Sneakers

Converse SHAI 001 'Premium Ink' Drops May 14 for $150

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's signature Converse SHAI 001 returns May 14 at $150 in a deep indigo "Premium Ink" colorway built from his hand-drawn sketches as Converse Basketball's Creative Director.

Technology

Anthropic Nears $300M+ Acquisition of Developer Tools Startup Stainless

Anthropic is in advanced talks to buy SDK-generation startup Stainless for at least $300 million — a deal that would take out a key developer-tools supplier to OpenAI and Google in the same stroke.

Culture

Kenny Mason Releases BULLDAWG With JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike

Atlanta's most consistent trap-rock hybridist returned May 12 with a 15-track LP on RCA — features from JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike, and the most confident statement of his self-defined lane to date.

Culture

Peter Jackson Receives Honorary Palme d'Or From Elijah Wood at 79th Cannes Opening

Elijah Wood presented the honorary Palme d'Or to Peter Jackson on the opening night of the 79th Cannes Film Festival — a Frodo-Gandalf reunion that doubled as the festival's clearest legacy moment.

Sneakers

BAPE x Crocs Echo RO Clog Lands Globally May 14 for $110

The follow-up to one of 2025's surprise breakouts: three Echo RO Clog colorways in COLOR CAMO open globally via Crocs.com and select retailers on May 14 at $110.

Sports

76ers Fire Daryl Morey After Six Seasons, Bob Myers Takes Interim President Role

Six seasons, five playoff appearances, zero conference finals. The 76ers ended Morey's run after a 4-0 second-round loss to the Knicks — and handed the keys to Bob Myers.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: NOCTA "Alabaster" Drops, Cavs-Pistons Game 5, Final Destination's $51M Bow, and the AI Layoff Wave — May 13, 2026

NOCTA's tonal yellow 'Alabaster' capsule — shot in Rio as a World Cup prelude — goes live before Drake's Iceman album hits Friday, while Cloudflare, Coinbase, and Upwork each cite AI in cutting a combined 2,000+ jobs this week.

Culture

Big K.R.I.T. Expands 'Dedicated to Cadalee Biarritz' to 25 Tracks With Deluxe Edition

K.R.I.T. doubles back on his Cadillac-shaped concept album with eight more tracks — a Southern rap record built to be played loud in a moving car.

Culture

Action Bronson Releases 13-Track Eighth Album 'Planet Frog' With Lil Yachty and Paul Wall

Thirteen tracks, 32 minutes, drums so faint they barely count — Bronson's eighth album is the most committed-to-vibe record of his career.

Culture

BNXN and Sarz Release Five-Track EP 'The Game Needs Us' on EMPIRE

The producer-singer duo behind "Mukulu" and "Sweet Tea" return with a five-track joint project — and a chart debut that lands within hours.

Culture

Adekunle Gold Drops 20-Track 'Fuji Xtra' Deluxe Featuring Olamide and Simi

Adekunle Gold extends his fújì-inflected sixth album with five new cuts, including a long-awaited first pairing with Olamide.

Sports

Jason Collins, First Openly Gay Active NBA Player, Dies at 47

Jason Collins — the first openly gay active player in the four major North American men's professional sports leagues, and a 13-year NBA veteran center — has died at 47 after a battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma.