Style
Hunk – or ‘unc’? What magazine covers of Michael B Jordan and Tom Cruise tell us about manhood
Images of two actors on front of Vogue and GQ land at a time when masculinity is increasingly dominating headlines Tom Cruise and Michael B Jordan share many similarities as box-office powerhouses known for their death-defying action hero stunts. But this week the two stars went head-to-head, or more accurately chest-to-chest, on magazine stands. In one corner there’s 64-year-old Cruise on the cover of GQ, his first for the magazine in 20 years. Posing in an unbuttoned shirt, one hand running through his tousled hair, the other gripping his belt buckle, this is Cruise playing the role of sexy