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Nike Unveils X2 World Cup Collection With Seven Capsule Collaborations

Nike's X2 collection pairs seven football federations with cultural collaborators — NOCTA, Palace, Jacquemus, Patta, PEACEMINUSONE, Slawn, and the Virgil Abloh Archive — and debuts the Cryoshot, a lifestyle sneaker that encases archived boots in a transparent shell.

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Virgil Abloh Archive x Nike Cryoshot Zoom M9 Drops June 16 for $200

The Virgil Abloh Archive revives Nike's 1999 Zoom M9 soccer trainer as the $200 Cryoshot Zoom M9, releasing June 16 in a White/University Red-Black colorway nodding to Mia Hamm's World Cup era.

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Virgil Abloh Archive and Nike Tap Travis Scott to Tease USMNT World Cup Collection

Nike and the Virgil Abloh Archive teased a U.S. men's national team World Cup collection — fronted by a Travis Scott and Mia Hamm cartoon and built around the Nike Cryoshot — set to drop Summer 2026.

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The Daily Roundup: Virgil Abloh Air Jordan 1 "Alaska," Knicks at Thunder, Jay-Z's GQ Manifesto, and Shopify's AI Commerce Pivot — March 29, 2026

Virgil Abloh's posthumous Air Jordan 1 'Alaska' goes live on SNKRS April 3 — and that's just the start. Knicks-Thunder, Jay-Z's GQ manifesto, and Shopify's AI commerce pivot round out a loaded Sunday.

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Nike Honors Virgil Abloh's Legacy at Codes, Europe's First Exhibit from the Virgil Abloh Archive™

Nike's Codes exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris (September 30–October 10) is the most comprehensive look at Virgil Abloh's Nike legacy yet — 1,000 objects, 13,000 square feet, and Air Force 1 prototypes no one has ever seen.

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Thursday Notes: The State of the Black Press

In 1933, NFL owners secretly banned Black players; thirteen years later, Black journalists helped force reintegration — a history explored alongside the current state of the Black press.