all-boys school and
I only had three real friends, but
Im still in touch with them
a Malaysian-Chinese guy,
a Lebanese lad and a Dutch
bloke whos now a GP. Teachers
used to call us The United
Nations. I was an outsider.
Nothing much has changed.
GQ: So just how did this
pathologically shy kid become
the mouth of South Australia?
NX: I dont know. Theres
a place between self-doubt and
self-confidence; Ive had to try
harder to bridge it because at
times my self-doubt has been
crippling. And at other times its
driven me.
GQ: You aspire to be a hermit and
your home is famously monastic.
Can you describe it for us?
NX: Messy. Minimalist. God
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help any burglar that breaks in
theyd think, Somebodys got
here before us! Theres some
old photos on the wall of my
grandparents and a few family
holiday snaps which, when
I get around to it, Ill frame.
Thats it, really.
GQ: Except for the massive statue
of Zeus out back.
NX: Its just Zeus head, but
yes, its a big, full-on 800kg
brass head in the tiny backyard
of my unit. I dont know why
I have it. He reminds me of
my Greek background and
is scarily beautiful. Maybe,
subconsciously, I like looking at
Zeus, and Zeus looking at me.
Its not disconcerting for me.
Maybe for him.
GQ: Any other sculptures,
artworks or talismans we should
know about?
NX: Im not a big collector of
anything. I drive a Toyota Yaris
with a 1.3-litre engine and
200,000km on the clock. For
18 years I drove a three-cylinder
Daihatsu Charade where you had
to turn off the air conditioning
to accelerate. Now, I have the fat
four-cylinder Yaris, I get more
speeding fines
GQ: Speaking of fat, we heard
youre attempting to shift five
kilos. Is that correct?
NX: Ten. But Im on medication
which slows my metabolism and
makes it hard to lose weight.
GQ: Is this for the heart
condition that almost killed
you back in 2002?
NX: They told me I was going
to cark it. Things were grim.
I was on oxygen. In a wheelchair.
I couldnt walk. My heart
was giving out because it had
this weird viral infection that
was slowly choking my blood
supply.It was traumatic. But
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you know, every day since

has been a bonus.
GQ: Howd that experience
change you?
NX: After the surgery my
cardiologist said I needed
to take it easy, quit my job,
smell the roses, take a pension.
I did the opposite. I hit the
accelerator and went from state
into federal politics.
GQ: Is that helping in any way?
NX: Not really. I mean, my heart
surgeon was a terrific bloke
but then at the start of 2004
I started getting arrhythmia,
which is faulty electrical wiring
in your heart, and I got admitted
to hospital. The doctor came
in that night saying, I have
bad news. Your hearts at 300
beats a minute. We cant treat
it and you could die at any
moment. So that night I made
the decision to resign from
parliament. Until the next day,
when the doctor said, I misread
the graph. Its only 200 beats.
GQ: Any other near-death
experiences to speak of?
NX: There was one I still think
about. Thirty-odd years ago, in
the early 80s, I hired a cinema
and rebadged it the Magill Road
Movie House. On Friday and
Saturday nights Id screen Italian
movies until midnight, then
wild stuff, like The Sex Pistols
Great RocknRoll Swindle, where
every punk in Adelaide rocked
up. One night I was running
around in the projector room
and went to step around this
renovated section and there
was a chasm, a long 30-foot
drop. There was no railing, no
OH&S, nothing. I was so close
to falling. That feelings never
left me.
GQ: Youve been single a good
while. Do you get lonely?
NX: I never discuss that. Its
too excruciating to talk about.
All I do is work. Its relentless.
I have a sister, Colleen, in
Melbourne, whos two and a half
years younger. We dont talk
often but were incredibly close.
Shes a relationship counsellor
Ithink shes given up on me. But
I dont think I can ever give up

on love. That sounds so corny
why arent you playing a violin?
GQ: We might shortly because
you dont drink either?
NX: Ill have a sip occasionally.
The most I indulge is when
I visit my fathers Greek village
and drink grappa thats basically
60 per cent alcohol. Its fire
water. You can run your car
on it. I use it as aftershave.
GQ: So how does Nick
Xenophon relax?
NX: I bush walk. I read trashy
crime novels by David Baldacci,
Carl Hiaasen. Nothing too dark.
I want to get away from dark.
GQ: What question do you
most ask yourself?
NX: Itd have to be, How
much longer are you going to
do this? And the answer
I honestly dont know. As
a barrister I should really know
better than to ask a question
I dont know the answer to.

I guess thats why Im not
a good barrister... and why
I keep asking myself.
GQ: So what would you do if you
werent in politics?
NX: I have this thing in my
head about making a reality
TV documentary on the Elgin
Marbles, about returning them
to Greece from where they sit in
the British Museum. For Greeks
its a travesty the equivalent
of Samson having his hair cut
off. Id talk to the Greek Prime
Minister, interview historians
and do walk-ins on stuffy
British curators. And Id try
to organise the worlds biggest
Zorba dance around the British
Museum in protest. Id get Nana
Mouskouri to sing. Itd catapult
the fate of Elgins Marbles into
world consciousness and itd be
a helluva lot of fun
GQ: Well, thats one word for it.
A Way
With Wool
AS REGIONAL FINALISTS AT THIS YEARS
INTERNATIONAL WOOLMARK PRIZE,
THESE FOUR LABELS REPRESENT A NEW
ERA FOR AUSTRALIAN MENSWEAR.
Menswear has undergone a revolution in recent years,

with innovative designers challenging the status quo
by creating collections that nod to tradition but
reinvent the rules for a young, modern audience
craving something different. The same can be said of
wool, in particular Australian Merino wool, which
local and international fashion labels have begun using
in exciting new ways. The designers behind emerging
brands such as Chris Ran Lin, Shhorn, Amxander and
Exinfinitas the regional menswear finalists that
will represent Australia at the 2016/17 International
Woolmark Prize in January next year are changing
the way people think about menswear and wool.
CHRIS RAN LIN Melbourne-based designer Chris Ran
Lin combines traditional tailoring techniques with
an explorative approach and a strong belief in the
unlimited potential wool offers. Wool is already part
of the DNA of my designs, so for the International
Woolmark Prize, it is really a continuation of that,
of creating fantasy through design, he says.
GRACE WOOD AND SEAN TRAN
PH OTO G R A PH Y: N I G EL LO U G H .
CHRIS RAN LIN
GQ PROMOTION
EXINFINITAS Creative director and designer Lukas

Vincents Australian heritage and romantic Parisian
sensibility inform the aesthetic of Exinfinitas.
Drawing on his interest in alchemy and geometry,
Vincent pushes the limitations of materials to discover
new possibilities. I am particularly interested in
counterculture and how to fuse those concepts with
the more refined and traditional art of mens tailoring,
he says. We have been working with some of the
finest mills in Italy to develop a range of truly innovative
Merino wool fabrications that are rarely seen.
JAKE CHEN (LEFT) AND

JASON ALEXANDER PANG
LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL

FASHION LABELS ARE USING
AUSTRALIAN MERINO WOOL
IN NEW AND EXCITING WAYS
SHHORN Self-taught fashion designer Sean Tran
works closely with textile artist Grace Wood to create
dream-like fabrics for each Shhorn collection. Every
step of the design process we like to perform in-house
and by hand, from the sourcing of fibres to the making
of fabrics to the execution of details, Tran says.
AMXANDER Since launching Amxander with business
director Jake Chen in 2013, designer Jason Alexander
Pang has made an impression with luxe sweatshirts,
intricate prints and innovative wool pieces. The
benefits of wool are plentiful. It is elastic, it drapes well,
it holds its colour, its comfortable and its easy to care
for all qualities important to Amxander, Pang says.
LUKAS VINCENT
For more information about these labels and the International Woolmark Prize, vist woolmarkprize.com
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AFTER GETTING INTO

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BASICALLY TOM
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&
TASTE
C AN-HAT TAN
SERVE CHILLED
INGREDIENTS
2 PARTS RYE WHISKY
1 PART SWEET
VERMOUTH
2 DASHES
ANGOSTURA
BITTERS
PURIFIED WATER
1 COCKTAIL CHERRY
OH, AND A CAN
METHOD
SHAKE, OPEN, POUR
AND SERVE. YEP.
COCKTAILS
IN A CAN
TRAVEL
TA S TE & TR AVE L
M A R-TINN Y
n the event of nuclear devastation, make

a booking at Sydneys Continental Bar,
Deli & Bistro. Its gifted Newtown (if not
in the city) the deli and bar it was missing
proving the value and quality of canned
goods (particularly seafood). And, thanks
to a littlecan-doattitude from barman Michael
Nicolian, its not just the food getting a workout
from the resident vintage canning machine.
The idea to can cocktails stemmed from the
minute Elvis (Abrahanowicz) got the canning
machine, laughs Nicolian. We started canning
everything and anything!
It wasnt long before cocktails got a mention
and Martini or as Nicolian has named it,
Mar-tinny topped the list.
Pun aside, its the mother of all cocktails,
but it wasnt long before we also developed the
Can-hattan who doesnt love a Manhattan?
Prior to service, the team makes batches of
them. Instead of having to stir down each one,
they measure out the perfect amount of water for
the dilution and can it, garnish and all.
Other benefits are clear the presentation of
the drink, obviously. Its beautiful and gives
a simple, classic wow factor that makes people
want to get one, says Nicolian. It also gives staff,
in a busy bar, the ability to bang out lots in
a short space of time.
Simply open and
serve. Genius. But
does it stop at two?
At this stage its
just the Mar-tinny
and the Can-hattan.
Were working on
Aside from
a Cosmopolitin but
their own take
thats a tough one as
on canned
well have to tweak
staples such as
the recipe so as not to
baked beans,
peas, creamed
have any perishable
corn, sardines
items, he says.
and chickpeas,
Americano is
Continental can
another on the radar
T-shirts too. Its
and the lesser-known
also come up with
a curried creme
drink blood and sand,
brle opened
which they will label
at the table and
Blood and Canned.
served with chips,
Its always going to
not to mention
the pipis in garlic
be a work in progress,
butter, cooked
he says, But its
under pressure in
bloody fun.
the can, popped
210 Australia St,
open at the table
Newtown; continental
and served with
crusty bread.
delicatessen.com.au
SERVE CHILLED
C O N T I N E N TA L S
MICHAEL
NICOLIAN.
INGREDIENTS
2 PARTS RYE WHISKY
1 PART SWEET
VERMOUTH
2 DASHES
ANGOSTURA
BITTERS
PURIFIED WATER
1 COCKTAIL CHERRY
METHOD
NEED WE REPEAT?
Can
I Have
Another?
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TA S TE & TR AVE L
THE
ULTIMATE
WINTER
WARMER
ALL THERE IS TO KNOW
ABOUT SOUP WITH
(ALMOST) NO MENTION
OFPEA AND HAM.
Three of
the Best
of broths once owed to a clever clarifying

technique using egg whites to remove fat and
sediment, but new-school thinking now relies
on freezing the broth and letting it drip and
defrost through coffee filters.
Both methods are amazing, and its
something you just have to learn, explains
Robertson. He also believes that a good
chicken stock is the basis of many soups
old school but it will give you a nutrientrich, flavoursome dish. Every cuisine has
a great soup or broth within its culinary
foundations. Think about it miso, ramen,
$
The luxe Chinese restaurant at the Crown
complex offers arguably Australias most
expensive soup ringing the bell at $268.
So what makes a bowl of lukewarm liquid
worth so much? Well, it wont give too
much away, though the secret broth
with lobster and asparagus also features
real gold leaf. As you do. 8 Whiteman St,
Southbank; crownmelbourne.com.au
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bouillabaisse, chowder, French onion,

gazpacho, even pea and ham (sorry).
Robertson explains that some ingredients
benefit from long periods of cooking ham
hocks, root vegetables and spices, but best
to leave out the leafy greens, fresh herbs and
citrus zest until the last minute.
And, of course, everyone has a different
preference. I have to say from the classics,
bouillabaisse is my favourite, he says.
It was on the menu of the first restaurant
I ever worked at, but then I moved overseas,
discovered ramen, and everything changed.
$
Head here for one of the
top soups in Sydney, as
created by chef Chase
Kojima. The Sokyo
Spicy Nabe is a white
miso with tofu and
the freshest seafood
catch of the day. 80
Pyrmont St; star.com.au
$
This family-run food court hawkerstyle eatery by chef Jerry Mai
unites the worlds of ballsy broths
and premium Australian produce
for a fraction of the price. Were
calling it the best pho in Australia.
Try the Pho Bo Saigon with sliced
rare beef, brisket and meatballs.
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WO R DS: A NTH O N Y H U CK S TEP. PH OTO G R A PH Y: G E T Y I M AG E S .
s much as we love a liquid

diet, when dinner is ladled
into a bowl were sometimes
prone to wondering if main
course is on its way.
Still, when the chilly
months have arrived, no soup for you! is the
last thing you want to hear. Because soup is
better than any of us are willing to let on.
Soup warms the soul. If youre run-down
or having a bad day, have a bowl and the
world is a happy place again, says Darren
Robertson of Sydneys ThreeBlue Ducks and
The Farm, Byron Bay.
A soup can be a quick throw-it-together or
a slow intricate thing of beauty. It can be hot,
served chilled, light and refreshing, or heavy
and hearty, and it can be a reflection of what
we have, where we are, and what we need at
a point in time, he continues.
Though the more simple a soup seems, the
more impressive its flavour. Ask any chef and
theyll say master a consomm and youll
be the king of the kitchen. The Rolls Royce
THE KIT
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on hitting the liquid diet.
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The one-stop shop
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including cooking and
blending, simmering,
steaming, kneading
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ice crushing, slicing,
grating, chopping
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Whats key is that soups
only take eight minutes
from scratch. Raise
aladleto that.
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THE RECIPE
CRAYFISH BISQUE
YEP, BISQUE. EASY TO
MAKE, SERVE THIS DISH TO
IMPRESS DINNER GUESTS.
INGREDIENTS
THE REAL SOUP NAZI

One of the most popular
characters in 90s sitcom
Seinfeld was the Soup Nazi
the no soup for you! guy
who shouted at customers
that broke his rules.
Larry Thomas, who played
the Soup Nazi, was nominated
for an Emmy for the role in
1996, but the character was
based on a real NYC soup
vendor, Al Yeganeh, owner of
Soup Kitchen International.
Turns out Thomas didnt
know the character was based
on him so instead studied
Omar Sharifs accent in
Lawrence of Arabia. The cult
episode inspired a real soup
chain, Soup Nutsy, which
opened in NYC during 1996
andlater became a franchise.
5 CRAYFISH HEADS
(PLUS TAIL SHELLS IF
YOU HAVE THEM)
60ml VEGETABLE OIL
1 LARGE ONION,
ROUGHLY CHOPPED
6 GARLIC CLOVES,
ROUGHLY CHOPPED
3 RED CHILLIES,
ROUGHLY CHOPPED
2tbsp TOMATO PASTE
1tsp SWEET PAPRIKA
250g CHERRY
TOMATOES
2L CHICKEN STOCK
90ml DRY SHERRY
300ml FULL CREAM
FRESHLY CHOPPED
CHIVES, TO SERVE
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 200C fan-forced (220C

conventional). Roughly chop heads and shells.
Add to a roasting tray and roast for 20 minutes, or
until the shells turn a deep red and the mustard
in the heads caramelises watch carefully, as
you want an intensely roasted flavour, but no
burnt character. Add oil to a large saucepan over
a medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and chilli
and cook until softened. Add the tomato paste
and paprika and stir constantly, making sure it
doesnt stick. Next, add the roasted cray shells
and tomatoes to the pan and, as you stir, smash
the heads with a spoon. Place the tray over a
burner and deglaze with some of the chicken
stock. Add the sherry to the pan and reduce for
30 seconds. Then add the deglazed liquid from
the tray, along with the remaining stock and
simmer for one-two hours (youll get a good
result after an hour, but if you carefully watch the
bisque and add a little water as needed, another
hour will deepen the flavour). Strain the stock
through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan. You
should have around one litre, maybe a bit more,
and it should have thickened considerably. Season
well and stir in the cream. Reheat and serve with
a sprinkling of chives. For a more complete meal,
poach your favourite fish in the stock before
adding the cream. Place a handful of cooked wild
rice or mixed grains into serving bowls, add the
poached fish and pour the bisque over the top.
Recipe from The Blue Ducks Real Food by
Mark LaBrooy and Darren Robertson, $40;
threeblueducks.com
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GREEK FOOD GODS

