In a near-perfect exercise of glossy magazine trolling, GQ has announced the 25 Least Influential People Alive. Among the twenty six folks the magazine has decided is worthy targets of indifference (the list includes former child actors Tia and Tamera Mowry as a single entity, which is a fun, modern twist on the Three-Fifths Compromise), the magazine is throwing some attention to people they think have too much attention! Most of them are TV and movie actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Tila Tequila (fingers on the pulse, GQ!), which is a profession that sadly garners too much influence these days, but the magazine also throws shade at some political stars, as well. Ironically, there's a pair of America's sweethearts who had previously graced the covers of GQ: President Barack Obama and Mad Men's January Jones. 

There's a long interview with Billy Ray Cyrus in the new issue of GQ, and to save you the trouble of reading the whole thing: it's so depressing, you guys. Billy Ray is kind of just this sad broken man who likes to sit in darkness in his Tennessee kitchen and regret things. He's getting divorced, he constantly worries about Miley, and he's alone with the memories of his "Achy Breaky Heart" golden days. Here's a rundown of the most troubling parts of the article.

Is it just us, or do Rihanna's leaked sexting pics look an awful lot like her GQ cover from January of 2010? The blond mohawk, the small wedge of black fabric covering her unmentionables - whether lace panties or Balmain leather shorts - the fabulous cleavage. Turns out, they were taken around the same time.

A 22-year-old fashion-obsessed Ohio student is in hot water after hacking into Conde Nast’s computer system and stealing over one thousand images. Ross Ulrich has recently confessed and has agreed to pay the publisher $12,500 to settle a copyright lawsuit, The Smoking Gun reports. When asked about his motivation for accessing the Conde Nast system, Ulrich claimed that it was simply to obtain images that he could be the first to post online. He added that many bloggers and fan sites compete to publish images from paparazzi agencies and fashion photo shoots. The higher res the better, Ulrich noted.

Any minute now, a bottle of champagne courtesy the staff at GQ should be arriving at the headquarters of the Parents Television Council. That's because the uptight media watchdog has blessed the men's magazine with the kind of publicity that only an uptight media watchdog can buy, or, as they so often do, give away for free. For the last 24 hours, the "scandalous" Terry Richardson-shot cover story - featuring Glee stars Lea Michele and Dianna Agron dressed up like naughty school girls - is all anyone can talk about. When the PTC dropped the word "pedophilia" into the mix, it forced a response from GQ Editor-In-Chief Jim Nelson, and today, an apology from Ms. Argon via her Tumblr. But since most people understand that the photo shoot is not a big deal, what the PTC is really doing is shining a great big spotlight on the parties involved. And what actor, photographer, TV show, or magazine doesn't want that?

Blame it on print's slow and inevitable death: Conde Nast is looking to survive breath new life into its titles by launching restaurants in their honor. "Moscow is already home to the Vogue cafe, the GQ bar, and the Tatler club," says NPR. Now it's Asia's turn. "The company is establishing a new division, called Condé Nast Restaurants, that will be based in Hong Kong and run by Stuart Nielsen, a regional director of food and beverages for Intercontinental Hotels Group," explains the Wall Street Journal of the endeavor.

Johnny Depp is the sexiest man on the planet, says GQ. The men's style magazine has anointed the Paris-dwelling, press-shy actor with the highly-acclaimed title of the most 'stylish' man in the world. Also included in the round-up: Russell Brand, David Beckham, Pharrell Williams, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tom Brady, Lapo Elkann and Andre Benjamin (the most sensible name mentioned). Now, obviously Depp is one of the most beautiful men working in Hollywood today, but that's not to say he's the best dressed. Call me a sucker for the Cloon any day of the week, but, seriously, not even a mention of the salt and pepper star?

I've been in India for the past couple weeks (and before you ask, no, I didn't happen upon Lindsay Lohan, although I did chance upon a crow shitting and that made me chime, "Metaphor!") and I've learned a thing or two from seeing the stray dogs that tend to travel in packs down the street. If you throw meat or even rotten fruit at them from afar, they'll keep coming back for more. It's here you can draw a parallel with Chris Brown's tweets, which are the most damnably rotten fruit you could ever ask for. And, the stray dogs who make up the world's gossip blogger class, could ask for nothing more. It's sad that C.Bro has left Twitter, thereby stripping us of many mango peels' worth of delicious, easy scandal. But it should make Brown quite glad, to know that despite his colorful tweets, first week sales of Graffiti are looking well robust.

This weekend, Gap and GQ hosted Coachella Chill! at the Viceroy in Palm Springs. Guests like Elijah Wood, Dave Annable, Elisha Cuthbert, and Ian Somerhalder showed off their VIP-ness by abandoning festival goers in the middle of the desert for the private villa GQ/HQ. Deejay Paul Sevigny spun, and musical guests included Marié Digby (pictured left), Sons & Daughters, Vampire Weekend, and the National. The party ran for three days and two nights, fueled by Patrón-infused Mojitos and the never-gets-old thrill of being at a private bash.