At 44, Joseph Gordon-Levitt still retains his boyish good looks, flashing the dimpled Mona Lisa smile that made him a leading beau in 500 Days of Summer and Don Jon—which he also wrote and directed. We’ve seen Gordon-Levitt in movies since 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You, but now the actor and filmmaker is trading scripts for Substack. His newsletter, Joe’s Journal, covers media, technology, “the end of civilization as we know it, and credible reasons for optimism.” In the three months since its launch, Gordon-Levitt has amassed almost half a million subscribers. To celebrate, he shares his least favorite things. —Carolina de Armas
Least favorite number: 42.
Least favorite color: Taupe.
Least favorite team: Boston Celtics.
Preferred deadly sin: Lust.
Book you never finished: The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende.
Film you walked out of: Why are all these questions so negative?
Item of clothing you would never wear: I’ll try anything twice.