Mediterranean is making its mark (again) on
our shores. A wave of Middle-Eastern eateries
(Mankoushe, Pazaar Food Collective) followed by a
swagger of Turkish (Stanbuli and Anason) conspired
to change peoples thoughts on the humble kebab.
Now, the Greeks want a piece of the spanakopita.
First to raise the stakes were Sydneys The Apollo
led by Jonathan Barthelmess and Melbournes The
Press Club. Now, as souva hotspots like Jimmy Grants
and Zeus Street Greek also take hold, contemporary
spins are emerging to smash the plates of perception.
MasterChefs George Calombaris plans to open
a Greek diner in Sydneys Surry Hills this year, but
while we wait, David Tsirekas, formerly of Perama,
is leading the new pack with 1821.
For Tsirekas, its about time things evolved beyond
the rural taverna. My parents came out in the 50s
and that whole eneration brou ht a level of expertise
ts, but Greek really
hasnt grown
en masse in
Australia since,
says Tsirekas.
Now the
next generation,
inspired by the modern era, is incorporating todays
ideas with memories of back then.
1821 the year the Greek War of Independence
was declared sits among the hustle and bustle of
Sydneys Pitt Street. Its a strong sign of the revolution
Down Under where menu go-tos include chargrilled
octopus, lobster tossed with pasta, seafood soup with
scampi and clams, and lamb cooked over fire.
Its the Nomad, Ester or China Lane of Greek.
Contemporary, sexy, funky, modern but when you sit
down, eating it sets off memories of the traditional
without losing the soul of the old tavernas and what it
means to break bread Greek style.
WO R DS: A NTH O N Y H U CK S TEP.
E COOKBOOK
THE SCANDI WAY
Didnt get a seat at Sydneys Noma

pop-up? Well, weve got you covered
(and your wallet spared) with the
follow-up to Simon Bajadas stunning
debut cookbook, The New Nordic.
Here, Nordic Light explores the clean,
fresh flavours of modern Scandinavian
cuisine including the contemporary
plates of Denmark, Sweden, Finland,
Iceland and Norway.
Available in July, $49.99; Hardie Grant
Glutard (n.)
FOOD
SPEAK
A PERSON WHO CHOOSES

NOT TO EAT GLUTEN AND
LETS EVERYONE KNOW
ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH
THEY ARENT ALLERGIC.
Openings
Melbourne
WILSON &
MERCHANT
Paul Wilson is
back with a new
urban eatery
and bar with
an emphasis on
highlighting the
Victorian capitals
diverse culinary
history and
produce. Housed
in the citys
artisanal Prahran
Market, chef
Wilson is a new
leading player in
the farm-to-table
concept with
breakfast, lunch
and dinner six
days a week.
Prahran Market,
163 Commercial
Rd, South Yarra
Sydney
NO.1 BENT
STREET BY MIKE
The man behind
Kitchen by Mike,
MikeMcEnearney,
returns to a more
formalised
restaurant, of
sorts. Its like his
former canteen
minus queues,
with attractive
table service
and cracking
wine and food.
1 Bent St, CBD
Adelaide
BLACKWOOD
From one of the
countrys most
inspired chefs,
Jock Zonfrillo,
comes the bistro
version of his
award-winning
Orana. Housed
on the ground
floor in the same
building,
Blackwood is the
drop-in local,
with the same
dedication to
showcasing
Australian native
ingredients.
285 Rundle St,
CBD
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DETROIT
DETROIT: THE
WHEELS OF
MOTOR CITY
TURN AGAIN
ABOVE: DETROITS
SKYLINE A STARK
REMINDER OF THE
OLD, FAT DAYS.
LEFT: GOLD
CASH GOLD HAS
TRANSFORMED FROM
FLAKY PAWN SHOP
TOCULINARY PORN.
FOOD AND FASHION LEAD FORMER

RUSTBELT RUIN TO A MOTOWN REVIVAL.
orning has broken, and so has this city.

Its early on a crisp Saturday in
springtime Detroit and the signs of
crumbling grandeur are visible through
a series of half-hearted snow flurries.
Cycling along the old railway line,
which bisects the heart of this once-great city, is like
pedalling through a post-apocalyptic film. Disintegrating
warehouses and office blocks fringe GQs route, all silent
rubble, jagged windows and roofless despair. On first
appearance, this is the legacy of a city built for two
millionpeople; a city subsequently deserted by two-thirds
ofits citizens.
But all is not as it seems in this hugely underpopulated
rustbelt city. Further along the bike path, approaching the
oldest district Corktown are clear signs of life. Outside
one renovated home, Detroits flag is flying proudly. It
bears the citys 211-year-old motto: Speramus meliora;
resurget cineribus. We hope for better things; it will arise
from the ashes. Here at least, that phoenix effect appears
to have ignited.
Corktown is the vanguard of Detroits current revival
a slow but definite rebirth, now building serious
momentum. After the city declared bankruptcy in 2013
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(as a result of debts of about $26bn) Detroit seemed to

many, observers and residents alike, to be a completely lost
cause. But a combination of incredibly cheap property, vast
tracts of available land and generous tax breaks have seen
the wheels of Motor City finally start to turn again.
The automotive industry (which once made this the
richest city in the US) has largely gone, replaced by
a newdriving force of entrepreneurs, artists and chefs.
Theyre flocking in from places like New York City,
Chicago and San Francisco in their thousands, hopeful
ofstarting businesses for a fraction of the suffocating
rentsback home.
In Corktown recently named by Time Out as one of
the10 hippest communities in the world that process is
apparent. An old pawnbrokers on one corner has been
TA S TE & TR AVE L
THE
FACTS
GETTING THERE
Knock is the closest
airport to Ashford but
transfers can also be
arranged from Dublin and
Shannon. British Airways
flies to all via London;
britishairways.com
ASHFORD
CASTLE
FALCONRY, JOHN WAYNE AND

THE HEIGHT OF HISTORICAL
OPULENCE GO AND PLAY
KING FOR A FEW DAYS.
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nyone needing proof of how much the Irish love

Guinness should visit Ashford Castle. This palatial
13th-century pad in the west of the country was once
owned by Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness (operating as
a luxury hotel since 1939), but a two-year, US$70m
refurb transformed it into a world-class resort.
Like all great hotels, the wow factor hits on arrival. After being
greeted at the impressive stone entrance gate by liveried footmen,
you drive past one of the countrys best nine-hole golf courses, round
a bend, then, boom: a turreted, fairytale vision in grey limestone
on the banks of a vast, steely grey lake, Lough Corrib.
Inside, its similarly impressive, with 83 individually styled rooms
and sumptuous public spaces awash with antiques and art. The
refurbishment added a spa complex housed in a separate Victorianstyle conservatory, a 32-seat private cinema and an elegant billiards
room with an adjoining cigar terrace. Thats right, a cigar terrace.
From Deluxe to Staterooms to Suites, each room is lavishly
appointed with original artwork and custom carpets, not to mention
bespoke king-size beds swathed in monogrammed, 400-threadcount Egyptian cotton linen, and spacious marble bathrooms.
Eating-wise, theres hearty Irish fare in the atmospheric armourfilled dungeon or a Champagne high tea served on Wedgwood
overlooking Lough Corrib. But the standout gourmet experience is
the eight-course degustation dinner in the George V Dining Room
(were talking slow-roasted beef rib, miso-glazed wood pigeon and
the like), served among an opulent montage of sweeping drapes, oak
panelling and Waterford crystal chandeliers.
And outside, all the appropriate country pursuits are in the castles
1.4km2 grounds from fishing to falconry to archery and tennis.
Further afield, fans of the classic 1952 John Wayne movie The
Quiet Man not familiar? Get up to speed should visit the nearby
village of Cong where much of it was filmed.
While the refurb is a triumph, we recommend staying here for the
relaxed, gracious air that comes from hosting everyone, from princes
to presidents. Plus, it serves a damn fine pint of Guinness. Bottoms up.
ACCOMMODATION
Rates start at approx.
$500 per night, but its
worth upgrading to a
room with a lake view
so you can wake to the
mesmerising sight of
Lough Corrib.
INSIDER
KNOWLEDGE
The requisite technology
is present including USB
wall chargers, interactive
plasma screens and iLuv
bluetooth speakers, all
discreetly hidden.
If you only do one
activity at Ashford Castle,
make it the guided Hawk
Walk with Irelands School
of Falconry. Having
a hawk swoop silently out
of the forest to feed from
your hand is a humbling
experience. And it also
means wearing those cool
oversized gloves. falconry.
ie; ashfordcastle.com
FROM TOP:
ASHFORD
CASTLE AND ITS
SURROUNDINGS;
GEORGE V DINING
ROOM; PRINCE
OFWALES BAR.
WO R DS: RO B M cFA R L A N D.
THE HOTEL
THE L AB
02
04
03
05
1 iPad Pro by Apple
It might be the
obvious choice, but its
also the supersized tablet
that put the trend on the
map. Apples slim 12.9-inch
device is majestic. Switch
it on and marvel at the pinsharp display. Manipulate
an image and double-take
at the computing power.
Doodle with the Pencil and
just try to stop grinning.
Whats more, the keyboard
case makes it a viable laptop
alternative. Our only gripe:
where to stow the Pencil?
Third-party manufacturers
are supposedly providing
a solution, but still
FROM $1249;
APPLE.COM/AU/
WIN: PERFORMANCE
FAIL: NO PENCIL CLIP
THE BREAKDOWN
2 Galaxy View
by Samsung
3 Surface Pro 4
by Microsoft
With its gargantuan 18.4inch screen, this is by far the

biggest tablet we tested and
it offers massive sound to
match. However, as broad as
the screen is, the resolution
is nowhere near as sharp as
the iPad Pro. Whats more,
it comes with a very peculiar,
plasticky stand, complete
with a carry handle that
cant be detached. This
makes it supremely unwieldy
unless you position it upright
to use it like you would a TV.
So, with a TV resolution and
TV packaging, why not just
get a TV instead?
FROM $899;
SAMSUNG.COM/AU/
WIN: GIGANTIC SCREEN
FAIL: DODGY STAND
iPad Pro by Apple
4 Pixel C
by Google
This was a close competitor

to the iPad Pro but just fell
short. We like the boot-up
time at six seconds it was
the fastest (the iPad took
12) and its very stable
when set up as a laptop.
Also, like almost all devices
from Microsoft and unlike
some competitors it
comes with a series of ports
for your peripherals. Its
just a shame that its stand
compromises the aesthetics
when folded flat, and the
Surface Pen cant detect
tilt angle (so you cant
shade as on the iPad).
FROM $1349;
MICROSOFTSTORE.COM
WIN: ZIPPY BOOT-UP
FAIL: CLUNKY STYLUS
Galaxy View by Samsung
Googles hardware is on
a hot streak with their
phones and connected
devices, so we expected
great things of the Pixel
C. You cant argue with the
price (its the cheapest by
miles), or the weight of the
device (its featherlight,
though admittedly the
smallest), but we couldnt
get past the disappointing
touchscreen input lag. If we
typed too fast, it wouldnt
register certain keystrokes.
Especially in this day and
age, its a frustrating and
seemingly avoidable hiccup.
FROM $699;
STORE.GOOGLE.COM
WIN: LOW PRICE
FAIL: SLOW KEYBOARD
Surface Pro 4
by Microsoft
Pixel C by Google
5 Latitude 12
Rugged by Dell
Outdoorsy? Meet your next
tablet. Yes, its pricey, and its
specs arent quite as good as
the Surface Pro 4, but its
perfect for users operating
in harsh conditions. The
casing looks like it would
survive being run over by a
truck, even incorporating
a sliding shield for the
camera lens. And, rather
importantly, the touch
screen works with gloves.
The resolution isnt a match
for the others but, when
its helping you navigate
off a frozen mountain peak,
you wont complain.
FROM $4000;
DELL.COM/AU
WIN: HIGHLY DURABLE
FAIL: HIGHLY EXPENSIVE
Latitude 12 Rugged
by Dell
Screen size
Dimensions
Internal hard drive
Operating system
Stylus compatible?
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WINTER COATS
PAGE . 76
PLUS
THE BEST LEATHER JACKETS
THE G O -TO
When it comes to layering,

this BOSS jacket X gilet
hybrid is a stroke of
genius. Do it up for the
commute and zip out
when you arrive.
POLY BLEND JACKET, $1399, BY
BOSS; WOOL MERINO JUMPER,
APPROX. $344, BY AMI ALEXANDRE
MATTIUSSI AT STYLEBOP; WOOL
PANTS, $279, BY CALIBRE.
TIME
TO
LAYER
UP
OUR STYLISH GUIDE
TO MAKING
WINTERWORK.
S T Y L I N G O L I V I A H A R D I N G P H O T O G R A P H Y JA M E S M U L L I N S ; E DWA R D U R R U T I A
OUTFITTER
MODERN LUXURY
When swapping a business shirt for

a knit, ensure the suit is bold enough
to still make a statement. Royal tones
or a double-breasted jacket are both
strong options and, in this case,
a suave combination.
SILK/WOOL JACKET, $3550, SILK/WOOL PANTS,
$1195, AND LEATHER SHOES, $1195, ALL BY BALLY;
WOOL BLEND JUMPER, $44.95, BY TOPMAN;
COTTON SOCKS, $4.90 BY UNIQLO; CALFSKIN
LC BRIEFCASE, POA, BY GIVENCHY.
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G Q .C O M . AU M AY 2016
THE TRENCH
THE UNLINE D COAT
Stand out in this classic

by combining it with some
bold stripes and polished
leather boots.
Create a strong silhouette and

avoid overheating with an unlined
coat. Its the ultimate addition to
a winter wardrobe.
COTTON BLEND TRENCH COAT,

$3832, BY BURBERRY BRIT; COTTON
JUMPER, APPROX. $360, BY ETRO
AT STYLEBOP; WOOL MERINO TOP,
$71, BY GRANA; WOOL TROUSERS,
$119, BY ZARA MAN; LEATHER BOOTS,
$495, BY JOSEPHS.
WOOL BLEND COAT, $1387, BY LEMAIRE AT

