| MATTHEW LYNCH,
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Stop me if you've heard this one before: A few hundred 20-something guys walk into a Los Angeles theater to watch two of their peers' sex cells sprint against each other for bragging rights. Actually, maybe you have heard this one before. As VF writer Zoë Bernard observes today, one of the main points of competitive sperm racing—maybe the only point of competitive sperm racing—is to gain media impressions around the idea of competitive sperm racing. Bernard was on hand at the inaugural edition of this probably inevitable collabo between the Emergent Bro Media Space and pronatalist fanatics to explore the media circus and to profile Sperm Racing's 17-year-old cofounder Eric Zhu, who seems on track for a Senate career before he's 30. (Bernard also met a guy she called "Jimmy," who had the dirt on, among other things, the event's last-minute change of venue: "Namely, said Jimmy, 'Live Nation didn't want the kids jerkin' off in the green room.'") It's as undiluted a read on American masculinity circa June 2025 as you're going to encounter today.
Not even going to hazard a segue here. We're in week two of life with a new pope, which means we're at the phase of the new celebrity media cycle wherein we obsess over his social media feeds. As Kase Wickman reports, Leo seems mostly destined to steward the Pontifex handles in much the same way as his predecessor. His Florida-based brother, on the other hand, is a real Facebook wild card.
Finally, from the very building blocks of life to our final reckoning—well, Tom Cruise's Final Reckoning. Richard Lawson reviews what may be the last installment in the Mission: Impossible film franchise, which has now been a going concern for nearly twice the time Eric Zhu has been on the planet. More tomorrow! |
Eric Zhu, the 17-year-old who drew hundreds to the first-of-its-kind event, claims American men are experiencing an "absolutely insane" fertility crisis. He's raising awareness with a billionaire-backed company that's turned sperm into sport. |
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Almost 40 years after this curious episode, British photographer Denis O'Regan has revealed the call he received from Buckingham Palace asking him not to publish the photo. |
VF's chief critic Richard Lawson reviews Tom Cruise's supposed last film in the series, The Final Reckoning. |
From Angela Bassett to Jeremy Strong, photographer Mathieu César captures the biggest names on the Croisette. |
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Our June cover star takes a trip down memory lane as she rewatches scenes from her classic works, including Ghost World, Lost in Translation, and more. Johansson opens up about the "blind faith" she and her Avengers costars had to have in the movie, the extensive recording process for Her, Adam Driver's "no bullsh-t" style while working on Marriage Story, and so much more. |
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