1. Guillermo del Toro Brings Pan's Labyrinth Back to Cannes May 12 in 4K Restoration
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    Guillermo del Toro Brings Pan's Labyrinth Back to Cannes May 12 in 4K Restoration

    Twenty years after its 22-minute standing ovation — still the longest in festival history — Pan's Labyrinth opens Cannes Classics 2026 in a del Toro-supervised 4K restoration.

    ·2 min read
  2. Stella McCartney x H&M Spring 2026 Launches With Recycled Materials After 21 Years
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    Stella McCartney x H&M Spring 2026 Launches With Recycled Materials After 21 Years

    McCartney's first H&M collection since 2005 reuses pieces from her archive in recycled and certified materials, and pairs the launch with a joint Insights Board meant to push H&M toward a circular business model.

    ·3 min read
  3. The Intelligence Brief: Anthropic Crosses OpenAI, Beyoncé Returns to the Met, and Wembanyama's Record - May 9, 2026
    Intelligence Brief

    The Intelligence Brief: Anthropic Crosses OpenAI, Beyoncé Returns to the Met, and Wembanyama's Record - May 9, 2026

    Nike's Air Max 95 Big Bubble 'Slate' marks the first-ever faithful retro of the 1995 original, while Anthropic's ARR crossed OpenAI's, Wembanyama shattered a 41-year playoff record, and Beyoncé returned to the Met after a decade away.

    ·5 min read
  4. Nike WNBA 30th Anniversary sneaker collection
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: WNBA 30th Anniversary Pack, Wembanyama vs. Wolves, Mortal Kombat II, and OpenAI's $25B Run Rate — May 8, 2026

    Nike's WNBA 30th Anniversary Pack — Sabrina 3, A'Two, Kobe 9 Low EM Protro, and LeBron 23 'Old Glory' — drops on the league's season opener while Wembanyama averages 25 and 11.5 in the Spurs-Wolves series and OpenAI crosses $25B in annualized revenue.

    ·4 min read
  5. adidas Anthony Edwards Believe That 1 signature shoe
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: adidas AE1 'Believe That' Debut, Pistons-Cavs and Thunder-Lakers Game 2s, and Sierra's $950M Round — May 7, 2026

    Anthony Edwards' adidas AE1 'Believe That' debuts today at $100 across six colorways — Dreamstrike cushioning, deliberate pricing. Pistons-Cavs and Thunder-Lakers tip in Game 2 tonight, and Sierra closes $950M at a $15.8B valuation.

    ·4 min read
  6. Rolling Stones Launch 25th Album 'Foreign Tongues' in Brooklyn Ahead of July 10 Release
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    Rolling Stones Launch 25th Album 'Foreign Tongues' in Brooklyn Ahead of July 10 Release

    The 25th Stones LP arrives July 10, with guest spots from Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, Steve Winwood, and a final archival contribution from Charlie Watts.

    ·2 min read
  7. Bad Bunny Wore Prosthetics to the Met Gala as a Tribute to Johnny Pacheco
    Culture

    Bad Bunny Wore Prosthetics to the Met Gala as a Tribute to Johnny Pacheco

    The aged-Bad-Bunny look wasn't a stunt. It was a Costume Institute argument about who gets archived as cultural history — and whether Latin music gets to be one of those archives.

    ·3 min read
  8. Bret Taylor's Sierra Raises $950M at $15.8B Valuation as ARR Hits $150M
    Technology

    Bret Taylor's Sierra Raises $950M at $15.8B Valuation as ARR Hits $150M

    Sierra is now valued at $15.8B and has more than $1B in cash. The interesting number isn't the valuation — it's the ARR curve from $100M to $150M in three months.

    ·3 min read
  9. Thunder Beat Lakers 108-90 in Game 1 as Chet Holmgren Posts 24-12-3
    Sports

    Thunder Beat Lakers 108-90 in Game 1 as Chet Holmgren Posts 24-12-3

    OKC took Game 1 from a Luka-less Lakers team behind Holmgren's 24-12-3 and 13 made threes — and they did it without Jalen Williams. The depth bill is coming due for Los Angeles.

    ·3 min read
  10. Beams Plus x Sperry MIL-CVO Drops May 5 Using Original 1940s US Navy Tooling
    Sneakers

    Beams Plus x Sperry MIL-CVO Drops May 5 Using Original 1940s US Navy Tooling

    A Japanese taste-maker, an American boat-shoe brand, and a wartime US rubber company's actual factory tooling — the May 5 drop is what serious heritage collaboration looks like.

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  11. The Daily Roundup: Sneaker News x BAPE STA "Day & Night," Knicks-76ers Game 2, and Cerebras' $26.6B IPO Filing — May 6, 2026
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: Sneaker News x BAPE STA "Day & Night," Knicks-76ers Game 2, and Cerebras' $26.6B IPO Filing — May 6, 2026

    Sneaker News drops its first-ever collaboration — a BAPE STA 'Day & Night' NYC pack in two tight editions (1,386 'Day,' 556 'Night') hitting StockX today at $349. Cerebras files for a $26.6B Nasdaq IPO the same week Knicks-76ers Game 2 tips at MSG.

    ·4 min read
  12. 2026 Met Gala Raises Record $42M as Beyoncé Returns After Decade
    Culture

    2026 Met Gala Raises Record $42M as Beyoncé Returns After Decade

    The 2026 Met Gala raised a record $42 million, brought Beyoncé back to the steps after a decade away, and turned "Fashion Is Art" from a thesis into a runway. The night belonged to the people who treated couture as construction, not costume.

    ·3 min read