MATCHESFASHION.COM; WOOL BLEND
JACKET, $770, AND WOOL BLEND TROUSERS,
$355, BOTH BY PAUL SMITH; VISCOSE/NYLON
TURTLENECK, $39.95, BY ZARA MAN; COTTON
SOCKS, $4.90, BY UNIQLO; CALF LEATHER
OFFICER SHOES, $1210, BY LOUIS VUITTON.
PH OTO G R A PH Y: JA M E S MU L L I N S . G RO OM I N G: J O EL PH I L L I P S U S I N G M AC
COS M E TI C S A N D O& M H A I R . MO D EL : J ED TE X A S AT CH I C M A N AG E M ENT.
OUTFITTER
THE DOUBLE JACKET
THE WEEKEND
THE R AINCOAT
Give a slim-fit jacket a second

life by popping the collar and
wearing it as a base layer. Flick
both collars up to hide any
incriminating stitching.
Keep your off-duty look relaxed

with a cosy pullover. Slim,
cropped pants and a sporty
accent, like a zip, keep things
modern and casual.
Tom Ford has crafted the ultimate

combination of sexy and sensible.
Keep this piece functional and
sophisticated by choosing
a darker shade.
WOOL/COTTON SUIT BLAZER, $160,

AND COORDINATING TROUSERS,
$110, BOTH BY TOPMAN; POLY BLEND
HALF LINED BLAZER, $250, BY COS;
CALF LEATHER OLLIS BOOTS, $775,
BY PAUL SMITH.
COTTON TWILL COAT, $685, AND WOOL

MERINO PULLOVER, APPROX. $345,
BOTH BY AMI ALEXANDRE MATTIUSSI
AT STYLEBOP; WOOL PANTS, $279, BY
CALIBRE; LEATHER ENRICO BRUNO
NAPA BOOTS, $595, BY JOSEPHS.
NYLON RAINCOAT, $4690, COTTON/NYLON

JAPANESE TECHNO BLOUSON, $2940, SILK/
COTTON TURTLENECK, $1150, AND WOOL/
MOHAIR TROUSERS, $1370, ALL BY TOM
FORD; LEATHER ENRICO BRUNO NAPA
BOOTS, $595, BY JOSEPHS.
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OUTFITTER
COTTON/SILK
FRANKIE
SCARF,
APPROX. $320,
BY DRIES VAN
NOTEN AT MR
PORTER.
The printed
motifs Dries Van
Noten delivered
this season were
fun and sexy.
Two crucial
elements of
every great
weekend.
LO 1
VES
OLIVIA
HARDING,
MARKET EDITOR
THE TEAMS FIVE

WEEKEND WANTS
FORTHIS SEASON.
LEATHER
CLASSIC
ST MAWES
WATCH, $279,
BY DANIEL
WELLINGTON
AT THE ICONIC.
Stylish, simple
AND it tells
the time. Which
means you can
keep your phone
off all weekend
(to avoid pesky
work emails).
JOSH BEGGS,
CREATIVE
DIRECTOR
WOOL
DUFFLE COAT,
$3066, BY
LOEWE AT
MATCHES
FASHION.
The ultimate
weekend
essential; I love
a hooded coat
(who doesnt?)
and this is ones
a favourite.
RICHARD
CLUNE,
DEPUTYEDITOR
BRAD HOMES,
FASHION
EDITOR
LEATHER
OSTEN
OVERNIGHT
BAG, $429,
BY CALIBRE.
I like to pack
heavy, so a big
carry-all is
essential for my
weekend away.
Especially as
you never know
what Friday
will bring.
JACK PHILLIPS,
DIGITAL
COMMERCIAL
EDITOR
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WOOL
COTTON
SHAWL
CARDIGAN,
$350, BY
TOMMY
HILFIGER.
Because,
on weekends,
I embrace my
inner lecturer.
SUEDE
CHELSEA
BOOTS, $574,
BY COMMON
PROJECTS AT
MATCHES
FASHION.
So comfy, Id
sleep in them.
And sandy
enough to fit
my anything
beachy, goes
winter motto.
MIKE
CHRISTENSEN,
MANAGING
EDITOR
OUTFITTER
OWN A
LEATHER JACKET
SIX PRICEPOINTS, SIX STYLES
AND SIX REASONS WHY YOU
CANT GO WITHOUT.
ESSENTIALS
LEATHER/
SHEEPSKIN
AVIATOR
CKET, $6555,
GIVENCHY.
cream of the
Sheepskin
ned and
rling collar
the ultimate
ther luxury.
LEATHER
AUGUST JACKET,
$2550, BY
ACNE STUDIOS.
Sleek moto accents
are a more masculine
alternative for
midweek outwear.
LEATHER
BOMBER
JACKET, $3375, BY
BALENCIAGA AT
HARROLDS.
This style is ideal for
a sports-inspired,
off-duty look.
LEATHER
OLIVER
JACKET,
$2200, BY
ACNE STUDIOS.
Pay homage to
Steve McQueen
in a classic,
racystyle.
PH OTO G R A PH Y: EDWA R D U R RUTI A .
LEATHER
JACKET, $750, BY
NEUW DENIM.
Hardware finishes
and a belted hem
take this bad
boy back to the
rocknroll days.
Adds some attitude
to a simple knit
andjeans.
LEATHER
DOHERTY
JACKET, $700,
BY KSUBI AT
GENERAL
PANTS.
Expect evening
antics in this
classic biker.
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OUTFITTER
OPTIONS
THE
GLOVE
EDIT
FOUR
HANDY
TIPS
1
JUST LIKE A PAIR
THIS SEASONS MOST

LUXURIOUS ACCESSORY.
OF LEATHER
SHOES, GLOVES
STRETCH OVER
TIME. BRANDS
LIKE DENTS AND
HESTRA OFFER
HALF SIZES TO
HELP ENSURE
A SNUG FIT.
01
2
PAY ATTENTION
02
04
03
05
TO THE LINING.
CHEAPER GLOVES
USE POLYESTER
BLENDS. THOUGH
A CASHMERE OR
WOOL LINING
WILL WEAR OUT
AFTER A FEW
YEARS, THE
INVESTMENT
DEFINITELY PAYS
OFF IN WARMTH
AND COMFORT.
COTTON/WOOL
BLAZER, APPROX.
$2465, CASHMERE/SILK
TURTLENECK, APPROX.
$1115, WOOL CASHMERE
TROUSERS, POA, CALFSKIN
LOAFERS, POA, AND
LEATHER GLOVES, $600,
ALL BY DUNHILL.
3
REINFORCED
1. DEERSKIN/SILK-LINED
GLOVES, $89.95, BY
HESTRA. 2. LEATHER
GLOVES, $890, BY BRIONI
AT HARROLDS. 3. LEATHER
GLOVES, $150, BY DENTS
AT STRAND HATTERS.
4. LEATHER LOUIS
GLOVES, $915, BY
LOUIS VUITTON. 5.
LEATHER GLOVES,
$1405, BY HERMS.
STITCHING
GUARANTEES
DURABILITY AND
LONGEVITY.
4
TO AVOID MARKS
AND SCUFFS,
INVEST IN BLACK.
THE WORK LOOK
LEATHER GLOV S, $570, BY BOTTEGA VENETA;

WHITE GOLD CELLINI TIME WATCH, $19,200, BY ROLEX.
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THE WEEKENDER
LEATHER GLOVES, $130, BY DENTS AT STRAND HATTERS;

STAINLESS STEEL TRANSOCEAN 1461 WATCH, $13,090,
BY BREITLING.
THE SPORTY LOOK
LEATHER GLOVE , $650, BY BALLY; MUMETAL/CARBIDE

ENGINEER II VOLCANO WATCH, $5350, BY BALL.
PH OTO G R A PH Y: JA M E S MU L L I N S; EDWA R D U R R U TI A .
PAIR WITH YOUR WATCH
OUTFITTER
02
TREND
IN THE
NAVY
05
06
PH OTO G R A PH Y: EDWA R D U R R U TI A . FO R S TO CK I S T D E TA I L S , G O TO P 158.
ITS THE
BUSINESS ON
A WINTERS DAY.
1. MONGOLIAN CASHMERE
SCARF, $85, BY GRANA. 2. WOOL
NEW YORK HAT, $250, BY
AKUBRA. 3. SILK STORMY
DAZE TIE, $69, BY MARCS.
4. KARAKORAM UMBRELLA,
$1120, BY LOUIS VUITTON.
5. LEATHER BURLINGTON
DOCUMENT CASE, $850,
BY SMYTHSON. 6. LEATHER
DREAM BAG CHARM, $680,
BY LOUIS VUITTON. 7. STAINLESS
STEEL SUPEROCEAN HRITAGE
CHRONOGRAPHE 44 WATCH,
$7710, BY BREITLING. 8. ACETATE
BLACK TIE GLASSES, $560,
BY DIOR HOMME. 9. SPECIAL
EDITION JOHN F KENNEDY
BALLPOINT PEN, $990, BY
MONTBLANC. 10. SELECTION OF
LEATHER NOTEBOOKS, FROM
$119, BY SMYTHSON. 11. LEATHER
BRACELET, $330, BY BOTTEGA
VENETA. 12. LEATHER SHOES,
$1200, BY DIOR HOMME.
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good time
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Retro
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QTS WEEKEND WARRIOR
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GO ORGANIC
YOU WATCH WHAT YOU PUT

INTO YOUR BODY AND THE
SAME SHOULD APPLY TO
SKINCARE. WITH THIS TREND
RAPIDLY EXPANDING, HERE,
OUR PICK OF THE BUNCH.
AGP SKIN ACTIVATED

CHARCOAL AND ZEOLITE
SOAP, $14
DR ALKAITIS ORGANIC
PURIFYING FACIAL
CLEANSER, $65 (120ml)
CHRISTY ORGANICS
AMBER NATURAL
PERFUME, $59.99 (12ml)
HANDSOME SHAVE GEL,

$24.95 (175ml)
JUNIPER RIDGE DESERT

FACE OIL, $65 (30ml)
G RO OMING
HD Skin
+ Body
A little Scandi slice in

St Kilda, this stylish
salon is claiming
a rep in Victoria
and beyond. The
brainchild of
Norwegian import
Gry Tmte, its
a gender-neutral
one-stop shop and
worth travelling for if
youre not based in
Melbourne. Try the
HD Signature
Medi Facial, which
includes a peel
and foot treatment.
hud.com.au
FIVE
THINGS TO
NEVER SAY
TO A
STYLIST
TRUST US WEVE
LEARNT FROM
EXPERIENCE.
Short is a relative
concept. As is
super-short. So allow
a hairdresser to err on the
side of length to start with.
Things can always be made
shorter, but I cant make
your hair longer.
Robert Clarkson,
Audrey & Him
HAVE
SPA, WILL
TRAVEL
If you see something

you dont like, speak
up immediately. Dont
wait until its finished to say,
Oh its not actually what
I was after.
Alexander Fuchs, La
Biosthetique
FOUR NEW CHILL-OUT

SPOTS HERE AND ABROAD.
Embrace the grey hairs

dont tell a stylist you
want full coverage.
More often than not you
end up with faded colour
and regrowth.
Rebecca Fuchs, Bauhaus Hair
4
Face Plus Medispa
The vainest location in Australia

Bondi deserves (read: demands)
its own medispa, and Face Plus does
the beautifying business better than
most. The Titan Skin Tightening
see what they did there treatment
promises to use infrared technology
to make your collagen contract for
a taut appearance, as well as firm up
sagging ligaments around the neck
and stomach. Take that, sit-ups.
medispasydney.com.au
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St Regis Langkawi
This idyllic island near the northwest

coast of Malaysia may have dropped
off the radar in the past few years,
but the new St Regis outpost is
reason enough to return. Despite it
being a chain, its a golden one and
the Iridium Spa is the best in the
region, an enclave within an enclave.
Try a bespoke Power Massage,
a custom blend of deep tissue,
Swedish and Lomi techniques.
starwoodhotels.com
Hambantota
No, its not a secondary character

from The Lion King. Rather,
a brand-spanking new resort in
Sri Lanka a country thats really
having its time in the sun as a
must-see destination. On landing,
head for this Chi spa to help adjust
to local time with the highly
recommended Executive Jet Lag
Recovery treatment, featuring
a massage and hydrating facial.
shangri-la.com/hambantota
Dont come in saying

you want David
Beckhams haircut.
There are thousands of
them. Bring a picture on
your phone so we can both
work to the same idea.
Cameron Carr, Juliana Marcs
Not so much not what

to say as not what to
do. Dont bring your
girlfriend or wife or partner
along as a creative
consultant. Its between
you and your stylist.
Claus Hagenhoff, Aveda
RETRO
ROADSTER
DESPITE THE UNVEILING

OF TESLAS NEW MODEL 3,
AUSTRALIA IS YET TO GET
OUT OF FIRST GEAR.
he fairy dust has settled and

the woo-hoopla of the fan
boys around the launch of
Teslas new Model 3 has died
down. We know it looks
fantastic and that even the
most basic variant will accelerate to 100km/h
in less than six seconds. We know that in
America it will be affordable, with a price tag
of US$35,000. Whats more, it could be even
lower once government subsidies for electric
vehicles theyre different in different
states are factored in.
But for us Australians, its likely the
Model 3 will cost far more when it hits
our shores in 2018 not that we have even
a ball-park figure at the moment.
The reason we havent announced pricing
is due to exchange rates and delivery costs,
says Teslas Australian spokesman Heath
Walker. With both as yet unknown, we
cannot announce pricing in any market
other than the US.
This hasnt prevented pundits from
predicting a price for the family-sized Tesla
sedan, with its slick Star Trek interior. Few
cars made overseas go on sale in Australia
at their foreign equivalent, so a currentexchange price of $46,000 seems unlikely,
with some tipping $60,000 or even $70,000.
How could the Model 3 be that much
locally? The answer partly explains why EVs
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(electric vehicles) have struggled to make any

impact on market share Down Under.
Much like internet speeds, the pace of
change on the super highway to an EV world
depends on where you live. In green-tinged
Norway, EVs already make up 18 per cent
of the new-car market, growing by a huge
71 per cent in 2015, thanks to generous
government subsidies.
In the UK, a new plug-in EV is being
registered every 13 minutes and the Highways
Agency predicts that, by 2050, nearly every
single car in the UK will be an EV, or other
ultra-low-emission vehicle. The Poms are
even testing new electric highways, which
wirelessly recharge an electric car while
driving over them, as well as planning to
build charging stations every 35km along
major motorways.
But the burgeoning European market is
dwarfed by China, Japan and the US, which
own nearly two thirds of all EVs purchased.
In Australia, however, the story is flipped,
with electric cars making up less than 0.1 per
cent of the market. This must be a
disappointing figure for the Australian
Energy Market Commission, which in a 2012
study predicted that 20 per cent of cars sold
in Australia by 2020 would be EVs.
Aside from a Tesla Model S (it sells for
north of $120,000), the EV most likely to
be seen on our roads is a BMW i3. It costs
$63,900, about $7500 more than it does

