Converse follows on from its recently-dropped snakeskin and lenticular Chuck 70 Hi iterations with yet another boundary-breaking pair, this time around cladding its classic silhouette in DuPont Tyvek. Tyvek is a water-repellent, tear-resistant and paper-soft material developed by DuPont and is used widely in fields ranging from medical to construction. You’ve probably come across it most frequently by using a Tyvek […]
Strong efforts on behalf of adidas (XETRA:ADS.DE -0.55%) to push the Forum ‘84 over the past year have not gone unnoticed. And after the retro basketball silhouette appeared in Beyonce’s latest IVY PARK x adidas “ICY PARK” campaign, it has made its way back onto our radar in the form of an extremely-limited “Friends and Family” collaboration with Bodega. While the presentation of […]
In December 2020, Lionel Messi scored his 644th goal for Barcelona. That goal broke a 46-year-old record, as Messi had now scored the most goals for a single club of anyone ever, eclipsing the figure set by Brazilian legend Pelé for Santos. To mark this achievement, Messi has donated the adidas boots he wore to broke the record to the Museu Nacional d’Art […]
In the early months of 2021, Kanye West and adidas (XETRA:ADS.DE -0.55%) ‘ adidas YEEZY partnership has mostly been focused on the YEEZY BOOST 700 and YEEZY 500 High, but the ever-popular YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 is now set to join the party with a new “Ash Stone” colorway. The first 350 to appear in 2021, the “Ash Stone” boasts a variety of earth tones interwoven with white […]
Public interest — and the market in — contemporary Black American art have boomed over the past two decades. But it still comes as something of a surprise to learn that the first major museum survey of work by Black American artists took place 45 years ago. The honour goes to Two Centuries of Black American Art. Curated […]
UPDATE (2/10/21, 11:42 p.m. EST): CD Projekt Red has recently been involved in a cyberattack where the original source code for Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3 and Gwent, among other internal data, were stolen. The perpetrators left a note threatening to sell the stolen data if CD Projekt Red didn’t agree to pay their ransom within 48 hours. Now, it looks […]
Earlier this week, Tyler Blevins, more commonly known as Ninja, quit Fortnite due to excessive stream sniping incidents. He departs the game that launched him into global fame. The most recent Fortnite stream session saw a few players reportedly stream-sniping (described by Business Insider as “an opportunistic tactic in online gaming when a viewer exploits information by watching the livestream of someone […]
Cases are now going for $1,100 USD. 2020 was just a big year for Pokémon TCG. Collectors have amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars auctioning their childhood gems and reselling current products like Elite Trainer Boxes and boosters packs. To no surprise, when McDonald’s announced it would be including a special 25th-anniversary pack of Pokémon cards with each Happy Meal purchase, […]
“The most entertaining outcome is the most likely.” Kanye West and Elon Musk have announced they’ll be making their way to Clubhouse. The invite-only platform, an audio-centric social network that lets users moderate topics, has been recently taking off, and it looks like the two will help add to some of that hype. “Just agreed to do Clubhouse […]
Charisma Carpenter has accused Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon of abusing his power on the set of the show. In a lengthy statement posted to social media, the Buffy and Angel star has described “casually cruel” behaviour and “disturbing incidents” that have had a long-term effect on her mental and physical health. “For nearly two decades, I have held […]