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Tuesday Notes for September 2nd, 2025

Supreme and Nike drop a five-colorway SB Dunk Low Fall 2025 collab, 80 museum exhibitions are worth penciling in this fall, and the NBA releases its Top 100 players list.

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Friday Notes for August 29th, 2025

The Cowboys trade Micah Parsons to the Packers for two first-round picks and DL Kenny Clark, with Parsons signing a $188 million extension in Green Bay—Friday's most important story.

Hip-Hop

End of an Era: Funk Flex Announces His Final Hot 97 Show

Funkmaster Flex announces his final Hot 97 show after 30+ years, marking the end of one of hip-hop radio's most influential eras. His Labor Day broadcast will close a legendary chapter in music history.

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Thursday Notes for August 28th, 2025

Hurricane Katrina's 20-year rearview, the New Balance Made in USA 990v6 'Dark Camo,' and full NFL win total projections for all 32 teams headline Thursday's digest.

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Wednesday Notes for August 27th, 2025

Breitling becomes the NFL's official timepiece partner with team-specific watches for all 32 franchises, and EuroBasket 2025 tips off with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić in the field.

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Monday Notes for August 25th, 2025

Clipse and Kendrick Lamar perform 'Chains & Whips' live for the very first time, while Ghostface Killah drops Supreme Clientele 2—Monday August 25th delivers for hip-hop fans.

Culture

Travis Scott and Fragment Return with Air Jordan 1 Low OG

The third chapter of the Travis Scott x Fragment collab arrives September 20th for $150: a white Air Jordan 1 Low OG with Military Blue accents, aged Sail midsoles, and Scott's reverse Swoosh.

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Friday Notes for August 22nd, 2025

Aimé Leon Dore drops the FW2025 Lookbook, a new James Baldwin biography leans into his romantic side, and the Nike Kobe 11 Mamba Multi/Color gets the spotlight in Friday's digest.

Sneakers

Nike Kobe 11 Mamba Multi/Color

Released in 2016, the Nike Kobe 11 Mamba Multi/Color was the last sneaker in the Kobe Bryant signature line that the NBA legend actively promoted before retirement—a Flyknit tribute to a career.

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Thursday Notes for August 21st, 2025

Five international players each carry a real shot at the 2025-26 Kia MVP—the Thursday roundup breaks down who makes the list and why the competition is closer than it looks.

Film

The Rings-N-Things Film Debuts Ahead of Kobe 3 Protro Launch

Nike debuts the Rings-N-Things film on August 19th ahead of the Kobe 3 Protro Halo release—the most comprehensive Protro modernization to date of the court shoe Kobe wore during his MVP season.

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Wednesday Notes for August 20th, 2025

Nike's Rings-N-Things film drops August 19th as the official lead-up to the Kobe 3 Protro Halo—the brand's most comprehensive Protro effort for Kobe's MVP-era court shoe.