in America. And thats before US state and
federal incentives (designed to encourage
people to buy zero-emission vehicles) knock a
further $13,500 off the price. Yanks, then, can
have an i3 for about $42,900.
Its a figure Teslas Walker is keen to
mention but, as well as incentives, he says
Tesla sales would be bolstered by the removal
of Australias luxury car tax.
This tax was introduced to protect local
manufacturing, which is about to end. If
a replacement tax is needed, the government
could introduce a vehicle-emissions tax,
applying it on a sliding scale based on fuel
consumption. EV owners could also prove
zero emissions to obtain a tax rebate through
use of solar or offsets, says Walker.
Industry website My Electric Car describes
Australia as the worlds least encouraging
country for EVs and points out that we offer
virtually no incentives at all (Queensland
and the ACT reduce or remove stamp
duty for EV buyers).
As a result, Teslas Model 3 is likely to cost
more here than virtually anywhere else in the
world. Government incentives could, of
course, bring the price down, but only if the
attitude to EVs from Australian authorities
makes a supercharged leap forward by 2018.
So, for now, the wait goes on for our roads to
turn electric. Your move, Malcolm.
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The
Independent
Brother
Liam Hemsworth may have
followed a certain Chris
to Los Angeles but hes
creating his own path, flying
into the years most
anticipated blockbuster,
Independence Day:
Resurgence and
living a laid-back life.
With or without Miley.
WORDS
RICHARD CLUNE
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yrus. Come
Friday, it was said to be over. That weekend she was pictured riding
shotgun in a white Maserati through Malibu, near where she lives, with
a mystery man. Later, she dined with Chris Hemsworths wife, Elsa
Pataky, at elevated West Hollywood haunt Soho House. Were not sure
whether she had the kale and ricotta salata or helped herself to the buffet
both are worthy, the latter perhaps a little too meaty for the young
popette but the luncheon suggested that she was, obviously, set to
soon skip down the aisle with the Aussie actor.
What a fucking circus. Little wonder the kid sat opposite GQ today
and at 26, he is still a kid shields himself from the daily tabloid dribble;
that god-awful faux-journalism that attempts to reveal the goings-on
of his personal life.
He didnt always. He was younger less clear about the game.
Because it is a game. An idiotic, race-to-the-bottom game where editors
and their sty of hacks deliver muck masquerading as fact churning
headlines and copy that make about as much sense as Ricky Gervais
New Romantic pop period. Or anyone still attending Coachella.
Lowering himself to this level brought the young Hemsworth pain.
He made choices, he admits, on the basis of what was written. Its not
a mistake hed make today.
I dont read or listen to the press and these days I dont base my
decisions on it at all. I base all my decisions on whats happening in front
of me and Im much happier by doing that.
This is all delivered with a slight wince Hemsworths bare toes
scraping his unease into the grass under foot, his gaze locked on the
brilliant spring sun thats melting into a nearby hill separating us from
Malibus Zuma Beach.
Were five minutes from his home a sprawling $8.7m gated
estate that delivers further happiness, far removed from the bullshit
(save for the occasional swirling helicopter stacked with salivating
crew) that cloaks the life of any acknowledged, city-based actor
attempting anonymity.
It means the Neighbours alum (he played wheelchair-bound ladies
man Josh Taylor between 2007-08) can spend time in the garden,
digging about in the various plots hes keen to foster, tinker on the deck,
or relax with friends at frequent weekend barbecues. Its removed. Its
something he truly cherishes. It recalls the simplicity of his younger
years in Australia a formative period spent on Victorias Phillip Island,
an isolated, close-knit community that doesnt gladly suffer intrusion.
Malibu is also where the eldest Hemsworth, Luke, lives with his
wife and three children, just down there. Its home to middle brother
Chris when hes in LA, too, having recently downsized to a pad thatd
still smack a smile across the face of anyone with real estate dreams.
Living here is just so much better for my mind, says the youngster
boyish, bearded and casually dressed in an oil-grey T-shirt and jeans.
His shoes sit by the front door of the borrowed 50s Malibu bungalow,
where theyve spent the entirety of todays GQ shoot.
I grew up by the beach, surfing, and Im much more conditioned to
that sort of lifestyle I wanted to get back to the beach, I needed it, to
be by the water and to be able to go surfing.
He finds it calming. Better than the throbbing cityscape he called
home on first landing in LA nearly seven years ago.
Miley, too, has recently entered Malibus 90265 postcode said to
have purchased the property adjacent to his.
Again, Hemsworth squints into the distance. The pair were once
engaged, having met, and kissed for the cameras, on 2010s light
romantic piece The Last Song. Liam was just 20.
I guess when I feel something, then I just feel it and I go for it, he
says of their relationship. I make my decisions about whats going to
make me happy, what I think is right and what I want to do and I dont
worry too much outside of that.
The split came in 2013.
Of course it was hard, man. But at the time we were going in different
directions and its just what needed to happen. We were both super
young and it was a good decision at the time we both needed that.
As for todays state of play (yeah, OK, we went there): People will
figure it out, they already have Theyre not dumb.
ith the spotlight and speculation comes acute

maturation. Theres the Miley scenario, sure,
but also the heat that radiated from being
attached to The Hunger Games and its various
cinematic arrows.
Crazy is how Hemsworth describes it.
We had an idea coming into it [that it would be big] as the books had
such a massive fan base, like Twilight. So we knew people would see it.
But when we did the first press tour that was when it really hit. Wed
do premieres all over the world and they were just mind-blowing.
I grew up by the beach, surfing, and Im much

more conditioned to that sort of lifestyle
I wanted to get back to the beach, I needed it.
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Memories of a particular launch in Rome shout loudest.

It was unlike anything Id ever done before it was this massive
football stadium, like this amphitheatre, and the three of us [Jennifer
Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson] were just standing there in the middle
of it all. And leading up to it was a hundred metres of red carpet and
these security guys holding up the fence as the fans were pushing it
over and trying to climb and come in over the top its like Zombieland,
stuff like that is just really crazy. You turn up and it happens so fast, you
have all this adrenaline and then you get back in the car, its dead silent
and you wonder what the fuck just happened.
What happened was overnight visibility. Intangible global interest.
It made the youngster retreat.
Definitely especially when you start to first experience the
paparazzi bullshit. Youre less inclined to go to public places.
Going out led to difficulty namely an unwanted video on TMZ.
The place was Philadelphia where a couple of muppets decided to rain
rocks on Hemsworth as he left a bar. He retaliated, the ensuing scuffle
and powerful blows from his right fist
caught on a twitchy camera.
It was silly, drunk stuff and its kind
of why I dont go out anymore, I prefer
to get real loose in my own house
and have people come to me. When
Im drunk, like anyone, I dont think
straight or make the best decisions.
You dont see it in the video, but that
guy tackled me pretty good Not that
I condone fighting, of course, um, do it
in a cage, like in the UFC.
This winter, Hemsworth will again
face the spotlight as a central player in
the updated Independence Day outing,
Resurgence. He feels hes ready. More
mature. The skins a bit thicker. The
silliness now a little more laughable.
With all Ive been through and The
Hunger Games and that, it forces you
to grow up in a lot of ways, to embrace
things not every 26-year-old has to.
But look, theres definitely fun thats
also had the great thing about having
my Aussie buddies around me is being
able to laugh at all the ridiculous shit.
It helps me not take it all seriously,
because I dont take myself seriously;
I feel fortunate to be doing this job, but
a lot of the time, its ridiculous.
Its perhaps why he labels the upcoming alien epic an update
on the 1996 sci-fi film that enabled Will Smith to ditch the Fresh Prince
a piece of popcorn cinema.
Flying spaceships, shooting and punching aliens its a big, popcorn
movie. And these films are the ones that people actually leave their
houses to go and see.
Little Liam watched the original on VHS aged six. Maybe seven?
He wasnt allowed to, but a copy had found its way into the Hemsworth
household and he embraced the crazed end-of-the-world content.
When it came out, it redefined that movie epic genre. And I was
blown away, even though I didnt know what was going on at the time.
Twenty years on and hes now alongside original players Bill Pullman
(bearded) and Jeff Goldblum (ageless), among others.
Apparently theres now a moon base, an earth defence system and
localised alien technology. Lasers, too.
I prefer to get real

loose in my own
house and have people
come to me... when
Im drunk, like
anyone, I dont make
the best decisions.
I play a young fighter pilot, Jake
Morrison, who lost his parents in
the first attack so he has a lot of
resentment and revenge in him. He
messes up, gets his wings clipped and
is sent to the moon to basically work
as a forklift driver Earth has kind of
been waiting for [the aliens] to come
back, wondering if theyre going to
its the calm before the storm and then
trouble ensues.
Given Hemsworths allegedly dated
nearly every co-star, can we confirm
his budding romance with Goldblum?
He laughs. Man, Jeff is amazing
just being around him in normal life
is amazing. He has such an incredible
ability to enter a room and, within
20 seconds, have everyone laughing
or smiling. Hes such a generous, funloving person. Yeah, hes different,
unique but in the best way possible.
He really disarms people. We all
put up a certain front in life and act,
perhaps, how we want to be perceived
but hes just himself, he creates
agreat vibe and makes you laugh.
ontemplating the movies plot, Hemsworth reveals

a more spiritual, caring side: Wouldnt it be nice for
the human race to come together other than to fight
an alien invasion? Its a point echoed by occasional
references to the Dalai Lama and Buddhism on his
Instagram account.
Im not a Buddhist by any means, but in terms of religions, that
one is the way I want to live, as its all about being a good person and
going about everything in a loving way. Ive read a lot of the Dalai
Lamas books and Buddhist and zen books it helps me stay calm
and it helps remind me to not worry about too much, to just be
happy and to try and help other people You know, live life simply.
Thatmakes mehappiest.
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The devout animal lover and rescue dog-owner seven pets and
counting has also recently shifted to veganism. While it started solely
as a health-based decision, its grown to indulge more ethical concerns.
Initially, yeah, it was just physical. My good friend Woody
Harrelson, whos been vegan [arguably stoned?] forever actually started
things back on The Hunger Games, getting me to go vegan for a month.
But then I was travelling a lot and I went back to eating meat.
Right before shooting Independence Day, I really wasnt feeling all
that good so I decided to go vegan for the shoot just to see how it
made me feel. The more I was doing it, the better I felt and the better
my energy levels were, compared to when I was eating meat and always
needing a nap I also began educating myself more about the mass
production of meat and the abuse that happens and the more I learnt
about that side of things, you know, it just felt like the only way to go.
Hemsworths thoughtfulness and desire to be informed extends
to personal musings about the state of American politics, specifically
the unexpected march of one Donald Trump.
I follow politics as much as I can take... But look, to be honest, God
I hope hes not president. I mean, the stuff that comes from his mouth
is a joke its scary. I only hope most Americans realise this.
or all his desire to be reclusive to retreat into the hills

of Malibu and deflect the public attention that comes
his way Liam Hemsworth is actually someone you
know. Hes accessible and unaffected. Hes the same kid
who flipped UDLs with mates as an underage teenager
down the main streets of Phillip Islands Cowes. Hes
the lanky, good-looking guy who played a bit of schoolboy footy
(and who still avidly supports the Western Bulldogs), choosing not to
pursue the sport on weekends as it interrupted a desire to spend time
with family and to chase his brothers over slabby, reef-break surf.
Hes a knockabout lad, simple in the nicest of ways, a dreamer. Hes also
someone who accepts lucks role in his elevation.
Man, Im hugely thankful to be where I am Ive gotten to work
with so many great actors who Ive looked up to, directors too. And
Ive definitely had it easier than a lot of people I know I have friends
whove been [auditioning] every year for the past five years and who
havent broken through. I did it, thankfully, on my first trip and spent
three months auditioning for everything and then was lucky enough to
land something that kept me here.
The fact he lost out to brother Chris for the title role of Thor
is well documented. Still, any mention of his 32-year-old sibling
simply prompts discussion of the tight, fraternal bond the Hemsworth
boys share.
Fuck, Chris has been hugely influential. Luke too. If theyd become
plumbers I probably would have become one I just always wanted to
hang out and be like them When I first came to LA, Chris was the
one who told me, all the time, Learn your lines and care about things.
And he continues to do that. Hes one of the most hardworking people
I know, and everyone whos ever worked with him, actors and directors,
always talk about how much he applies himself how he cares more
about it than anyone else. And I honestly dont think I care as much as
he does Hes my idol, I look up to him in every way.
That brotherly bond, he tells us, was fostered by the love between
parents Craig, a social services counsellor, and Leonie, a teacher.
Growing up, my friends were always blown away by how affectionate
and how in love they were. Most of my friends parents were divorced, or
getting divorced, or they didnt have great relationships and Mum and
Dad were different, like new lovers. Theyd hold hands walking down
the street I never saw it as weird or different, they just set such a great
example for a relationship that works, of how you keep a family close.
But surely there were fights?
I never fought with Luke. Hes calmer. I mean he and Chris had
beef, but nothing like me and Chris. We were so alike and just so
stubborn we fought over everything when we were kids. Still, I always
looked up to him and always wanted to hang out with him and his
friends. And, sometimes, he wouldnt want me to hang out and thats
when the fight would start as Id chase him with sticks and rocks and
brooms and hed tell me I was a girl because I needed weapons. Or Id
kick him and hed call me a horse.
Its funny, when I was young I remember theyd tie me up in
a sleeping bag, then bash me and theyd put me in the tumble dryer
when I was little. They wouldnt put the heat on, but they could
tumble it and then be like argghhh The truth is, I was never bigger
than Chris and was never in a place where I could truly intimidate
him he can hold his own and always could. I guess we stopped
fighting when I was in high school, though we still have some pretty
heated arguments, were still stubborn and well disagree and stand up
for what our way is.
Its little more than seven years since the kid came to LA, following
the footsteps of Chris. In those years hes gone from an actor whose
2007 TV debut was a single line in McLeods Daughters See you at
the party tonight at eight to getting solid billing on one of the years
biggest blockbusters. Not bad for someone whos never allowed his
brother to open a professional door.
Still, many look at Liam as the lesser, wallowing in the shadows cast
by Chriss career. People compare. Its what people do.
Mate, Id be happy if I was living in his shadow [laughs]. Hes so
good at this job and works so hard and thats something thats always
washed off on me. Look, I never compare myself to him, Im doing my
own stuff and at the end of the day were supportive of each other and
just glad were both working.
And Im happy I got to follow him and Luke into this world as
I always loved movies, I always loved that they allowed this escape from
real life, allowed you to switch off and not worry about something or
anything for two hours or so. And so Im excited, every day, to make
good movies and be able to do that for people.
Independence Day: Resurgence is in cinemas June 23
Fuck, Chris has been hugely influential.

