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Is swag genetic??

Sam Hine, the young GQ prince, on inheriting intergenerational drip from his racecar-driving grandfather

Jan 05, 2021
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It’s 2021 and Blackbird Spyplane is back from a restorative 7-day hiatus, charged up and ready to fulfill our one and only “New Year’s Resolution”: We will go even harder feeding the streets this “unbeatable recon” !!

And what better recon to serve up first than some rare slapper talk with Sam Hine, a wise Blackbird Spyfriend & GQ writer whose name you know from fun pieces he’s written over the years about Online Ceramics, Thom Browne, Neo Yokio, pandemic-era tomfoolery at the Chateau Marmont and more — all linked below.

Sam’s also a co-host of GQ’s “Corporate Lunch” podcast AND in his spare time he continues to look like what would happen if an Elizabeth Peyton painting was struck by lightning, came to life and vowed to never stop getting off tremendous fits…

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