1. Rob Base, Rapper Behind "It Takes Two," Dies at 59
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    Rob Base, Rapper Behind "It Takes Two," Dies at 59

    The Harlem rapper born Robert Ginyard died on May 22, 2026, after a private battle with cancer. "It Takes Two," his 1988 duo with DJ E-Z Rock, is one of the founding records of hip-hop crossover — a Lyn Collins flip that has been sampled, covered, and stadium-played for 38 years.

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  2. Jack White Opens First Art Exhibition at Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery May 29
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    Jack White Opens First Art Exhibition at Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery May 29

    "These Thoughts May Disappear" runs through September 13 at Hirst's Newport Street Gallery in London — Jack White's first visual-art show, billed as "Hardware Store Art" and built from carpentry, upholstery, and found-material assemblage. Free admission.

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    Lionsgate Confirms 'Michael 2' Sequel With 25% Already Shot

    Adam Fogelson, Lionsgate film chief, said the studio has 25 to 30% of a second Michael Jackson biopic already in the can from the original 2024 production. Jaafar Jackson returns as MJ. The sequel will cover the Bad-through-Dangerous years left out of the first film.

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  4. Nike SB Air Max Ishod "Tennis Ball" Releases May 29 for $125
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    Nike SB Air Max Ishod "Tennis Ball" Releases May 29 for $125

    Volt mesh, black contrast, a tiny tennis-ball keychain in the box. Ishod Wair's Nike SB signature drops its loudest colorway yet at $125 — a deliberate volt swing for one of skateboarding's most technical silhouettes.

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  5. Travis Scott x CPFM x Nike Flea 1 "Cactus Jack" Releases Spring 2027 for $180
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    Travis Scott x CPFM x Nike Flea 1 "Cactus Jack" Releases Spring 2027 for $180

    A three-way collab on Cactus Plant Flea Market's bulbous Flea 1 silhouette: Travis Scott's reverse Swoosh and Cactus Jack face logo over a khaki, oatmeal, and Night Forest palette. Style code IX7250-200, distribution capped at SNKRS, CPFM, and Travis Scott's own webstore.

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  6. Caitlin Clark Ranks No. 2 in U.S. Basketball Jersey Sales, Behind Only Stephen Curry
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    Caitlin Clark Ranks No. 2 in U.S. Basketball Jersey Sales, Behind Only Stephen Curry

    A third-year WNBA guard now sells more jerseys in the United States than LeBron James, Luka Dončić, and Michael Jordan — trailing only Stephen Curry. The number is no longer a novelty. It is the new shape of basketball commerce.

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  7. Nike KD 6 "Seat Pleasant" Retro Returns Spring 2027 for $135
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    Nike KD 6 "Seat Pleasant" Retro Returns Spring 2027 for $135

    The launch colorway of Kevin Durant's sixth signature — named for his hometown in Maryland, worn during his only MVP season, and recently named by Durant himself as his favorite signature sneaker — returns 14 years later under style code IQ0145-700.

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  8. Netflix's "Quarterback" Season 3 Premieres July 14 With Daniels, Mayfield, Ward, and Flacco
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    Netflix's "Quarterback" Season 3 Premieres July 14 With Daniels, Mayfield, Ward, and Flacco

    The third season skips the league's elite tier entirely. No Mahomes, no Allen, no Burrow — instead, two struggling young starters, a Bucs MVP candidate who collapsed, and a 41-year-old veteran traded mid-season. The cast is a thesis about what NFL drama actually looks like.

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  9. Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed" Premieres on CBS at 11:35 PM ET, Replacing Colbert
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    Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed" Premieres on CBS at 11:35 PM ET, Replacing Colbert

    Allen is leasing the hour from CBS and selling the ad inventory himself, a structure he says will save the network $150M a year. The first non-Carson, non-Letterman, non-Colbert show in 33 years debuted on a date he picked deliberately: 34 years to the day after Johnny Carson signed off.

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  10. Vegas Golden Knights Beat Avalanche 3-1 to Take 2-0 Western Conference Final Lead
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    Vegas Golden Knights Beat Avalanche 3-1 to Take 2-0 Western Conference Final Lead

    Vegas scored three unanswered third-period goals in Denver to end Colorado's 45-game streak when leading after two periods. Cale Makar missed his second straight game, and the series now shifts to Las Vegas with the Presidents' Trophy winner in real trouble.

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  11. Thunder Beat Spurs 123-108 in WCF Game 3 as Bench Scores 76 Points
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    Thunder Beat Spurs 123-108 in WCF Game 3 as Bench Scores 76 Points

    Oklahoma City overcame a 15-0 deficit — the longest scoreless opening run in conference finals play-by-play history — to retake the series lead 2-1, with Jared McCain and Jaylin Williams posting playoff career highs off the bench.

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  12. Uristocrat Studios - May 22, 2026
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    Uristocrat Studios - May 22, 2026

    What shipped this week at Uristocrat Studios: four new skills (Ads Copilot, LLM Brand Visibility Agent, Local Lead Prospector), search on the catalog, a monorepo migration, and the first third-party authors on the store.

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