Luke too. If theyd become plumbers I probably
would have become one I just always wanted
to hang out and be like them.
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ST
LOUNGE
GQ TRAVELS TO SPACEPORT
AMERICA TO EXPLORE WHAT
THE AMBITIONS OF BRANSON,
BEZOS AND MUSK MEAN FOR
THE REST OF US AND
FORTHE NEXT SPACE AGE.
WORDS
MICHAEL HAINEY
PHOTOGRAPHY
BRYAN DERBALLA
S
SPACE. ITS A FUNNY THING.
Kubrick knew that.
Because if you start a story with apes, how
can it not be funny?
Then again, doesnt everything thats about
humans start with apes?
Heres the funny thing about space: ask
people what they think about it and youll
get every kind of answer. We should colonise
Mars. We should stay home. We should look
for life. Space, really, is a giant Rorschach.
Into it we send rockets and satellites and space
stations. But more than that, we send beliefs.
About what is meaningful. About what is
possible. About what is inescapable.
Look, Im no space nut. More of a space
optimist I believe in the mission. The night
Neil Armstrong walked off the lunar module
and onto the moon, I was there, next to my
mother. She kept my seven-year-old brother
and me from falling asleep, jostling us every
few minutes as we sat on either side of her
112
on the living room sofa, so we could witness

history. The night Skylab fell from the sky,
I sat in the parking lot of the grocery store
next to our house, sure that I would catch
a piece of it. Bruce McCandless making that
first untethered spacewalk in 1984? I watched
with shivers of dread and awe stunned by
the image of him floating, seemingly adrift.
And then there was the winter morning
I walked into my college cafeteria to punch in
for my shift as a dishwasher when Doc, one
of the cooks, walked by holding his transistor
radio to his ear and telling us the Challenger
had exploded. When Columbia broke up over
Texas, it was early on a Saturday morning,
and I heard the news as I was driving through
empty back roads in New Jersey.
If you ask me what I think about space, I say
this: Ive always believed there is, somewhere
in our core, a need to push forward. To explore
what is over the next horizon. Were curious.
Were knowledge-seekers. Were tool-makers.
Were problem-solvers. Get off the beach
or die. Get off this rock or die. Thats what

I project into the void.
But somewhere along the way maybe when
NASA discontinued the Space Shuttle I, like
a lot of people, lost the sense of what forward
means. (Forward to where? Forward to what?)
My whole life I had gazed up, tracing the
ballistic trajectory of the US space program,
and suddenly that trajectory showed me only
the vast emptiness of space.
Now, space is back. Musk,
Branson,
Bezos.
Each
pursuing a pet project:
build reusable rockets and
ultimately colonise Mars;
send ultra-rich tourists on
the worlds most expensive
roller coaster; mine asteroids.
NASA, meanwhile, keeps
plugging away at its science
and robots.
Its hard to know how
seriously to take any of it
theres no focus. Yet the pace
of space news continues to
accelerate like a hailstorm on
a roof. There are new images
of Pluto. Signs of water on
Mars. Viral videos of rockets
blown to smithereens as they
attempt ludicrous vertical
landings.
Then
viral
videos of rockets executing
those same ludicrous vertical
landings successfully.
A few months ago, between
gigs and longing to clear
my head, I took a road
trip and ended up at the
Very Large Array (VLA),
the radio astronomy observatory in New
Mexico. Youve seen it a giant field of 27
white radio telescopes, mounted on railroad
tracks, all turned toward the sky. It got me
thinking about space again. And I realised:
I dont know how people dream about space
anymore. What they believe about it. What
I believe about it.
And an image popped into my head.
A slick computer rendering of a sci-fi-looking
building in the desert roughly the shape of
a manta ray blue lights arrayed in a halfmoon around it.
Spaceport America.
Whatever happened to Spaceport America?
You remember Spaceport, right? Just over
10 years ago, New Mexico persuaded Richard
Branson, who was then boasting of plans to
start regular flights into outer space on Virgin
Galactic space planes, to base his company in
a deserted patch of the Jornada del Muerto
(Spanish for Day of the Dead) desert, 50
kilometres outside the town of Truth or
Consequences. Yes, thats its actual name.

The state eventually ploughed more than
$260m into developing and building the site.
Branson signed a 20-year lease to be the prime
tenant. And now the place is up and running.
Its not just a rendering; its operational.
I couldnt get it out of my mind. Im not
saying I pulled a full-on Richard Dreyfuss
in Close Encounters of the Third
Kind, sculpting my wifes mashed
potatoes into a scale model of
the Spaceport facility. But I kept
wondering, What is going on
there? And were other people like
me drawn to Spaceport as well?
I mean, we were promised flights
to outer space.
DID YOU KNOW NEW

MEXICO is the cradle of rocketry?
Of spaceflight? Well, it is.
And yet when you think about
America and space, what comes to
mind? Florida? Sure. California?
Check. But New Mexico?
Here in the land of enchantment,
people are a little disenchanted with
the rest of us for our ignorance.
Its kind of a load of crap,
everyone thinking Florida is the
place for space, a woman tells me
at the McDonalds in Alamogordo.
New Mexico invented space.
She has a case.
It all started with Robert
Goddard, the guy who literally
wrote the book on rocket science
A Method of Reaching Extreme
Altitudes. Ninety years ago,
before he came to New Mexico,
Goddard launched the first liquidfuelled rocket at his aunts farm in
Massachusetts. It came down two
and a half seconds later in a cabbage
patch, proving the viability of liquid
propellants and that Goddard
was going to need a bigger yard.
A few years later, looking for
a wide-open, flat, non-cabbageinfested space where he could
(a) see where a falling rocket landed
and (b) know that the falling rocket
would not set a neighbours house
on fire once it did land, he moved
to Roswell, New Mexico.
That Roswell.
It was in Roswell that Goddard
set up his main workshop, where he
built bigger and faster rockets and
came up with the principles behind
gyroscopic navigation. Shortly
before he died in 1945, Goddard
was taken to a Navy lab and shown
a top-secret rocket that had been captured

from the Nazis the V-2, which Hitler had
used to terrorise London. After the war,
a bunch of V-2s were secretly shipped to, yes,
New Mexico, where they were tested and
dissected with the help of the very man who
had masterminded their development under
the Nazis, Wernher von Braun.
Twenty years after von Braun was making

rockets for Hitler to bomb London, he was
overseeing the American space program,
building the Saturn V rocket that would fly
us to the moon.
Thats what you learn if you read
closely inside the New Mexico Museum
of Space History, a small building located in
Alamogordo, approximately 160
km from Spaceport America.
The museums best exhibit
its most powerful relic, if you
will is not inside; its in the
car park. Or, really, just next to
the parking lot, buried at the
foot of the flagpoles that bear
the US and Smithsonian flags.
Flags that are forever flapping
in the winds coming off the
Sacramento mountains.
If you stand at the foot of the
flagpoles and look down, thats
where youll see the plaque:
Worlds First Astrochimp Ham
Ham proved that mankind could
live and work in space.
Dedicated March 28, 1983
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APOLLO SPACE PROGRAM; HAM THE CHIMP'S GRAVE SITE.
Like I said, everything starts

with apes. Before he was Ham,
his handlers, simply called him
Number 65. Or, sometimes,
Chop Chop Chang. Before they
could send humans into orbit,
NASAs scientists needed to know
if spaceflight would badly slow
a pilots reaction time. So they
trained Number 65 every time
he saw a blue flashing light, he was
to push a lever. If he didnt, they
shocked his feet with electricity. If
he did, he got a banana pellet.
Mmmm banana pellets.
On January 31, 1961, technicians
strapped chimpanzee Number
65 into a 25-metre tall Redstone
rocket at Cape Canaveral and
launched him into suborbital
flight. The blue light flashed
and the chimp pressed his lever.
Sixteen minutes later, after he had
ascended to an altitude of 250km,
his pod plopped down in the
Atlantic. Americas first hominid
in space was home.
Only then did the Air Force
name him Ham, after the
Holloman Aeromedical Field
Lab, where he was housed. If he
had died, they didnt want the
public grieving over a chimp with
a lovable name. Ham made the
cover of Life magazine.
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But the plaques are missing. There are metal

Five months later, Alan Shepard repeated
SPEND TIME IN NEW MEXICO and
frames, but theyre empty. Fifty or so missiles,
the mission, minus the banana pellets.
you start to hear about the two space ages.
and I cant find one that has a name or
Ham lived out the rest of his life
The first is all Goddard and von Braun and
a caption anywhere. All Im left with is
in zoos. When he died, his remains came
big, lumbering, one-off rockets the size of
a smattering of rockets without context.
to Alamogordo.
skyscrapers that are built by big government
Space. A funny thing.
You lead America into space and they
and the military-industrial complex for
A place of no context that we have to
bury you in a parking lot.
hundreds of millions of dollars so we can
givecontext.
Well, most of you.
send a tiny group of humans to the moon.
After he died at that zoo, the
The second space age is all about
idea was to do an autopsy on Ham,
you. And its all about something
then stuff his hide and put him on
you hear a lot these days that
display in a museum. That was the
the barrier to entry is now low
plan, until word leaked out. People
enough that soon, to paraphrase
felt this was a bit too undignified
Elwood Blues, you, me, them,
for our first space hero (or maybe
everybody will get to space.
a bit too Soviet its what the
Tours
to
the
second
USSR did to Strelka, one of nine
age start at the town of Truth or
dogs they sent into orbit). So the
Consequences.
government abandoned its plan
At a welcome centre, I sign in
for a stuff n show. It was decided
with an elderly woman behind the
Hams remains would get a proper
counter who wears a blue Spaceport
burial minus his skeleton. Once
America flight suit. The room
a science specimen, always a science
seems to be an old auditorium,
specimen. His flesh was detached
and on one side there is a small
from his bones and his remains
stage that sits empty, save for
were sent to New Mexico. Hams
a folding table and an American
skeleton lives on, as it were, in
flag. At the opposite end of the
a drawer at the National Museum
room theres a number of rickety
of Health and Medicine.
primary-school-level interactive
You are a pioneer. A trailblazer
exhibits. Like the plastic, kid-size
for the space age. And what glory
rocket. Above it theres a circular
is yours? Nothing.
banner inscribed with the phrases
You end up a shell of your former
Living in Space, Working in
chimp self.
Space, Playing in Space. On the
Just west of the museum is
other side of the banner there
White Sands Missile Range,
are more words, but I am not
the secret-ish US military base
sure whether these were written
where von Braun and his new
for Spaceport America or are
employers tested all those captured
someones leftover entry from
V-2s. Ever since, the place has been
a Soviet poetry competition:
where the US has tested rockets,
Service,
Routine,
Muscular
from Patriot Missiles to nukeTonality, Gastrointestinal Health.
delivery vehicles to Star Wars
Not exactly firing up the next
defence systems.
generation to go out and science
Theres a small exhibit just
the shit out of shit.
inside the heavily guarded gate
While I am waiting for the tour
of the base, and after the sentry
to start, I meet Blair Williamson.
spends 10 minutes running
A big guy. Firm handshake.
a background check on my drivers
A recently retired solar-power
licence, Im waved inside OK,
businessman, he offers. He
New York, youre good.
and his wife had an extra day on
The exhibit is a history (of sorts)
their vacation, and he thought it
of American rocketry since World
important to see Spaceport.
War II; a greatest hits, I guess, of
Im a man who believes in
Americas first space age. Dozens of
sussing out opportunities. This
decommissioned missiles jut up out
is the next big thing, he says. If
of the hard desert ground at steep
you ask me, its a mistake to go to
angles, mimicking a moment in
Mars. We got to get back to the
launch. It looks like an avant-garde
moon. Pronto.
art installation for projectiles.
Whys that?
FROM TOP: THE LEAST INTERESTING SPACE SHUTTLE EVER,
And as I wander through, I try
By the time we get to Mars
AT SPACEPORT AMERICA; SPACEPORT TOUR GUIDE MARK
to look at the plaques that seem to
and come back, therell be 10,000
BLETH; MISSION CONTROL, UNMANNED FOR NOW. RIGHT:
SPACE TOURISTS MICKEY MCMANUS AND DARA DOTZ.
be placed in front of each missile.
Chinese on the moon, waving at
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us as we float by, and laughing. We need to

get off this planet. And we need to get to the
moon and then get locust-like.
Locust-like?
Yeah. Do what we as humans do best:
decimate something. Strip it of everything
of value. Then come back here. He pauses.
But I fear we have lost that chance. I fear the
Chinese are way ahead of us.
Does China give Spaceport tours?
THERE WERE THE MERCURY SEVEN.

Today, we are the Spaceport Thirteen we
who have come to ride a bus into the desert
and learn what awaits us very soon in space.
Our guide for the day is Mark Bleth. Hes thin
and in his forties, with dusty blond hair. Like
the woman at the ticket desk, he also wears
a blue jumpsuit. As our little bus chugs out of
town for the 40-minute drive to Spaceport,
Bleth tells us to look out the window. We are
on a twisting, narrow mountain road. Bleth
points out a large concrete structure in the
distance: the Elephant Butte Dam.
He tells us how the dam came to be built in
1916. How the federal government, in order to
construct such a massive public works project
in the middle of nowhere, had to build a spur
off of the main rail line to bring in supplies.
The spur, he told us, was critical.
So, says Bleth, thats Spaceport America:
the spur. Before we can get to space on
a regular basis, we need to build the spur.
And just as the railroad opened up this vast
nothingness of America for commercial
use, so will Spaceport help open space for
Americas commercial use.
Bleth pulls out a battered blue binder and
flips it open to a photo of Jeff Bezos Blue
Origin rocket executing a successful vertical
landing. Are you all familiar with this? It
happened only a few weeks ago. Murmurs of
recognition ripple through the bus. So that
was here? someone asks.
No, says Bleth. No, that was not here.
But we are hoping that Jeff will come and use
our facility.
A few minutes later, we arrive at Spaceport
a large, turtle-shell-shaped structure that
emerges gently from the desert flatlands. We
are led into the main building, where, inside,
a giant mural covers the wall. Called The
Journey Upward, it begins on the left with
prehistoric hominids (again with the apes)
staring with awe and wonder at the night sky
and ends with an image of what looks like
a space station. I ask Bleth if Bransons rocketplanes will fly to that space station. Its not
a space station, he says. Thats the Bigelow
Aerospace Hotel. Mr Branson plans to make
regular flights there. So mankinds millionsof-years-in-the-making Journey Upward
crescendos at a hotel?
For now.
For now.
Bleth leads us to some windows that look
down on the large hangar below, where we
can see SpaceShipTwo, Bransons rocketplane or rather, a full-scale replica of it. Its
only a mock-up, Bleth tells us. Because, well,
the original SpaceShipTwo no longer exists.
In October 2014, during a test flight, the craft
broke apart over the Mojave Desert when one
of its pilots prematurely unlocked the ships
braking mechanism. One pilot died; the other
was ripped from the cockpit and managed
to deploy his parachute. Branson vowed that
the accident would strengthen our resolve
to make big dreams come true. Virgin set to
work building a new craft (which it unveiled
in February), but the tragedy has put all of
Bransons efforts at Spaceport in a freeze, with
no one knowing when the next flight will be.
It has also served as a reminder: rockets are
dangerous. Space is good at killing you even
before you get there.
See up there? asks Bleth when we get out
onto the tarmac, pointing back at the main
building. The third floor? That will be the
Virgin Galactic astronaut lounge. While

you are waiting for your flight, you will relax
there, until it is time to depart. Then you will
come down here and board your plane.
Bleth tells us that in the first space age, only
546 humans went to space. Think about that.
But there are more than 700 people waiting to
fly into space via private flights with Richard
Branson. And he will start with his list of
founders, people like Leo DiCaprio. Pretty
cool, right? And this is where theyll depart
from. Right here. A waiting room before you
zoom up 15,000m at approximately 3700km/h.
Remember, space is good at killing you. Its
hard to imagine Leo relaxing in this lounge.
The young woman next to me tells me shes
here on the tour because shes camping her
way across America. Shes a Doctor Who fan,
and in one episode of the show, she says, theres
a Zygon invasion in Truth or Consequences.
So she wanted to visit the town. The trip to
Spaceport was something she decided to tack
on. I ask her if she would ever go into space.
Congress just passed a law where anything
you discover in space, you own, she says. So,
thatd be cool. Continued on p152.
DO WHAT WE HUMANS DO
BEST: DECIMATE, STRIP IT
OF ALL VALUE AND LEAVE.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
VICTOR DEMARCHELIER
FROM HANGING WITH BARNEY (THE DINOSAUR) TO

