WHAT'S TEA?! * SCREAMS* A DREAM COME TRUE! • Our fall Men’s Fashion issue cover shoot was the brainchild of the polymathic artist and frequent T contributor @shikeith, who was inspired to pay homage to the filmmaker Marlon Riggs’s groundbreaking 1989 documentary, “Tongues Untied,” a celebration of Blackness, maleness, gayness, and the community and affinity that exist among and between Black gay men. More than three decades later, Riggs’s everyday portrayal of queer Black lives feels just as potent, particularly for a generation of young, multidisciplinary creatives who view the director and his crew as ancestors. Read the conversation that took place after the shoot, moderated by @emilwilbekin, at the link in our bio. Photos by @shikeith, styled by Ian Bradley (@iancogneato). Pictured on the covers: the poet Danez Smith (@danez_smif); the painter Adam Pendleton (@pendleton.adam); the fashion designer @edvinthompson; the visual artist @jonathanlyndonchase; the writer and actor @jeremyoharris; the actor @atoblanksonwood; and the visual artist and filmmaker @shikeith • A huge thank you to everyone involved in making this shoot possible. This editorial was a significant undertaking, and everyone did a fantastic job! • Producer David R. Lipford @david_r.l._ Set Design @jessekaufmann MUA Jamal @iamjamalscott Hair Jadis @jadisjolie • Agent @stevenchaiken 1st Photo Assistant @donnamaev 2nd Photo Assistant @kahdeemprosper Lighting Tech @roybeeson Digital Tech Scott Mitchell • Director of Photography @jomofray Video Editor @jordantaylorfuller 1st AC (Camera) Alice Boucherie Gafer Elo Santa Maria DIT Beth Fletcher Sound Pablo Diez • New York Times T Magazine Editors Hanya Yanagihara Nadia Vellam Patrick Li David Farber Nick Haramis Kurt Soller