May 29, 2023

Introducing The Cover Stars of May Issue

Jodie Turner-Smith Graces Cover of ELLE UK's May

She is a notably dexterous performer, and one of Turner-Smith’s most talked about roles came in 2021, when she made history by becoming the first Black actor to play the doomed Tudor queen, Anne Boleyn. Another actor who understands a thing or two about being a first is Ncuti Gatwa: this autumn he will step into the Tardis as the fifteenth Doctor Who – and the first Black Doctor. As Gatwa takes on one career-defining role, he leaves another. Netflix’s Sex Education was the show that catapulted him from rising actor to the big leagues (watch out for him in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie this summer).

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Interviewer: Ncuti Gatwa

Photographer: PETROS

Donald Glover Graces Cover of GQ’s Second Global Creativity Awards Issue

Donald Glover is one of the most exciting and original voices in Hollywood, a writer turned comedian turned rapper turned actor turned P-Funk All-Star turned showrunner turned farmer. He named his nascent company after Gilgamesh, the mythic Mesopotamian hero who angered the gods. “Gilga is like Erewhon for culture,” he says, referring to the high-end California supermarket. “I want to work with the best people in every medium. To work toward sustainable output. The culture we’re getting from our phones is not high quality. It can be really good sometimes. And fun. But not necessarily high quality. Gilga is the filter for all of that.”

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Writer: Mark Anthony Green

Mark Anthony Green is the Special Projects Editor at GQ. Mark Anthony Green is the Special Projects Editor at GQ. He is a highly respected journalist and writer with a passion for fashion, culture, and music. Mark has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, Esquire, and Complex. He is known for his insightful and thought-provoking articles, which often explore the intersection of race, identity, and popular culture.

Photographer: Fanny Latour-Lambert

Ice Spice Graces Cover of Paper Magazine

While taking in a steady diet of Top 40 songs, neo-soul, old-school hip-hop and doses of EDM, Spice’s musical world began to take shape around her, not knowing how much it would follow her into adulthood. She also attracted attention throughout her childhood and teenage years for her hushed deep voice, which would soon become her signature.

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Writer: Jade Gomez

Jade Gomez is PAPER's News Editor. She specializes in writing about music and weird corners of the internet. She's usually found listening to records with her senior dog, Tyra.

Photographer: Markus Klinko

Markus Klinko is an award-winning, international fashion/celebrity photographer and director, who has worked with many of today's most iconic stars of film, music, and fashion. From there, he went on to create some of the most iconic album covers of his time, including Beyonce's Dangerously in Love, and Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi.

Doja Cat on TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2023

Doja rose to prominence in 2019 after she went viral with “Moo,” a playful, lo-fi music video of her dressed (more or less) as a cow singing and rapping with a generous use “moo” puns. In the handful of years since, she has released two platinum-selling albums; won a slew of awards, including a Grammy and three VMAs; and become one of the 50 most streamed artists on Spotify. She has also become so avidly watched that even her recent breast-reduction-recovery updates—mostly provided via her social media feeds—made headlines.

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Writer: Belinda Luscombe

Luscombe is an editor-at-large at TIME and the author of Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together.

Photographer: Paola Kudacki

PAOLA KUDACKI is an Argentinian photographer and director based in New York. Her early years in Buenos Aires and her father, a sign maker and artist, were heavy influences on her vivid imagination. Additionally, Paola's passion for expression also manifested in her career as a ballet dancer for much of her childhood.

Michael B. Jordan on TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2023

Despite the many hard yards that being a director-leading man-athlete entails, Jordan, one of TIME‘s 100 most influential people of 2023, is raring to get back in the directing ring again. “I got the bug. I love it. I’m looking forward to the next time sitting behind the camera,” says the star. He was sufficiently nervous about his first attempt that he called up such actor-directors as Bradley Cooper, Denzel Washington, and Jon Favreau to get tips on how to multitask, handle the unknown, and say action and cut when you’re in the middle of a scene.

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Writer: Belinda Luscombe

Luscombe is an editor-at-large at TIME and the author of Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together.

Photographer: Paola Kudacki

Jalen Hurts Graces Cover of ESSENCE's The Men's Issue

With Hurts, there’s more than your basic handsome- athlete thing going on. He left “cute” behind at the University of Alabama, where he played with locs streaming down his back. Jalen Hurts is so alluring that even the National Football League posted a clip of him solemnly chewing bubble gum—and everyone wanted a piece.

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Writer: Danyel Smith

Danyel Smith is an award-winning journalist, author and podcast host, is a former producer, editor and writer at ESPN. She has appeared as an expert on ABC, BBC, CNN, CBS and NPR and in countless documentaries.

Photographer: Myesha Evon Gardner

Myesha Evon is an art director and photographer based in Brooklyn, NY. She moved to New York to pursue a BFA in graphic design and photography at Parsons School of Design.

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