DATING BIEBER ITS APPARENTLY ALL IN THE PAST
FOR THE DISNEY GIRL WHOS GROWING UP FAST.
RICHARD CLUNE
LEN
WORDS
y the time you read this, Selena Gomez or just Selena as shes
now of the mononym will be a month into a tour that has
her stomping global stages, almost nightly, until December.
Its the kind of run generally reserved for stadium bands
think The Stones or the (original) AC/DC. Not tween idols.
But thats the thing about Gomez, shes that popular. Cue
the 23-year-olds Instagram account 77.5m followers at the
time of writing. It makes her the most-followed person on
the platform edging out Taylor, Kim and Beyonc. So too
former flame Justin Bieber.
Hence the extended tour. Hence the mixed audience. See,
for all the fame and popularity attached to her younger years
as a princess of the Disney environment, Gomezs audience
is now wide-ranging, from tweens, grown-up former tweens,
Bieber fanatics and newcomers the recent adopters drawn
to the maturation in her music, and personality, as loudly
evidenced on last Octobers album Revival.
The critical response was mostly glowing the studio piece

claiming a No.1 Billboard position and landing on various
best of lists for the year.
Meanwhile, singles Good For You, featuring A$AP
Rocky, and Hands To Myself also cracked the US top 10.
The latter track, particularly, hid no subtleties in wanting
to reposition the once-saccharine singer. In the video,
ascantily clad Gomez danced about a dramatic Hollywood
Hills pad, her underwear at times accessorised by locked
handcuffs when she even bothered to wear underwear.
As for the lyrics, take what you want from this sample:
Cant keep my hands to myself
No matter how hard Im trying to
I want you all to myself
Your metaphorical gin and juice
So come on, give me a taste
Of what its like to be next to you
Wont let one drop go to waste

Your metaphorical gin and juice
The edgy shift coincided with her leaving the family
home and moving from Hollywood Records (an
offshoot of Disney) to Interscope. For these reasons,
comparisons toher onetime TV colleague Miley Cyruss
transformation were plentiful.
Every single girls done it differently, Gomez has said
when quizzed on such parallels. Obviously she wouldnt
be doing what Im doing, and I wouldnt want to be doing
what shes doing.
In the end, Gomez has said, acting remains the main
game. Its why she added to Harmony Korines Spring
Breakers with a brief appearance in last years standout
TheBig Short, and new indie number, The Fundamentals
ofCaring, alongside Paul Rudd, set for release.
Still, the failure of most to move past the teen image

she projected for so long remains her biggest hurdle.
Yeah, thats probably my biggest issue when it comes
to doing movies being known in a different way.
My intention was always to be an actress and
asinger. Unfortunately, it just kind of got clouded
AndI never really wanted to be on tabloids or anything
like that. Im not oblivious to that being the road bump.
But Im also prepared to keep fighting through it.
The Fundamentals of Caring debuts on Netflix June 24
I NEVER
REALLY
WANTED
TO BE ON
TABLOIDS
OR
ANYTHING.
ILLUSTRATIONS
DANIEL GRAY
WORDS
RICHARD CLUNE
The GQ
GUIDE TO SURVIVING
OUTSIDE
Hi, this is Bryanboy

reporting live for
Bryanboy on all things
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Thanks for the insight
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Need to know how

to nail an air of
nonchalance? Look
no further than Mr
Gigi (at least at the
time of writing), Zayn
Malik. Forced peace
sign optional.
FAN
GIRLS
Far-shon? Puh-lease,
these tweens are here
for a chance to selfie
and scream every
time Zayn/Harry/The
Other Ones wander
into view. Which they
will, regularly, seeing
as smokings an
outdoor pursuit.
THE
KERFUFFLE
You with the big
hair and your
mate, honey, your
seat's outside,
somewhere
between the
bloggers and
the kerb. NOW
MARCH!
THE
WALKING MODEL
I dont want to go back to
Scunthorpe, I dont want
to go back to Scunthorpe,
I dont want to go back
to Scunthorpe... Stomp,
pout, turn. Stomp, pout
turn. Fuck, I necked too
many tequilas last night
which fuckin show is
this anyway? Oh, shut up
brain. Urgh, I feel rubbish.
Stomp, pout, turn."
BACKSTAGE
TH E M ASTER
AND
TH E
M YSTERY
WORDS
ADAM BAIDAWI
T
OVER A GLASS OF MOT
& CHANDON (OR TWO),
WE CHAT TO ENIGMATIC
TENNIS STAR AND
CHAMPION OF THE OPEN
ERA, ROGER FEDERER,
ABOUT THIS MONTHS
WIMBLEDON AND WHATS
LEFT TO PROVE.
he first time we truly saw Roger

Federer might have been around
5:15am, July 7, 2008.
Strange scene, really. Inch
by inch, the All England
Club had been swallowed by
darkness. As in, real darkness not overcastBritish-summer-daytime darkness. It was after
9pm local time and the longest grand slam final
ever had just finished. Roger Federer, had, finally,
lost on grass.
Rafael Nadal, his brash and brawny foil, had
been aiming for such a while. But watching it
happen well, that was something else entirely.
Lets be clear: Wimbledon still belongs
to Federer. (Hes won there equal to anyone
in history.) And back then, in 08, it really,
really did. It wasnt just that hed won five
straight tournaments there. The connection
felt deeper, more symbolic. Think Bradman
and the MCG. Pre-confession Armstrong and
the Pyrenees. You could feel the reverence
Federer had for this place.
Sure, every other player would wear their
Wimbledon whites. Nadal chose his finest
muscle-tank-and-bandana ensemble. But when
Roger walked onto Centre Court, he favoured
something more regal. He went for ivory like
on his elegant ribbed cardigan, offset by an
embroidered gold RF monogram. This was

his royal dress, and this was his palace. Nike
would later sell the cardigans for $500 apiece.
Wimbledon is, of course, the nucleus
of tennis nobility the Mecca of the
gentlemans sport. And Federer is the purest
of gentlemen; once the best in breed.
On that gloomy, rain-delayed Sunday,
Federer fell two sets down, calmly and
methodically played his way back into
afifthand then fell in the decider.
This was his court, but not his day
thingshad changed. The bullish Spaniard
had finally outmuscled the graceful Swiss
master. Two months on and Federer would
relinquish his 237-week iron grip on the
world No.1 ranking. Less than a year later,
reporters began asking about retirement.
As the last of the daylight farewelled
Centre Court that July evening, Federer
stood meekly, holding his second-place
trophy. He appeared much like that gifted
school student, the academic teachers pet,
the one whod just been out-performed by
ayounger, more creative upstart.
In his scuffed shoes and mud-stained
muscle tank, Nadal scaled Meccas walls
and he sullied them. Rafa climbed atop
the iconic scoreboard, drenched in sweat,
mountaineering to his family members. Its
not hard to imagine Federer wincing at this.
In fact, if you looked closely enough, you
could see Roger Federers heart break, just
a little. And this is crucial because Roger
Federer gives very little away.
f course, its wholly normal

for a superstar athlete to be
inaccessible. Because these
types present from behind
shields shields that protect
from creeps and freaks and
actual journalism.
NBA legend LeBron James has a famously
deep corporate entourage. I once waited
90 minutes at a party to be granted a sole
question with David Beckham.
But with Federer, it goes deeper. The
others, you know, have something to shield.
With Federer, you dont even get a whisper
ofit, on or off the court.
Today, my odds of an authentic moment
avulnerable moment with Roger Federer
are slim-to-none.
And the hoops you go through to meet the
Swiss right-hander he of an ability to hit
lines likes few others are as follows.
First, you give your name to the girl at
the door with an iPad. Then you give your
girlfriends name to the girl at the door with
an iPad (because you were allowed to invite
a guest). Then comes a lift though that can
only make it to the seventh storey, given its
128
broken beyond. Thankfully, theres another

girl, also with iPad, ready to show you up
aflight of stairs. Up that flight of stairs where
a quasi-rooftop party is in occurring. Here,
you see opulent goblets of Mot Federers
an ambassador whose golden bubbles will
proceed to stalk you for the remainder of the
night. And into the next day.
Youre told that, Roger Federer has the
flu. Youre also told that you have precisely
15 minutes. And then youre told that, all
things considered, you should be very, very
grateful for this allocation.
So you sit, you consume Mot, and you
watch the moody weather rob the rooftop
ofits would-be Cte dAzur vibe.
A TV crew waits nearby. You spot a guy
youve seen on TV Grant? Brant? hes
redoing his tie. Its a little more skewed the
second time around.
You proceed again up several more
flights of stairs. More girls, more iPads.
Theres a dapper French guy in black-onblack.Or is he Swiss?
The assistants diversify now; a motley
crewwhose personalities are impeccably
balanced. Theres the sweet, affable,
borderline one. Theres the sharp, pretty,
professionally distant one.
By this point, youre in a sort of penthouse
apartment. You couldnt find your way out if
you wanted to. And, behind a final frostedglass door, Roger Federer sits on a couch.
This is rare, he shrugs. The only time
I get sick is because of the kids they pass it
on. Theyre always going to be sick at some
point until theyre five, 10 years old. I get it
more from them than the tour, to be honest.
Flu-ridden Federer is as adept at being
inoffensively charming as normal Fed. Two
minders sit on adjacent ottomans a live
audience who can pull the plug as they wish.
Fluey Federer looks clean and effortless in

a brilliant navy suit and starch-crisp white
shirt. The shoes are polished; his hair is
Centre Court tousled.
Sure, thats a basic style move. But when
youre travelling the world with two sets of
twins under the age of 10 and battling flu,
staying this pulled-together is a real feat.
I always have to be careful that I do
get enough sleep. Thats been a challenge
in the last six years. Before that, you just
had more time. With the kids, now its all
about constantly managing the schedule.
Its delicate, he says. Because, you do want
toget up in the night and maybe change
anappy.You want to be a dad. Unfortunately,
Im not going to do it anymore. The sleep is
really important. I help more during the day.
Eight years after that Wimbledon final, the
twilight of Federer has stretched farther than
many expected. He remains world number
three. He remains a perennial, talented and
immaculately groomed threat.
I think I could beat 25-year-old me. I feel
like I have more power in my shots. I serve
better and more consistently. My backhand
is better. I volley better. Im a better athlete,
he says. My forehand in full-flight, and my
confidence, was something else at 25. But
Iwould still back myself to beat him today.
But Federer hasnt won a grand slam since
2012. His most notable accomplishment
in the last 18 months was defeating Nadal

atatournament in Basel.
Time on tour goes by very, very fast.
Icame on the tour in 1999 I feel like it was
yesterday. It just goes, he snaps his fingers,
like this all of a sudden, youre towards the
back-end of your career.
The 34-year-old says his regrets are simple:
he was too rushed and too indecisive in his
early days.
Adapt quickly. Make tough decisions
early. It could be management. It could be
coaching. It could be which tournaments
to play. Embrace the challenge of making
decisions. Dont always have somebody else
making decisions for you. At the end of the
day, you have to live up to it. Youre the one
whos in control of your destiny.
The text message tone of his maybeFrench-probably-Swiss minder goes off
for the third time. Were reminded of the
watchful eyes. We persist.
Astonishingly, Federer says he can relate to
the PR nightmare that Nick Kyrgios recently
found himself in.
No, I completely relate to it. Every step
ofthe way. I made mistakes early on as well.
Wait, what?
For me, it was behaviour on the court,
with myself.
As in, showing frustration?

Yeah. Today, its different. It was a good
school for me. It was a way to grow up.
Unfortunately, due to the public eye, you
have to improve quickly, and you have to put
it aside, fast. People are checking you out.
There are microphones everywhere. You
have to be careful. You have to respect the
sport. And respect your opponents.
Kyrgios would be heartened to hear such.
(If only a cocky haircut and strong forehand
did a once-in-a-generation legend make.)
And once you enter the arena, thats when
you put the game face on without ever
forgetting to do things with style, class and
fair play. I dont want to cross that line, ever.
And with that, the minders breathe a sigh
of relief. Federer is, of course, a lightning rod
for endorsement deals. Hes wildly successful
andhistorically talented. Hes well-presented
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP:

SKIES DARKEN AT
WIMBLEDON; FEDERER
ATFULL STRETCH;
TESTING HIS METTLE AT
TABLE TENNIS; A FINE
YEAR FOR MOT AND FED;
2008S WIMBLEDON FINAL
AGAINST RAFAEL NADAL.
(see: gold-monogrammed cardigan). Hes

wholly incompatible with any kind of
cheating scandal whether drug or marital.
The guys infallible. Thats great business.
Thats a star youll follow into his twilight.
No, no its not a dirty word, says
Federer. The only thing about the word
retirement, he grins coolly, is that Ive
been asked about it since 2009.
Leading Australian doctor of sports
medicine, Peter Brukner, would later tell
GQthat Federers longevity isnt just luck.
As well as inheriting good genes for
athletic prowess, hes also inherited good
genes for physical resilience. His body
has been able to cope with huge physical
demands, says Brukner. But good
management plays a huge part in injury
prevention. To play tennis at the level
Federerhas maintained for more than
adecade requires extremely high levels
ofphysical conditioning.
Federer, ever a man for detail, tells me how
his pulse rate has changed how his explosive
muscle fibres have adjusted. It takes a little
more time now. Physically, youve got to be
really tough. Strong. Not just for a month
ayear;you need to do it every day of the year.
Heres something. Before he falls asleep at
night sure, perhaps after a glass of Mot,
never more than two Federer sometimes
replays his favourite memories, warping
through the years like a TV broadcast on
raindelay (minus Cliff Richard).
Wimbledon victory. 2003. I see it. My first
one. I beat [Australian, Mark] Philippoussis.
It was my first Wimbledon. Then its the first
moment I became world number one, here in
Melbourne, in 2004. I knew I was going to be
the world number one a week later.
Honestly, for the past seven years, I look
back and Im happy that I always took the
time to enjoy those moments. Before, I had
a tendency to play a tournament, finish, win
and wonder whats next Oh, weve got to
book a flight! I feel like the last seven or eight
years have not gone by so quickly. Whereas if
I look back before that it was just too fast.
For a moment, hes opened up.
But when does that collection of moments
become sufficient? When do you have enough
to last you through retirement?
Federers back stiffens a little.
Well, you relive those moments he
starts, looking for the word. The goosebump
moments when you win a tournament you
want to relive those moments again.
A hurried nod comes from the ottoman.
People dont understand that, says
Federer, leaning in. People dont understand
that you want to go back there. That you want
to relive those moments.
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MILLENNIALS
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WORKPLACE
G Q INC .
Its one of the small misunderstandings

