Sports

NYC Sanitation Will Give Away Five Knicks-Themed Trash Cans

New York's Sanitation Department is giving away five of the orange-and-blue Knicks-themed litter baskets it unveiled for the championship parade. Residents 18 and older can enter online through July 3.

Culture

Pretty Ricky Sweeps B2K in Verzuz Boy-Band Battle

Pretty Ricky swept B2K in their June 25 Verzuz battle, taking every round and 89 percent of the overall fan vote in a nostalgia-fueled R&B boy-band showdown.

Culture

New Music Friday: T.I., YoungBoy & Justin Bieber — June 26, 2026

This week's new music: T.I. closes his career with Kill the King, YoungBoy drops the surprise More Leaks 2, Maxo Kream returns with O.Y.N, and Justin Bieber turns the SWAG era into a live album.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Nike Kobe 4 'Draft Day' Lakers Drops at $200, World Cup Group Stage Closes, BET Awards Set for Sunday, and OpenAI's Broadcom-Built Jalapeño Chip — June 26, 2026

The Nike Kobe 4 'Draft Day' Lakers drops today at $200, the World Cup group stage closes with Uruguay-Spain and Norway-France, the BET Awards hit Sunday with Cardi B leading, and OpenAI unveils its Broadcom-built Jalapeño chip.

Culture

HBO Sets 8-Part Jay-Z Docuseries 'Jay-Z in 8' Directed by Rick Rubin

HBO announced Jay-Z in 8, an eight-part documentary series directed by Rick Rubin and premiering this fall, with Jay-Z, Daniel Kaluuya, and Rubin executive producing.

Culture

Jay-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt' Turns 30 as Roc Nation Launches NYC Celebration

Jay-Z's debut Reasonable Doubt turns 30 on June 25, with Roc Nation launching NYC pop-ups, a Bowery Station takeover, and Yankee Stadium anniversary shows in July.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Reebok Angel Reese 1 'Poison Angel', USA-Türkiye World Cup Finale, Toy Story 5 Tops $200M, and Google's AI Brain Drain to Anthropic — June 25, 2026

Reebok's Angel Reese 1 'Poison Angel' arrives at $140, the USA close out World Cup Group D against Türkiye at SoFi, Toy Story 5 races past $200M in five days, and Google loses two more AI leads to Anthropic.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: World Cup Group Finale, AJ Dybantsa No. 1, Nike Air Max 95 Woven, and Ghana's Artifact Return — June 24, 2026

The World Cup group stage closes with Brazil-Scotland in Miami, AJ Dybantsa goes No. 1 to the Wizards, the Nike Air Max 95 Woven Multi drops at $190, and Ghana wins back 2,000 looted artifacts.

Culture

The Netherlands and Germany Agree to Return 2,000 Artifacts to Ghana

The Netherlands will return more than 2,000 cultural objects taken during colonial conquests, with Germany adding artifacts from the Kpando traditional area — announced at the Next Steps Conference in Accra.

Culture

AMIRI Unveils Tournament Collection Celebrating the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles

AMIRI drops a 10-piece capsule for the 2026 World Cup — sky-blue jerseys, track sets, and a soccer ball that reference founder Mike Amiri's 1994 graduation year and the last time LA hosted the tournament.

Culture

Studio Museum's Connie H. Choi Named Chief Curator of the Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation named Connie H. Choi as chief curator and inaugural VP for art and education. Choi shaped the Studio Museum in Harlem's reopening vision and starts September 8.

Music

Fred Hammond Performs an NPR Tiny Desk Concert for Black Music Month

Gospel legend Fred Hammond performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert on June 23 as part of the Black Music Month series honoring BET, running through Commissioned-era classics and hits like "No Weapon" and "Jesus Be a Fence Around Me."