Culture

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.

Sports

Wembanyama Posts 39 and 15 as Spurs Beat Timberwolves 115-108 in Game 3

Five days after the 12-block playoff record, Wembanyama answered with a 39-point, 15-rebound, 5-block stat line in Minnesota — a Hakeem-class line that turned the series.

Technology

Pentagon Rules Out Anthropic Reconciliation

Pentagon Undersecretary Emil Michael told the SCSP AI+ Expo on May 7 the Department of War will "never again" be single-threaded on one AI vendor — even as he praised Anthropic's Mythos as "a cyber moment" for U.S. cybersecurity.

Culture

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.

Sneakers

Bluetile x Nike SB Dunk Low "Monarch Butterfly" Releases May 8

A South Carolina skateshop's first Nike SB collaboration uses the Monarch as a tribute to its Mexican-immigrant team rider — the kind of design narrative the SB program has been missing.

Sneakers

Nike Air Foamposite Pro 'Voltage' Returns May 8 After 29 Years at $240

The OG 1997 Foamposite Pro colorway hits SNKRS today for $240 — the first true reissue of Penny Hardaway's debut Foam in nearly three decades, and a clean bookend to March's University Blue revival.

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.

Technology

Uristocrat Studios - May 8, 2026

Uristocrat shipped four tools in a week: watch.uristocrat.com maps live sports to streaming deep links, x402 charges AI crawlers 1¢ per page, mixtape.uristocrat.com brings back the drag-and-drop mix, and transit.uristocrat.com is a real-time NYC guide.

Technology

We Put a Paywall in Front of the Robots

HTTP 402 has existed since the web began — we finally made it work. Uristocrat now charges AI crawlers a penny per page in USDC on Base while humans read free, turning a broken payment relationship into a commercial one.

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.

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.

Sports

Knicks' OG Anunoby Diagnosed With Right Hamstring Strain, Questionable for Game 3

The Knicks' second-leading playoff scorer is day-to-day after pulling up with three minutes left in Game 2. New York is up 2-0 on Philadelphia heading into Friday.