between the generations and the tables
are about to turn as to whos being
misunderstood. According to data from
the Pew Research Center, Millennials
(those born after 1980) last year surpassed
Generation X to become the largest sector of
the United States workforce. While were not
quite there in Australia, the day of Millennial
reckoning is coming with ABS figures from
2014 revealing they already make up 38 per
cent of the Australian workforce. Gen-Xers
(those born between 1960 and 1980) are
only just ahead, comprising 43 per cent.
Meanwhile, Baby Boomers (born between
1945 and 1960) make up 16 per cent.
Its said that Millennials work with you,
not for you which is a big shift in mindset
from Baby Boomers, who value loyalty and
respect hierarchies, and Gen-Xers who
were independent, adaptable and keen on
the corner office. As Millennials start to
outnumber everyone else, workplaces will
change to suit their way of working. So what
does a Millennial-heavy workplace look like?
Wave goodbye to cubicles
Organisational psychologist Judith Lehmann

from LifeConnect in Sydney, who consults to
the likes of Macquarie Bank, Commonwealth
Bank, NAB and Deloitte, and is currently
working with JBWere on the subject of
human capital, tells GQ, One of the key
Millennial traits is the need for collaboration,
and businesses are responding with flatter
organisations and [changes in] physical
workplace design. In other words, not only
will the CEOs workspace look similar to the
interns (a trend thats been playing for some
time now), the lack of physical barriers, such
as partitions, will mirror the increased access
offered by emerging technologies. And the
Millennials will have no problem hitting
up the CEO with a pitch if they feel their
supervisor isnt listening. Because he or she
will be seated right alongside them.
Millennials
guide to
getting
a pay rise
from a
GenX-er
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Annual reviews are no more
Last year, the NAB followed Deloittes lead

by scrapping formal annual performance
evaluations for its 35,000 bankers. Microsoft,
Adobe and Accenture have done the same.
Instead, theyve been replaced by fortnightly
or weekly check-ins for a generation that
thrives on constant feedback. Whats
more, the tenor of these interactions will
change to what organisational psychologist
and executive director of the Cairnmillar
Institute, Kathryn Von Treuer, terms
that of a coach and definitely not aformal
management-styleinteraction.
Companies with conscience
While there may not be pictures of

sponsor children on the fridges in the tea
room, companies wanting to entice and
retain Millennials will have to lift, or in
some cases establish, their game when it
comes to corporate social responsibility
and contribute more than just a profit
to the world. Research conducted by
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Millennials At
Work report found the top two drawcards
for job acceptance were an opportunity for
personal development and an organisations
reputation. The role itself was the third
consideration with starting salary a distant
fourth. Whether its through allowing
a set number of days off for volunteer work,
establishing pathways for the disadvantaged
or other altruistic projects, the intranet
of the Millennial-dominated workplace
will be increasingly characterised by a see
what good people we all are section. Were
paraphrasing, but you get the point.
Disrupted days
Neer Korn, of social and consumer

research company The Korn Group, says,
Millennials were raised on a parenting
diet of high self-esteem and were taught to
unleash their talent. Their expectation is for
constant innovation from their workplace,
after all, thats been their life experience.
First thing to note Millennials are also known as the everyone gets
a trophy generation. Your Gen-X boss probably thinks youre already too
big for your boots and have no idea how long they had to wait for a pay
rise in their day. So approach this pitch carefully.
Organisational psychologist Kathryn Von Treuer suggests a Millennial
should ght back against any Gen-X bias by researching how they really
compare against their peers. A trap that many can fall into is believing
they have gone above and beyond when in fact their effort is on par with
contemporaries, she says. So do a bit of asking around beforehand.
That said, Millennials also have a better handle on analytics that
accompany almost every task including that of getting a pay rise.
MILLENNIALS
BELIEVE THAT
THEIR RESULTSDRIVEN
ATTITUDE
ENTITLES THEM
TO CLIMB THE
LADDER FASTER.
This need for innovation means
workplaces will have to hold training
seminars and brainstorming sessions more
regularly expect an invite in your inbox
as often as once a week. And therell be
a lot more interaction across hierarchies,
if you dont mind. Because if theres one
bankable generational generalisation, its the
Millennials unshakable belief in the right to
be heard no matter whether theyre entry
level, CEO or somewhere in between.
Variety, too, will have to be engineered
into the workplace or Millennials will walk.
As Korn notes, Once theyve learnt a skill,
far from working at it for considerable time
until the next promotional opportunity, they
seek it immediately. Now that I know how to
do this, whats next for me? they ask. What
skills are you going to provide me with now?
Results not hours (or years)
Lehmann foresees offices that offer more

flexibility than the traditional nine-tofive grind, having reassessed the notion
of productivity itself. This shouldnt be
measured by the number of hours worked
at the office, but rather by the output and
results of their work, says Lehmann.
Getting work done in less traditional ways
Millennials often have an advantage in these negotiations as they

not only have more information than any previous generation at their
ngertips, they are better at accessing it, she says. This makes it that
much easier to put forward a strong case on specic areas you have
contributed to the business.
Given Gen X-ers feel like they made more of an effort to get ahead,
social researcher Neer Korn gives this advice to ambitious Millennials:
See the world through the needs of the company rather than your own
perspective. Think about whats valuable to the company and the team.
Millennials work very hard so you want to emphasise your willingness
todo further training and gain even more valuable experience.
I.
How a Gen
X-er best
motivates
a Millennial
without
apay rise
As a Gen-Xer, you likely
grew up as a latchkey kid
entertaining yourself
after school while both
parents worked to pay the
mortgage. That makes you
more independent and you
may prefer to work alone.
Millennials, however, grew
up with mobile phones
and were never out of
reach hence the need
for constant feedback.
Korn says the key to
managing Millennials is to
provide just that. So when
knocking them back for
a pay rise, remember that
Millennials are often after
meaning, not just money.
Millennials want things
to put on their CV. They
want to ll resums with
experience, so think about
what training you can
provide, what courses
they could go on, what
work they could do in
an overseas office. Ask
yourself what you can do
to show youre thinking
about their future.
For a generation that
knows little of criticism
and has rarely heard the
word no, Von Treuer
suggests framing the
pay rise knockback not
in terms of a Millennials
shortcomings, but how
they can overcome
these going forward:
Organisations need
clear policies that
reward achievement,
as Millennials believe
promotion is based on
achievement, not time
spent somewhere.
Organisational
psychologist Helen
Crossing, from
Inspirational Workplaces,
adds, Make two things
clear: acknowledge what
they bring to their team
and to the organisation
for many this is almost
as good as a raise. Only
when this is established,
should you move on to the
gap between where they
are and where they need
to be the next time this
negotiation takes place.
And put a date in the diary
to re-evaluate. Even if its
months away.
GENERATIONAL
OFFICE DESIGN
doesnt mean less quality or productivity.

Expect less adherence to the 40-hour
working week but greater crossover between
home and office life as you no longer have
to be in the same space to conference with
colleagues or for the boss to get in touch.
Rapid expenses
Baby Boomer workplace
Your workspace reects your seniority (or otherwise) in the company,

allowing anyone to walk in and immediately appraise whos who in
the hierarchy from the guy in the corner office to his secretary,
trickling down through the window offices, internal workspaces and
the carpet-lined partitions in the middle.
Gen-X workplace
The power structures are more subtle and at times cryptic. The boss
went from an enclosed office to a desk pretty much the same as
everyone elses. Except slightly bigger and with more natural light
perks only those working 40-plus hours would appreciate. The
demarcation reected the Gen-X philosophy that even though they
were higher up the food chain as bosses, they wanted to foster the
appearance of, See, Im just like you. With, of course, a clear subtext
that theyre not theyre still your boss, after all.
The most connected and tech-savvy

generation wont settle for archaic systems,
especially when it comes to being reimbursed
for expenses. Thats good news for anyone
who hates photocopying their receipts. To
a Millennials eye, anything less than a quick
turnaround reeks of being an undervalued,
rather than a fairly treated, colleague.
According to Forbes, The most successful
brands with high Millennial retention are
adopting a cloud-based app, with a mobile
component, that allows them to fully
automate the expense-reporting process
from anywhere. Seems like more an
annoyance than a career-changing factor,
but a survey by HR Industry website TriNet
found that Millennials are 21 per cent more
likely than Gen X-ers, or Baby Boomers,
to have difficulty paying a personal bill
because they were waiting to be reimbursed
for business expenses. Whats more, over
half of respondents said theyd given up
the opportunity to attend training or other
professional opportunities because an
employers reimbursement policy made it
too difficult. How can that not impact the
attractiveness of a working environment?
Constant moves
Not that you liked them that much to

begin with, but you wont be spending as
long beside your work buddies anymore.
According to a report on CNBC, the average
Millennial job tenure is two years, while that
of Baby Boomers was seven. With transience
no longer the employment faux pas it once
was, anyone whos done the same role for five
years in the one Millennial workplace will be
seen as somewhat lacking in ambition.
Frustrating times
Millennial workplace
Reecting the desire for atter, less hierarchical structures, this

office overtly does away with status indicators. This means the kid
with the coffee order could be either an intern or CFO. Desks are
identical, the partitions non-existent. Perhaps the only indicator of
seniority is the speed with which IT respond to calls and the choice
of sneakers. Common Projects and Yeezys for the higher-ups trailing
through the mass-market runners to Converses for the entry-levels.
For all the improvements that Millennials

have brought and will bring to the office,
Lehmann says their workplaces will most
likely feature an undercurrent of impatience
and even frustration at times. Millennials
dont seem to compare themselves to historic
values such as tenure and seniority, but
believe that their results-driven attitude
entitles them to climb the ladder faster. It
generally takes them a little while to come to
the realisation that success takes time.
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I.
The Boss
G Q INC .
MARK BOURIS
Walk into the business section of any bookstore and youll see
a wall full of promising advice to wannabe leaders. Yet when US
job website CareerBuilder surveyed 3500 full-time workers about
their dreams of a promotion, only a third said they aspired to
a leadership position.
Still, nothing wrong with eyeing off ascension (and a fat pay
rise and corner office), but realise that leading a team to greatness
takes more than a simple vision and an ego. Its about talent,
dedication and inspiration and its certainly not for everyone.
When it comes to being a leader, it doesnt matter what level youre at
in an organisation. People can display leadership at every rank, whether
youre leading a team of 500 or two.
But when you think of leadership, you most often think of that top
stratum, the leader who is the ultimate owner, the CEO, the main guy
of a business. He or she drives the business by inspiring people. He
underpins the business hes like a Warren Buffett. And not everyone
should aspire to be that person. Because thats a big thing to achieve.
See, leadership is a roller-coaster. For a start, youre subject to the
vagaries of the market youre in, and you dont control that market.
You have the macro-economy to deal with, as well as your segment
of that economy.
Then youre subject to the emotions of the people who work for you.
They might have personal problems, like a sick kid, that will endure
for six months, and your job as the leader will be to hold their hand
and navigate that with them.
To get the best out of people in the workplace, you have to
help get them through. David Gyngell, the former CEO of Nine
Entertainment Co, was a tremendous leader. Had he been running
Nine this year, when the 60 Minutes crew were jailed in Lebanon, hed
have kept everyone back at head office, together, and ensured everyone
remained unified and on the same team.
Ninety per cent of leadership is people management and culture, and
the culture is a result of managing people properly. You need to realise
its not about telling people what to do rather, its getting people to
follow. Its not about dominating its about getting them to look up to
you for inspiration, strength and ideas. Also realise that in managing
people, you dont necessarily need to like them.
Im not a good people person, but Im a good leader. You dont
have to be someone who wants to sit down in a circle, hold hands and
sing Kumbaya My Lord that to me is a people person. What you
need is emotional intelligence, and to have qualities in yourself that
others want to emulate. Its not about being generous, its about being
consistent and about being persistent.
It also doesnt matter how much you aspire to being a leader
because you wont get there unless you have the qualities required.
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It doesnt matter how much you promote or advertise yourself some

who dream of being the boss are driven by power and authority. And
often those same people are insecure, so theyll never get there. Or
theyre just after the money or a big car or a big house. If youre chasing
leadership because youre just after those things, well, that wont work.
So, whats the right reason to want to be a leader? To change the
way things are, to change the culture of an organisation, to change
the way people deal with you as a consumer, to make the system fairer.
Whatever it is, it has to be about change.
And its only when you start being a leader that you know if its for
you. Its extraordinarily hard to become a leader and its even harder to
stay there.
If you feel its too taxing on your personality, give it away. Many
people have been destroyed on becoming a leader. Others thrive.
Elsewhere, it can break a person down, over time, until they end up
totally exhausted and wrecked.
So before you reach for that promotion and throw in your current
position, make sure you understand the risks. I like to recall an old
Greek story, one of Aesops fables, about a dog with a bone in its
mouth as it crosses a small bridge over a crystal-clear pond. The suns
shining and theres not a ripple on the water. The dog looks over and
sees another dog, staring back, with a bone in its mouth. Reaching
down to grab the bone from the other dogs mouth, it loses its bone
in the process.
Know that if youre good at something, unless youre prepared to
put in the effort and take the risk of no longer being in your current
position, then you might not want to make the jump to being a leader.
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IT DOESNT MATTER
HOW MUCH YOU
ASPIRE TO BEING
A LEADER BECAUSE
YOU WONT GET THERE
UNLESS YOU HAVE THE
QUALITIES REQUIRED.
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10 BEFORE 10
G Q INC .
I.
HOW TO WIN THE DAY BEFORE THE CLOCK HITS DOUBLE FIGURES.
nless youre four years old, early mornings

probably arent your friend. For many,
the idea of getting out of bed super early
is about as pleasant a prospect as an allinclusive, back-to-back movie marathon of
Adam Sandlers entire oeuvre. To combat
this widespread morning malaise of drudgery and snoozebutton-hitting, Hal Elrod author of bestselling book,
The Miracle Morning has crafted the ideal early routine.
If you win the morning before work, Elrod quips,
you win the day while youre at work. With that in
mind, here are 10 GQ-approved ways to super-charge
yourmorning and the rest of your day.
MEDITATE
Put that phone down.

Most people start the day
with the chaos of emails
and social media. Not you.
Clear your mind for the
day ahead by starting it
insilence and meditation.
GET UP
EARLY
And at the same time.

Newsash: this requires
discipline. But time is your
most precious possession.
Train the body to regularly
rise early (your circadian
rhythm needs consistency to
work correctly) and youll get
a healthier sleep overall.
DRINK
COLD
WATER
A calorie-free way to
reup your metabolism.
READ
EXERCISE
Put on your gym shorts

because youre about to work
up a sweat. Daily exercise
isnt just something annoying
people do for the moral high
ground, its proven to improve
blood ow around the body
including to your brain as
well as boost energy levels
and release endorphins. Lift
weights. Jog. Star-jump. It
get your body moving.
No, that doesnt mean social

posts or even news. Youre only
one book away from improving
any area of your life. Double up
and blast an audiobook while
you exercise. Make sure its
something that will move you
WO R DS: DAV I D H A L L I DAY. PH OTO G R A PH Y: G E T T Y I M AG E S .
VISUALISE
WRITE
Before stepping on the

green, Jason Day visualises
how each shot is going to
look. Thats you tomorrow
morning. Imagine your tasks
for the day, then visualise
their perfect outcome. Its
easier to perform at peak
levels when youve already
gone there in your mind.
EAT
Skipping breakfast is
associated with weight
gain. What youre after
is something healthy
that, ideally, isnt cereal.
Getting 35g of protein
will curb the production
of ghrelin, a hungerstimulating hormone,
throughout the day.
Your brain is at its most

creative in the morning.
Commit some thoughts
to paper. Writing down
a couple of things youre
grateful for is a perfect
place to start, putting
you into an excellent
headspace for the day.
STRATEGISE
Like a general planning a

campaign, update your to-do
list with only a few of your most
important items this is your
compass for the day. Stick to
the most important actions that
will benet your business.
ATTACK
That thing on your to-do

list that you dread? Do that
rst. In the morning, you
have energy, youre fresh,
and youre most capable
of doing that task most
effectively. Done. Is that
the time already?
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BECOME
A BETTER
RUNNER
CHAMPION
ot many people can

successfully complete
a 250km ultra marathon
and bench press 140kg.
Athlete and trainer Andrew
Pap Papadopoulos can,
proof that muscle mass and incredible cardio
can go together. He also proves youre all
capable of endurance running.
I got involved in cross country at school,
says the 25-year-old, then, aged 18, I joined
the army for a year. Thats where my passion
for endurance really started. And since
participating in 2014s Search4Hurts final
Google it he hasnt looked back.
To embark on a 100km-plus ultra
marathon obviously requires motivation.
It starts with the sense of satisfaction in
completing such arduous tasks, he says,
but it comes down to the strengthening of
character and mind; I live each day to the full
and continually push myself to the limit.
Youll need at least four months training
but just ramping up kilometres isnt the
most effective way to improve. Instead, mix
up running routes and add in hill repeats,
sprints and fartlek to your preparation.
Use this time to test out supplementation
and your sleep too, and concentrate on
setting your own goal pace come race
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PROPULSION LABS.
Cadence: People
think that to go
faster you need to
take longer strides.
But that brings a lot
of heel striking,
so shorter, lighter
strides are better
for you. Anywhere
from 160 to 180
steps per minute.
Posture: Maintain
strong upper body
posture so your
shoulder blades
are pulled back
and youre looking
ahead not down.
Stance: When
you step forward
to catch yourself,
thats the angle
you want to carry
throughout a run.
Using gravity, this
helps to run on the
forefoot, not heel.
RAMPING
UP THE
DISTANCE
ISNT THE
MOST
EFFECTIVE
WAY TO
IMPROVE.
VITAL
STATISTIC
Proud chest:
Lengthen through
the stomach and
dont collapse your
core. This helps with
hip flexion (having
hips going forward)
and also keeps your
diaphragm open
and your breathing
consistent.
Knee Drive:
Haveagood angle
between foot and
bum so youre not
lifting yourfeet too
far off the ground.
That way,the knee
will come forward,
thenthe hip.
day,the key is to focus solely on your pace.

So plug into an audiobook, get yourself
adevice with inbuilt heart monitor and GPS
totrack training, and get running.
If you think youll train better in a group,
Papadopoulos has also set up BattleFit
Australia*, which focuses its clients on
running form, endurance and camaraderie.
We do a 10-week program ($600; three/
four weekly sessions), where we teach correct
technique, the purpose of each exercise, and
training for specific events. Our motto is
to concentrate on performance rather than
aesthetics. And if that doesnt appeal, Pap is
also a head trainer for Active Escape fitness
retreats think seven days training at your
own intensity, in Bali, The Maldives or
Hawaii. That sounds more like it.
Dare To Be Fit app is due to launch in July.
andrewpap.com.au; activeescapes.com.au
ULTRA-RUNNING EVENTS CAN ENCOMPASS ANYTHING

FROM A LEISURELY JOG ON THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD
TOA SIX DAY, 250km TORTURE TEST IN THE RED CENTRE.
THE EXERCISES
As well as clocking up the kilometres, a 10-minute routine with

unilateral exercises prolongs performance and improves form,
while also aiding recovery, injury prevention and strength.
DEAD BUGS
Twice a week;
15-20reps/3 sets
A fantastic deeper-core
exercise that translates
well to runners. The key
is to ensure tension is
kept between knee and
hand. Keep bent knee at
90 degrees and move in
a controlled manner.
Exercise Progression
Add light resistance
with hand weights
Longer pauses
Higher rep range
SINGLE
LEG SQUAT
Twice a week;
8-12 reps/3-4 sets
Balancing on one foot,
squat down, bending at
the knee and sitting hips
back as if you are going
to sit in a chair, with
other leg outstretched.
Once down to a 90-115
degree angle in your
knee, extend leg back up
to standing.
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Go through full
range of movement
Perform on
unstable surface
WALKING LUNGES
1-2 times a week;

12-15reps/3 sets
These develop both
stability and strength
throughout the ankle,
knee and hip. Ensure
you're pressing your
front heel into the
ground, activating
hamstrings and glutes
to drive forward into the
next step. Rear foot is
only for stability.
Perform on
unstable surfaces
Close one/both eyes
STEP UPS Twice a week; 12-15 reps/3 sets

SINGLE LEG DEADLIFTS Once a week; 10-15 reps/3 sets
SIDE-LYING HIP ABDUCTION Three times a week; 15reps/4 sets
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POSTCARDS FROM THE ASTRONAUTS LOUNGE, CONTINUEDFROM P115.
THE
SPACEPORT
OPERATIONS
CENTER IS a smaller turtle-shaped
building about half a kilometre from the
hangar and space lounge. Bleth leads us
inside to the receptionists desk, but theres
no receptionist. A glass wall allows visitors
to see the row of monitors where operations
personnel work. But no ones sitting at them.
Theres only a sign taped to the door by the
current tenant, a company that is leasing the
space and preparing for a mission Bleth cant
tell us about:
Acme Co.
Notice: Authorised Personnel Only
And then theres an illustration of Wile
E Coyote, looking all cocky.
Most of the time, Bleth says, Spaceport is
not in use. Companies other than Virgin
sometimes lease the facilities to launch
rockets or other things that go high into
the sky. But a lot of the time, its like today:
empty. This is a feature, not a bug, Bleth says.
Here, you get the best of both worlds. We
are government-owned, private-enterpriseleased. Unlike NASA, we can bring in
resources for each project, he says. We
expand and contract as needed.
Theres one last stop on the tour.
Bleth leads us through a door and into
a garage with fire trucks. These, at least,
are not mock-ups. I think back to a video
console I saw in the main building. It played
a continuous loop of career opportunities at
Spaceport: brush clearer, general maintenance
technician, firefighter. (There were no listings
for astronauts.) We all stand around, taking
photos of the fire trucks. The only person who
really seems impressed is a five-year-old boy.
We get back on the bus for the trip home
and an onboard video about the future of
Spaceport. Bleth tells us that after the videos
over hes going to give us quiet time, to
contemplate, and that hed like all of us to close
our eyes and imagine what Spaceport and the
second space age means for you, your children
and grandchildren. He pauses. And, he
adds, just like Ham the space monkey got
banana pellets for correctly performing his
tasks, I have an incentive for you all: cheddarcheese crackers. He holds up a wicker basket
with generic Twisties and passes it around.
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I close my eyes.
I hate Twisties.
Driving back to my hotel across the empty
landscape, its hard not to be depressed.
I just spent two hours at the place thats
supposed to make us all pioneers in the
second space age, and all I can think is that
its a concoction worthy of North Korea.
That if I leaned on a wall, I might discover
that its only cardboard and my hand might
crash through it. That everything there is
either hollow or dangerous. And that ACME/
Wile E Coyote sign taped to the doors? The
metaphor is irresistible: Maybe Richard
Branson is Road Runner, and we are all Wile E
Coyote, thinking we have just been delivered
a beautiful gift, but instead we open the box
and discover we are holding a bomb.
Boom.
Blink-blink.
Space. Its a funny thing.
I SPEND THE NIGHT IN nearby Las

Cruces, feeling frustrated. Thinking over my
day, my biggest memories are of fire trucks
and Twisties. We were promised rocket ships,
and we got fire trucks.
The next day, I return to Truth or
Consequences and find myself sitting
in a coffee shop, nursing my growing
disillusionment, when I meet two people
who were on that mornings Spaceport tour.
Theyre on a self-directed space road trip
across America. Theyve already checked off
NASAs facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, the
Johnson Space Center in Houston, and White
Sands. Shes wearing a T-shirt that says Mars
or Bust; hes wearing one with a drawing of
the solar system and an arrow to Earth, under
which is the caption: Everything Revolves
Around Me.
Her name is Dara Dotz. Shes an industrial
designer, part of a team that just developed the
first 3-D printer capable of working in zero
gravity for NASA. They finished on budget and
ahead of schedule. And now their printer is up
in space, having travelled to the International
Space Station on a SpaceX rocket. So Dotz has
been busy making off-planet manufacturing
something essential to the next phases of
space exploration possible.
The guys name is Mickey McManus. Later
I learn that hes a leading light in a tech design
firm and the author of a book about the future
of pervasive computing. I also learn of his
favourite quote, attributed to Antoine St
Exupry: If you want to build a ship, dont
drum up people to collect wood and dont
assign them tasks, but rather teach them to
long for the endless immensity of the sea.
The two of them are smart and easy to
connect with. And as we sit over our coffee,
I feel a misguided sense of relief that Im in the

company of co-cynics. We share a few laughs
about the emptiness of Spaceport, the lack
of activity. When I ask where theyre headed
next on their tour, I throw in a little remark:
It can only get better from here. They let
it go. McManus replies that theyre going to
make a stop in Vegas for CES.
Im not sure which place has more suckers,
I say. Vegas or here.
What do you mean? he asks.
I mean, this place. Do you believe it all?
Look, says McManus, its important
that a place like this exists. Because unless
we build places like this, the future does not
happen. The trouble with places like these is
that they raise expectations. And we live in
a world where everyone wants what they want
to see now. If there is waiting involved, people
somehow think youve failed. But science
doesnt live on that timetable. And heres the
other thing: going to the moon? Into space?
I dont care if you are NASA or Branson or
Musk it is really, really hard. And dangerous.
And scary.
Dotz takes a drink of coffee. I look at that
place and I couldnt be more excited, she says.
When I was a girl, all I wanted was to be an
astronaut. And I gave up on that dream. But if
I were a girl now and saw that? Id believe. Just
like I believe in it right now. Are we close to
going into space, all of us? A lot closer than we
have ever been.
We talk for an hour. The thing about
people like Dotz and McManus? They make
you believe.
Call it a course correction.
Its easy to look at something like Spaceport
and think its just a 21st-century version
of a railroad spur to nowhere. But spurs to
somewhere begin as spurs to nowhere. The
hard part here is the timeline. This quest will
not be measured in years but in lifetimes.
Right now, I feel were back where the
US space program was in the days of Ham.
Hokey as it sounds, yes, this is the dawn of
the second space age. And were in a moment
when were struggling to figure it out. The
good news is that its not just NASA working
the problem, but also people from Dotz,
making 3-D printers for the space station,
to Elon Musk. The barrier to entry has
been lowered. (And, as Bezos and Musk
have shown, so has the barrier to vertical
re-entry.) And maybe the people who board
Bransons flights will be nothing more than
wealthy Hollywood Hams (though they
likely wont end up buried in the car park
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DIRECTORY
THE MODERN MANS DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL SHOPPING AND SOPHISTICATED STYLE.
BOOTS AND ALL
CASH AND CARRY
Weekend wear often features the usual suspects

hoodie, T-shirt, jeans and Desert Boots by Clarks
Originals. Launched in 1950, the distinctive slim-line
style, stitchdown construction and signature crepe sole
of the boots are still crafted using the same techniques
and continue to dene cool, appealing to generations
of men around the world. clarksoriginals.com.au
Sleek, strong and stylish,

Machine Eras Ti5 Slim
Wallet is made from
uncoated aerospace-grade
titanium and designed to
hold the essentials eight
cards and cash. To help
guard against identity
theft, the wallet has RFID
protection. And because
multitasking is king, the
wallets thumb slot doesnt
just let you access your
cards easily, its a bottle
opener, too. machine-era.com
WALK THIS WAY

A suit teamed with lace-up shoes used to be the order
of the day in the corporate world but the latest footwear
collection from Julius Marlow makes it possible to
tweak the rules. It features everything from dressstyle to pull-on boots in perfectly distressed, waxy
Portuguese leather. juliusmarlow.com.au
If youre a keen diver, youll want to get your hands

on Breitlings Superocean 44 Special watch. An
aviator-type watch with a black steel case and black
dial with white indications (with a luminescent
coating), it has excellent readability and is waterresistant to a depth of 1000 metres. breitling.com
Whether you want it

for its tness training
features, your next outdoor
adventure or every day
at the desk, the Garmin
fnix 3 HR smart watch,
above, is the new musthave accessory. It combines
rugged good looks (you can
customise the watch face)
with advanced navigation
capabilities and activity
tracking as well as having
Elevate, a wrist-based heartrate monitor. garmin.com.au
SUITS EVERYONE
Nailing the formal dress code is simple with Suit Up
Menswear. Wedding parties are the retailers specialty
and it offers a range of formal suits for men, as well as
wedding dresses for brides-to-be. suitupmenswear.com.au
JOIN THE CLUB

RM Williams boots have earned a fan club that includes
everyone from farmers to politicians and movie stars.
The iconic boots are made by master craftsmen, who use
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asthese Burnished Craftsman boots. rmwilliams.com.au
Open Letter
Look, its not that we dont admire you we do. Your ability to compete in whats undeniably the most brutally demanding
sports event on the planet, day after day, is incredible enough. But its your physical ability to do so while simultaneously
treating your bodies like lithe little guinea pigs in the name of drug experimentation that causes us to sit back in awe.
What makes todays race an undeniable Tour de Farce is the pretension youre against blood doping, EPO and steroids
when we all know that without them, many would struggle to make it to Paris.
Your best rider, Alberto Contador, was busted for taking clenbuterol. In any other sport that would have seen him and his
bike kicked to the kerb. But no, instead you gave him a two-year sojourn before welcoming his doping, wiry little arse back.
Not to mention a certain Mr Armstrong who arguably flew higher than his Apollo 11 namesake.
See, at GQ, we think its time to start over. And lets begin with a new venue how does Tour de Colorado sound?
Here, youll be welcomed in what is a mountainous, high-living US state. And to really subject bodies to the kind of testing
we want to see, youll sample challenging, and occasionally thrilling, substances every morning, before a stage commences.
To make things more exciting, we wont say what youre getting it might be good old marijuana-sourced THC in those
Gummy Bears, or it could be LSD. But picture the fun as the day goes on.
No more of that descent posture where you flatten yourselves out like a grasshopper stuck on a moving car, oh no, youll be
flying down hills with faces split by look ma, no hands smiles while making loud Wheeeee! noises. Or trembling in fear and
grabbing for the brakes given the sheer gradients.
The climbs will be tough, unless your Mystery Drug Package contains the horse-sized whack of testosterone that saw Floyd
Landis produce an inhuman, and career-ending, performance back in 2006. We should bring him back, by the way, because
that guy is fearless in his approach to drug dosage, and thats what we want.
As for the sprinters, lets see how much of a hurry theyre in after a morning mull cake.
Yes, OK, some may die, because an eight-ball of cocaine and exercise doesnt always mix, but hey, these are the kinds of risks
youre willing to take anyway.
So, lets just forget the pretense and get on with it. May the strongest man grin.
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Dear Tour de France cyclists,
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